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Reservoirs Recap

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is not an example of water in a solid state?

a)

glacier

b)

snow

c)

ice on Lake St. Clair

d)

humidity

2.

Which of the following is true about reservoirs?

a)

They can be man-made or formed naturally.

b)

They are any place on Earth where water is stored.

c)

They can store water as a solid, liquid, or gas.

d)

All of these are true about reservoirs.

3.

Which reservoirs did the maps of Hawaii Volcanoes NP and Grand Canyon NP have in common?

a)

Oceans

b)

Rivers

c)

Lakes

d)

Glaciers

4.

What types of waterbodies could not be shown on the maps?

a)

underground (groundwater)

b)

puddles

c)

atmosphere (water vapor)

d)

none of these could be shown on the maps

5.

Where is most of Earth's water located?

a)

polar ice caps

b)

groundwater

c)

oceans

d)

atmosphere

6.

In order for water vapor to form, what must occur?

a)

Precipitation

b)

Condensation

c)

Evaporation

d)

Transpiration

7.

Approximately _____ percent of Earth's water is freshwater.

a)

97

b)

1

c)

3

d)

10

8.
Which represents the distribution of water on Earth?
a)
3% freshwater, 97% salt water
b)
97% freshwater, 3% salt water
c)
71% freshwater, 29% salt water
d)
29% freshwater, 71% salt water
9.
Where is most of the freshwater found on Earth?
a)
lakes
b)
glaciers
c)
oceans
d)
rivers
10.

Choose all that apply:


Ground water is

a)

fresh

b)

salt water

c)

beneath the surface of the land

d)

frozen all the time