Chapter 10 Practice Test

Where is most of Earth's total water supply found?

• atmosphere
• groundwater
• oceans
• ice sheets

Where is most of Earth's freshwater supply found?

• atmosphere
• groundwater
• oceans
• ice sheets

When plants give off water to the atmosphere, it is called

• evaporation
• transpiration
• condensation
• precipitation

What are the two main ways that living things use water?

• eating and drinking
• habitat and body processes
• condensation and evaporation
• for drinking and for reproducing

____ of Earth's surface water is saltwater, and ____ of it is freshwater.

• 50%, 50%
• 3%, 97%
• 100%, 0%
• 97%, 3%

Water that fills the spaces between particles of soil and rock is called

• permeable
• the water table
• groundwater
• a well

What are the four main sources of freshwater on Earth?

• oceans, seas, rivers, lakes
• lakes, groundwater, oceans, ice
• lakes, ice, water vapor, seas
• water vapor, ice, groundwater, lakes

Which of the following are the parts of the water cycle?

• precipitation
• groundwater/runoff
• condensation
• transpiration
• evaporation

Which of the following parts of the water cycle is the source of almost all freshwater on and below Earth's surface?

• condensation
• transpiration
• evaporation
• precipitation

What is the area that supplies water to a river system called?

• reservoir
• tributary
• watershed
• wetland