Water on Earth Quiz

What percent of all the water on the earth is OCEAN / SALTY?

• Less than 1%

• 71%

• 3%

• 97%

What percent of all the water on the earth is EASILY ACCESSIBLE for humans to use/drink?

• Less than 1%

• 71%

• 3%

• 97%

What percent of all the water on the earth is FRESH water found in Ice Caps, Rivers, Lakes, Groundwater, & Clouds?

• Less than 1%

• 71%

• 3%

• 97%

Order the following water sources from the largest percent of freshwater to the lowest percent of freshwater:

• Ice Caps/Glaciers, Ground Water/Aquifer, Rivers, Lakes, Streams, Clouds

• Ground Water/Aquifer, Ice Caps/Glaciers, Clouds, Rivers, Lakes, Streams

• Rivers, Lakes, Streams, Clouds, Ice Caps/Glaciers, Ground Water/Aquifer

• Clouds, Rivers, Lakes, Streams, Ground Water/Aquifer, Ice Caps/Glaciers

Which of the following BEST defines a watershed?

• An area where water drains/flows into a central location

• When water falls from the clouds as rain, snow, or sleet

• A man-made structure that holds water and cleans it for human consumption

• An area of water that is so polluted by human activity that humans cannot use it anymore

The amount of water on earth is always changing - we can have more or less water depending on outside factors.

• True

• False

Click on the LETTER that is pointing to the Mid Ocean Ridge.

• A

• B

• C

• D

Which ocean feature is STEEPLY sloping and extends about 2.5 miles deep to touch the ocean floor?

• Continental Slope

• Continental Shelf

• Ocean Trench

What plate boundary is a mid-ocean ridge formed at?

• Transform

• Divergent

• Convergent

What is the process called when liquid turns from a water to a gas?

• Precipitation

• Transpiration

• Evaporation

• Infiltration