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Water, Water Everywhere Crash Course

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

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Class
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1.

If all of the Earth's water was placed in a gallon jug, the freshwater would equal...

a)

a single teaspoon

b)

half the gallon

c)

a cup

d)

a liter

2.

Of the 3 dots in the image, the largest dot represents...

a)

all of he liquid fresh water on Earth

b)

all the salt water on Earth

c)

all of the surface freshwater that is accessible

d)

all of the water on Earth

3.

Of the 3 dots in the image, the middle sized dot represents...

a)

all of the water on Earth

b)

all of the salt water on Earth

c)

all of the liquid fresh water on Earth

d)

all of the surface freshwater that is available

4.

Of the 3 dots in the image, the smallest dot represents...

a)

all of the water on Earth

b)

all of the salt water on Earth

c)

all of the liquid fresh water on Earth

d)

all of the surface freshwater that is available

5.

Holding about 1/5th of the Earth's fresh water, what is the deepest lake in the world?

a)

North America's Lake Superior

b)

Africa's Lake Chad

c)

Russia's Lake Baikal

d)

Africa's Lake Tanganyika

6.

What species of freshwater seal is found in Lake Baikal?

a)

the Caspian seal

b)

the nerpa

c)

the Ladoga seal

d)

the Saimaa ringed seal

7.

How have nerpa adapted to the thick ice that covers Lake Baikal in the winter?

a)

their flippers are notably big and strong

b)

their skull is extra thick

c)

they have higher than average body fat

d)

their eyes are extra sensitive

8.

The nerpa use their super strong flippers to...

a)

battle other nerpa for territory

b)

crawl onto large rocks

c)

swim great distances under the ice

d)

make breathing holes in the ice

9.

Lake Chad is located on the edge of the ...

a)

Kalahari Desert in Africa

b)

Gobi Desert in China

c)

Sahara Desert in Africa

d)

Arabian Desert in Asia

10.

To deal with a lack of water, the Addax antelope...

a)

have longer legs than other antelope

b)

change the color of their hair

c)

grow long horns

d)

have humps like camels

11.

In the winter, the hair of the Addax antelope turns light brown to help them...

a)

absorb more heat

b)

hide from predators

c)

reflect sunlight

d)

find prey

12.

Living things can survive with limited freshwater, but only if they...

a)

store large amounts of water

b)

change the color of their hair

c)

adapt to their surroundings

d)

reflect sunlight