Earth's Hydrosphere

How much water on Earth is freshwater? _______________%

• 3
• 25
• 50
• 70

How much water on Earth is saltwater? ________________%

• 3
• 35
• 63
• 97

Water changes from a gas to a liquid, as it cools in the atmosphere, forming clouds.

• evaporation
• condensation
• precipitation
• transpiration

Water found underground in the cracks and spaces in soil, sand and rock.

• surfacewater
• infiltration
• runoff
• groundwater

the sum total of all water on Earth and it its atmosphere

• groundwater
• surfacewater
• hydrosphere
• infiltration

Water is absorbed into the soil and moves underground

• infiltration
• runoff
• transpiration
• condensation

Where is most of Earth's freshwater located?

• lakes
• ocean
• polar icecaps & glaciers
• groundwater

Water that falls from the atmosphere in the form of rain, sleet, snow, and hail.

• condensation
• precipitation
• runoff
• evaporation

storage places for water (ocean, atmosphere, groundwater)

• runoff
• transpiration
• reserviors
• infiltration

Water found on the surface as rivers, lakes, streams, ponds, and welands

• groundwater
• condesation
• runoff
• surfacewater