Water Distribution and Water Cycle

Which resource takes up 97% of the Hydrosphere?

• Oceans and Seas
• ice glaciers
• lakes
• atmosphere

Which represents the distribution of water on Earth?

• 3% freshwater, 97% salt water
• 97% freshwater, 3% salt water
• 71% freshwater, 29% salt water
• 29% freshwater, 71% salt water

There is an unlimited supply of freshwater 

• T
• F

There is only about 1% of water available for use on Earth.

• true
• false

The total amount of water on Earth is constantly changing.

• true
• false

_______________ is invisible water in the form of gas.

• infiltration
• groundwater
• water vapor
• collection

The _______________ is known as the continuous movement of water molecules between the Earth and its atmosphere and back again.

• carbon cycle
• nitrogen cycle
• water cycle
• all of the above

Which one of the following answer choices does this scenerio describe?  Water inside of plants and trees become water vapor.

• precipitation
• condensation
• evaporation
• transpiration

Which one of the following answer choices does this scenerio describe? Droplets of water form on the outside of a glass of ice water.

• transpiration
• condensation
• evaporation
• precipitation

Which one of the following answer choices does this scenerio describe? When you boil water in a pot, steam rises from it.

• condensation
• evaporation
• transpiration
• precipitation