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Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 22mins
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Class
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1.
97% of the water on the Earth is
a)
saltwater
b)
freshwater
2.
3% of the water on the Earth is
a)
saltwater
b)
freshwater
3.
What percent of the water is located in oceans?
a)
97%
b)
3%
c)
96%
d)
1%
4.
Most of the fresh water on Earth is located in
a)
ice
b)
rivers
c)
the air
d)
oceans
5.
Water that soaks into the ground is referred to as
a)
condensation
b)
runoff
c)
groundwater
d)
precipitation
6.
Study the graph below. Where is most of the Earth's water located?
a)
Rivers and Lakes
b)
Glaciers and Icecaps
c)
oceans
d)
groundwater
7.
Why is MOST of the freshwater on Earth not available for our use?
a)
All freshwater on Earth is easily accessible for use.
b)
It is frozen in the icecaps and glaciers.
c)
It is surface water.
d)
It is underground.
8.
Why is freshwater important?
a)
So we can have lakes and Rivers
b)
There is no such thing as freshwater.
c)
We need it to survive.
9.
What is NOT an example of freshwater?
a)
Rivers
b)
Lakes
c)
Oceans
d)
Groundwater
10.
When water goes from being a liquid to a gas (water vapor), that process is called
a)
Condensation
b)
Evaporation
c)
Precipitation
d)
Transpiration
11.
When water goes from being a gas (water vapor) to a liquid, that process is called
a)
Condensation
b)
Evaporation
c)
Transpiration
d)
Precipitation
12.
The scientific name for water in its gas phase
a)
Precipitation
b)
Evaporation
c)
Water Vapor
d)
Transpiration
13.
The process that cycles water around Earth and it's atmosphere is called
a)
The Natural Cycle
b)
The Carbon Cycle
c)
The Water Cycle
14.
About _________ percent of all the water on Earth is in the form of salt water.
a)
90
b)
97
c)
95
d)
98
15.
Water that seeps into soil and enters through aquifers is called _____?
a)
Reservoir
b)
Standing Water
c)
Running Water
d)
Groundwater
16.
Where does most fresh water exist?
a)
ice caps, lakes, and streams
b)
glaciers, rivers, and oceans
c)
aquifers, ice caps, and glaciers
17.
How much of the earth's water is freshwater?
a)
50 %
b)
3 %
c)
97 %
d)
93 %
18.
Ocean's cover what percent of the Earth's surface?
a)
70 %
b)
60 %
c)
10 %
d)
none of the above
19.
Water that stands or flows across the Earth’s surface.
a)
Groundwater
b)
Surface water
c)
Runoff
d)
Divide
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