Science Quiz 3 Water on Earth

What part of Earth's surface is covered with water?

• 1/4

• 2/4

• 4/4

• 3/4

Read the sentence and choose if is TRUE or FALSE.

An iceberg is a large piece of floating ice, that forms when pieces break off of glaciers.

• True

• False

____________water is any water that is above the ground on Earth.

• Underground

• Groundwater

• Surface

• Fresh

____________water is any water that is underground.

• Salt

• Groundwater

• Surface

• Fresh

What is the right proportion of salt and fresh water on Earth?

• 97/100 salt water and 3/100 fresh water

• 97/100 fresh water and 3/100 salt water

Choose the bodies of water that can contain salt water.

• oceans and rivers

• oceans and seas

• glaciers and ponds

• rivers and streams

What are two things that are removed from water at a water treatment plant?

• dirt and germs

• salt and vitamins

• diamonds and pearls

• igneous rocks

The movement of water from Earth's surface to the atmosphere and back again is called __________.

• water proportion

• condensation

• evaporation

• water cycle

According to the experiment we did in class about the quantity of water in every place of Earth's surface, which one has more water?

• atmosphere

• groundwater

• lakes, rivers, streams

• oceans and lakes

Why is the sun important to the water cycle?

• The sun is not really that important to the water cycle.

• The sun heats liquid water changing it to gas.

• The sun heats liquid water changing it to rain.

• The sun heats gas water changing it to rain.