Sol 6.6 Water

our primary source of drinking water

• fresh water

• salt water

• ocean water

• colored water

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where most of the Earth's water is found

• ocean

• river

• lake

• sea

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What weather instrument measures the amount of rain that falls?

• Rain gauge

• Wind Sock

• Thermometer

• Anemometer

What percentage of earth's water is found as salt water?

• 97%

• 90%

• 23%

• 3%

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What two factors drive the water cycle?

• cloud formation and rain gauge

• sun's energy and cloud formation

• gravity and sun's energy

• Rain gauge and sun's energy

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Dew forms at the __________, or the temperature at which air is saturated with water vapor.

• wate point

• turning point

• dew point

• saturation point

Why does a higher absolute humidity make the air feel muggy?

• less water vapor is in the air

• more water vapor is in the air

True or False. Precipitation must become heavy enough for gravity to overcome updrafts holding it aloft.

• True

• False

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When Marcus went to bed in the evening, the grass and the plants outside did not have any visible water on them. When he woke up in the morning, he took this photograph. What changes occurred in the atmosphere to create the weather conditions shown in his photograph?

• Relative humidity reached 0 percent, and water vapor in the air condensed.

• Relative humidity reached 100 percent, and water vapor in the air condensed.

• Relative humidity reached 0 percent, and liquid water in the air crystallized.

• Relative humidity reached 100 percent, and liquid water in the air crystallized.

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A constructed wetland is an engineered wastewater treatment system that uses ______ to clean water.

• plants, microorganisms, and soil

• sun, evaporation, and precipitation

• artificial trees and plants, and fake rocks

• pipes, screens, settling tanks, and filters

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