Earth Water

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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What percentage of water on Earth is salt water?

• 55

• 71

• 84

• 97

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Which represents the distribution of water on Earth?

• 3% freshwater, 97% salt water

• 97% freshwater, 3% salt water

• 71% freshwater, 29% salt water

• 29% freshwater, 71% salt water

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Water on earth can be found in the form of _____.

• Water Vapor 

• Liquid Water 

• Ice 

• All of the Above

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Freshwater is densest at ​ (a)   degrees Celsius.

• 4

• 3

• 5

• 2

• 0

• 1

About (a)   of Earth's water is salt water found in oceans.

About ​ (b)   of Earth's water is fresh water.

• 97%

• 3%

• 99%

• 1%

• 78%

• 21%

• 50%

• 10%

• 90%

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This individual is ice fishing. They cut through the top layers of ice to reach the water and fish below. What property of water allows for this to happen?

• Expansion Upon Freezing

• Universal Solvent

• Ability to Moderate Temperature

• Cohesive Behavior

The graph shows the distribution of the freshwater resources of Earth. Based on the date in this graph, which of these sources of fresh water corresponds to Source 1?

• atmospheric water

• surface water

• frozen water

• groundwater

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

• estuary

• lake

• ocean

• pond

Most of Earth's fresh water is found

• Frozen in glaciers

• Underground

• In the Great Lakes

• In Oceans

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