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Bodies of Water

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The large body of salt water that covers 70% of the Earth’s surface.
a)
gulf
b)
ocean
c)
river
d)
glacier
2.
A body of water that is smaller than a lake.
a)
pond
b)
lake
c)
swamp
d)
waterfall
3.
A body of freshwater completely surrounded by land.
a)
glacier
b)
pond
c)
lake
d)
swamp
4.
What is this body of water?
a)
river
b)
lake
c)
waterfall
d)
sea
5.
A body of water that is smaller than a lake.
a)
pond
b)
lake
c)
swamp
d)
waterfall
6.
What is this body of water?
a)
pond
b)
lake
c)
river
d)
canal
7.
What is this body of water?
a)
lake
b)
gulf
c)
sea
d)
swamp
8.

Which type of water is most common on Earth?

a)

saltwater

b)

swampwater

c)

freshwater

9.

Which of the following describes an ocean?

a)

A large bodies of salt water that surrounds a continent

b)

A large, flowing body of freshwater that usually empties into a sea or ocean.

c)

A large body of saltwater that is often connected to an ocean. It may be partly or completely surrounded by land.

10.

Which of the following describes a sea?

a)

A huge sheet of ice that covers land.

b)

A large body of saltwater that is often connected to an ocean. It may be partly or completely surrounded by land.

c)

A large, flowing body of freshwater that usually empties into a sea or ocean.

11.

How are lakes and ponds different?

a)

A pond is usually smaller than a lake.

b)

A lake is usually smaller than a pond.

c)

A lake has more birds and fish than a pond.

12.

About how much of the Earth is covered in water?

a)

50%

b)

75%

c)

97%

d)

100%

13.

Where is most water on Earth found?

a)

ponds

b)

oceans and seas

c)

glaciers

d)

lakes and rivers

e)

streams

14.

What is the best definition of aquifer?

a)

empty space

b)

a space below the water table

c)

a measure of how well a material absorbs water

d)

an underground layer of permeable (that is, water-bearing) rock

15.
What is the type of water that moves underground?
a)
surface water
b)
water table
c)
groundwater
d)
watershed