The Hydrosphere

Why is MOST of the freshwater on Earth ^NOT available for our use?

• All freshwater on Earth is easily accessible for use.

• It is frozen in the icecaps and glaciers.

• It is surface water.

• It is underground.

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Why is freshwater important?

• So we can have lakes and Rivers
• There is no such thing as freshwater.
• We need it to survive.

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What is NOT an example of freshwater?

• Rivers
• Lakes
• Oceans
• Groundwater

When water goes from being a liquid to a gas (water vapor), that process is called

• Condensation
• Evaporation
• Precipitation
• Transpiration

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When water goes from being a gas (water vapor) to a liquid, that process is called 

• Condensation
• Evaporation
• Transpiration
• Precipitation

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The process that cycles water around Earth and it's atmosphere is called 

• The Natural Cycle
• The Carbon Cycle
• The Water Cycle

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About _________ percent of all the water on Earth is in the form of salt water.

• 90

• 97

• 95

• 98

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Water that seeps into soil and enters through aquifers is called _____?

• Reservoir

• Standing Water

• Running Water

• Groundwater

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Where does most fresh water exist?

• ice caps, lakes, and streams
• glaciers, rivers, and oceans
• aquifers, ice caps, and glaciers

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How much of the earth's water is freshwater?

• 50 %
• 3 %
• 97 %
• 93 %

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