Earth's Water Distribution

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5th Grade
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Kelly Barnes
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following percentages is the best estimate for the amount of the water on Earth which is stored in the ocean?
97%
70%
54%
20%
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Approximately 30% of the Earth’s freshwater is stored in –
lakes
streams
groundwater
living things
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4
NGSS.MS-ESS3-1
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Of all of the freshwater on Earth, most of it is found in –
lakes
streams
wetlands
glaciers
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-1
NGSS.MS-ESS2-4
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
This graphic shows the largest fresh and salt water sources on Earth. Which of these sources BEST completes the graphic?
snow
clouds
groundwater
swimming pools
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4
NGSS.MS-ESS3-1
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The Earth has
more freshwater than saltwater
more saltwater than freshwater
unknown amounts of saltwater and freshwater
the same amounts of saltwater and freshwater
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
This table shows sizes of Earth's oceans. Based on this table and the makeup of Earth's total water, which reasonable conclusion can be made?
Earth's seas contain more salt water than the oceans
Earth's land has more surface area than Earth's oceans
Earth's largest source of salt water is the Pacific Ocean
The Pacific Ocean is larger than all other oceans combined
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which is a shared characteristic of all the locations marked by stars on the map?
glacier locations
saltwater sources
volcano hot spots
Earth's highest points
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