Watery Planet Review

There is water in a puddle after the rain. The Sun is now shining which causes the air to warm up. The next day, the puddle has disappeared. If you used arrows to show how the puddles disappeared, which direction would they be pointing?

• up

• down

• to the left

• to the right

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If Plant A had short roots and Plant B has long roots and it has not rained in a long time. Which plant will tap into the groundwater?

• Plant A

• Plant B

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I more flowers are planted in the garden but they also want to conserve water (will not need to be watered with a hose). Which plant is the better option?

• Plant A with short roots.

• Plant B with long roots.

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If the ocean stays the same temperature, but the air above the ocean changes to become very cold, what do you predict will most likely happen?

• It would probably rain less because there will be less evaporation.

• It would probably rain less because there will be less condensation.

• It would probably rain more because there will be more evaporation.

• It would probably rain more because there will be more condensation.

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How would you describe the Earth's water?

• Mostly salt water and a little bit of the fresh water is frozen.

• Mostly fresh water and a little bit of salt water is frozen.

• Mostly salt water and a little bit of fresh water is not frozen.

• Mostly fresh water and most of the salt water is frozen.

What percentage of the Earth's water is NOT salt water?

• 1%

• 2%

• 3%

• 97%

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Select all that are true.

It is important to protect the Earth's fresh water resources because...

• there is so little of it.

• humans need fresh water for drinking.

• only 1% of fresh water can be used.

• most of the water on Earth is salt water.

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Select all that apply

Why are wetlands important?

• They prevent flooding during a hurricane.

• They can decrease cost of damage to a town after a hurricane.

• Some plants and animals can only live in a wetland habitat.

• Wetlands are not very important to the environment.

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