Earth's Water

Water covers about three-fourths of the earth's surface.

• true

• false

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Why is it important to conserve water?

• it is not important

• it just is

• i don't know

• we have a limited amount of freshwater we can use for drinking

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What percentage of water on Earth is salt water?

• 55

• 71

• 84

• 97

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Most of the Earth is covered in

• Fresh water

• Salt water

• Rivers

• Lakes

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The upper surface of underground water; the upper boundary zone of saturation.

• tributary

• water table

• estuary

• surface water

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What percentage of water in Earth is fresh water?

• 0.5

• 3

• 7

• 18

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Is the water that was on the earth millions of years ago still on earth today?

• YES! 

• No Way!

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Which of the following is an example of cohesion?

• water transforming into vapor

• water soaking into a paper towel

• water dissolving rocks

• water forming droplets

When water vapor changes to liquid water, it

• condenses

• evaporates

• freezes

• precipitates

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What process occurs when an abundance of water is stored in clouds?

• Precipitation

• Conservation

• Evaporation

• Collection

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