Bodies of Water

Which type of water is most common on Earth?

• saltwater

• swampwater

• freshwater

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Which of the following describes an ocean?

• A large bodies of salt water that surrounds a continent

• A large, flowing body of freshwater that usually empties into a sea or ocean.

• A large body of saltwater that is often connected to an ocean. It may be partly or completely surrounded by land.

Which of the following describes a sea?

• A huge sheet of ice that covers land.

• A large body of saltwater that is often connected to an ocean. It may be partly or completely surrounded by land.

• A large, flowing body of freshwater that usually empties into a sea or ocean.

Which of the following describes a river?

• A huge sheet of ice that covers land.

• An area where water, usually freshwater, is surrounded by land.

• A large, flowing body of freshwater that usually empties into a sea or ocean.

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Which of the following describes a stream?

• A small, flowing body of freshwater that flows into a river.

• A large body of saltwater that is often connected to an ocean.

• A large, flowing body of freshwater that usually empties into a sea or ocean.

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Which of the following describes a glacier?

• Huge sheets of ice that cover land.

• A large, flowing body of freshwater that usually empties into a sea or ocean.

• A large body of saltwater that is often connected to an ocean and is partly or completely surrounded by land.

How are lakes and ponds different?

• A pond is usually smaller than a lake.

• A lake is usually smaller than a pond.

• A lake has more birds and fish than a pond.

About how much of the Earth is covered in water?

• 50%

• 75%

• 97%

• 100%

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Where is most water on Earth found?

• ponds

• oceans and seas

• glaciers

• lakes and rivers

• streams

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Where can glaciers be found?

• at most of the beaches

• where temperatures are very warm

• at the south and north pole where temperatures are very cold

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