Freshwater Review

Approximately what percentage of Earth's water is SALTwater?

• 97 %

• 71%

• 30%

• 3%

A stream that runs into a river is known as a

• Porosity
• Tributary
• Stream Run
• Runoff

The land area that supplies water to a river basin is called a

• water table

• trailer

• house

• watershed

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What caused tributaries to flow downward toward a main river?

• friction
• surface tension
• gravity
• silt and sand

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Streams, rivers, and lakes are examples of...

• surface water

• ground water

• aquifers

• water tables

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About this much of Earth is covered in water...

• 3%
• 50%
• 70%
• 90%

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Able to allow water to pass through

• Permeability
• Runoff
• Pores
• Permeable

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A hole dug into an aquifer to reach groundwater is called... 

• an aquitard/aquiclude
• a well
• a recharge zone
• a water table

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An underground layer of rock or sediment that holds water?

• Reservoir
• Aquifer
• Groundwater
• Watershed

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Water stored below the Earth's surface is called:

• Groundwater
• Bogs
• Water in the ground

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