Water Systems

Approximately how much of the Earth's water is fresh water?

• 5%

• 1%

• 3%

• 2%

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What is an underground layer of rock or soil filled with water called?

• Aquifer

• Spring

• Well

• Reservoir

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What is the top of the water-filled spaces in the ground called?

• Groundwater

• Reservoir

• Water Table

• Well

What do we call water that flows over the ground surface rather than soaking in?

• runoff

• discharge

• recharge

• tributary

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The energy for the water cycle originally comes from the

• sun

• clouds

• salinity

• ice

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Explain the effects of large bodies of water on the climate of the areas they surround.

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The water cycle describes the movement of the water of Earth. About 97% of the water of Earth is the salt water found in the oceans while the remaining 3% is fresh water. Where would the majority of the fresh water on Earth be found?

• groundwater and aquifers

• swamps and wetlands

• ice caps and glaciers

• lakes and rivers

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A large body of salt water is called a(n)

• estuary

• lake

• ocean

• pond

What percentage of water on Earth is salt water?

• 55

• 71

• 84

• 97

Most of Earth's fresh water is found

• Frozen in glaciers

• Underground

• In the Great Lakes

• In Oceans

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