Earth's Water Distribution

Earth's Water Distribution

5th Grade

15 Qs

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Earth's Water Distribution

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Assessment

Quiz

Science

5th Grade

Hard

NGSS
MS-ESS2-4, MS-ESS3-1, MS-ESS2-1

Standards-aligned

Created by

Lisa Thompson

FREE Resource

15 questions

Show all answers

1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Approximately what percent of Earth's water is salt water?

3

70

79

97

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Media Image

The diagram shows the distribution of water on the Earth. Which source is the most abundant supply of liquid surface water that is not salty?

groundwater

oceans

lakes

rivers

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Media Image

The diagram shows the distribution of water on the Earth. Based on the diagram, which is true?

Most of Earth's water is fresh water.

Most of Earth's fresh water is contained in glaciers and ground water.

Most of Earth's water is contained in glaciers.

Most of Earth's fresh water is contained in the oceans.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 12 pts

Water underground is stored in ____________.

aquifers

reservoirs

wells

depositories

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Approximately _____ percent of Earth's water is freshwater.

97

1

3

10

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Where does runoff end up?

ponds

streams

rivers

all of the above

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which of the following percentages is the best estimate for the amount of the water on Earth which is stored in the ocean?

97%

70%

54%

20%

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