Quiz about Earth's Water

Question 1

Layers of rock or soil that allow water to flow through are called...

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aquifers

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lakes

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reservoirs

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watersheds

Question 2

A sheet of ice that moves slowly over land is a(n)

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glacier

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iceberg

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ice cap

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ice sheet

Question 3

A large body of salt water is called a(n)

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ocean

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estuary

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lake

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pond

Question 4

A huge slab of ice and snow that covers a very large area of land is called a(n)

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ice sheet

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iceberg

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watershed

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blizzard

Question 5

Water that contains little or no dissolved salt is

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fresh water

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filtered water

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pure water

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salt water

Question 6

A large, flowing body of water is called a

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river

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lake

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stream

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rill

Question 7

Where can MOST of the Freshwater be found?

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glaciers

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rivers

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lakes

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rain

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aquifers

Question 8

What is Earth's major water storage, home to 97.5% of all water on Earth?

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ocean

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rivers

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glaciers

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lakes

Question 9

What is the water that fills the cracks and spaces in underground soil and rock layers called?

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Groundwater

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Water Table

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Precipitation

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Snow

Question 10

Which represents the distribution of water on Earth?

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3% freshwater, 97% salt water

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97% freshwater, 3% salt water

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71% freshwater, 29% salt water

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29% freshwater, 71% salt water

Question 11

Which source of freshwater is not easily available for human use?

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icecaps/glaciers

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oceans

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freshwater lakes

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rivers

Question 12

The graph shows the distribution of the freshwater resources of Earth. Based on the date in this graph, which of these sources of fresh water corresponds to Source 1?

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frozen water

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atmospheric water

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surface water

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groundwater

Question 13

About 70% of _______ is covered with water.

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Earth's surface

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Antarctica

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the Western Hemisphere

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Europe

Question 14

Most of the fresh water on earth is

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frozen

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underground

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near the mountains

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warm

Question 15

There is about 2% of the Earth's freshwater frozen in icebergs.

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True

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False

Question 16

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

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True

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False

Question 17

Which represents the distribution of water on Earth?

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3% freshwater, 97% salt water

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97% freshwater, 3% salt water

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71% freshwater, 29% salt water

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29% freshwater, 71% salt water

Question 18

Where is most of the freshwater found on Earth?

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glaciers

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lakes

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oceans

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rivers

Question 19

The supply of freshwater under the Earth's surface.

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groundwater

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watershed

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mouth

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headwaters

Question 20

Which source of freshwater is not easily available for human use?

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icecaps/glaciers

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oceans

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freshwater lakes

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rivers

Question 21

Most of the Earth's water is in

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salty oceans

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freshwater lakes

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freshwater ponds

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glaciers

Question 22

What is the best definition of aquifer?

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an underground layer of permeable (that is, water-bearing) rock

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empty space

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a space below the water table

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a measure of how well a material absorbs water

Question 23

In this underground structure, all spaces are filled with water.

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zone of saturation

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zone of aeration

Question 24

This type of material does not allow water to penetrate through it.

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impermeable

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permeable

Question 25

This is the top of an unconfined aquifer. What is this structure?

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water table

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zone of saturation

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aquafina

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artesian well

Question 26

There is about 2% of the Earth's freshwater frozen in icebergs.

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True

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False

Question 27

There is about 2% of the Earth's freshwater frozen in icebergs.

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True

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False

Question 28

The Earth is covered with about 80% salt water.

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false

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true

Question 29

When it rains, all of the water is absorbed back into the ground.

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false

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true

Question 30

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

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true

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false

Question 31

The total amount of water on Earth is constantly changing.

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false

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true

Question 32

Underground water that can't be seen is called _______________.

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groundwater

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water vapor

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run off

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collection

Question 33

__________ is the study of water in the atmosphere, on Earth's surface, and underground.

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hydrology

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meteorology

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geology

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biology

Question 34

Humans, like all other organisms, need fresh water to survive. Of all the water found on Earth, how much of it is fresh water?

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about 3%

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less than 1%

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about 30%

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more than 70%

Question 35

The diagram shows the distribution of water on the Earth. Which source is the most abundant supply of liquid surface water that is not salty?

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lakes

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groundwater

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oceans

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rivers

Question 36

The graphic shows that 97% of Earth's water is contained in a single reservoir. The remaining 3% is made up of many other reservoirs. What reservoir contains 97% of Earth's water?

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the ocean

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a freshwater lake

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a glacier

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groundwater

Question 37

What is the main source of groundwater?

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precipitation seeping through pores and cracks in the ground

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morning dew collecting on the surface of shrubs and grasses

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saltwater flowing into fault lines at the ocean floor

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precipitation falling into man-made wells

Question 38

The graphic shows that only 3% of the Earth's water is fresh water. The graphic also shows that of this 3%, almost all of it is contained in two reservoirs. What are the two reservoirs that contain almost all of Earth's fresh water?

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glaciers and groundwater

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streams and estuaries

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marshes and swamps

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lakes and rivers

Question 39

The diagram shows the distribution of water on the Earth. Based on the diagram, which is true?

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Most of Earth's fresh water is contained in glaciers and ground water.

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Most of Earth's water is fresh water.

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Most of Earth's water is contained in glaciers.

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Most of Earth's fresh water is contained in the oceans.

Question 40

Niko was hiking in the mountains when he found a spring, or a place where water naturally flows out of the ground. Where did the water in the spring come from?

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It is precipitation that fell on the ground and seeped down to a layer of rock.

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It is water that was squeezed out of an igneous rock when the rock changed.

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It is water that was produced by organisms living underground.

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It is water that condensed underground when the soil became colder during the winter.

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