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Roughly how much of the water on Earth is drinking water?

• • 70 percent

• • 1 percent

• • 33 percent

• • 10 percent

In the water cycle, what happens to water after it evaporates?

• • It condenses into droplets.

• • It collects in waterways.

• • It forms clouds.

• • It falls as rain.

What is the water table?

• • the parts of Earth’s surface that are touched by rain

• • the level at which the ocean meets land

• • the level below which the ground is saturated

• • the amount of water that can be accessed with a well

The author says that water is the most abundant substance on Earth. What does the word abundant mean?

• • plentiful

• • unusual

• • precious

• • beautiful

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How does the amount of water on Earth today compare with the amount of water in the past?

• • There is less water today than in the past.

• • There is no way to compare the amount of water today with the past.

• • There is the same amount of water today as in the past.

• • There is more water today than in the past.