Hydrosphere Review

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

• 90

• 97

• 95

• 98

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

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

• Reservoir

• Standing Water

• Running Water

• Groundwater

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

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An artificial lake that stores water.

• aquifer

• river

• reservoir

• groundwater

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

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An underground layer of rock or soil that has connected pores, or holes, that water can pass through.

• aquifer

• reservoir

• lake

• pond

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

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An area where freshwater feeds into saltwater.

• rivers

• tide pools

• estuaries

• oceans

The process of removing salt from saltwater is called _______.

• salinity

• deposition

• desalination

• erosion

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-5

There is only _________ percent of freshwater on earth.

• 2

• 3

• 4

• 5

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What is the driving force of the water cycle?

• wind

• sun

• soil

• clouds

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

When the sun warms plants, it causes water to evaporate out of the leaves through the small openings. This process is called

• collection

• transpiration

• absorption

• run off

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

When water from the atmosphere back to the surface of the Earth is it called

• transpiration

• condensation

• precipitation

• infiltration

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