Chapter 2: Water and Physical Geo

What is the regular movement of Earth's water from ocean to air to ground and back to the ocean called?

• Water cycle

• Precipitation

• Desalination

• Aquifer

What is the main process that moves water from the surfaces of bodies of water into the air in the water cycle?

• Condensation

• Precipitation

• Evaporation

• Filtration

Where is most of the Earth's freshwater found?

• Oceans

• Lakes, rivers, and groundwater

• Seas

• Saltwater lakes

Why does the total amount of water on Earth remain fairly constant?

• Water is constantly being created

• Water is constantly being destroyed

• Water is constantly moving through the water cycle

• Water is only found in oceans

What percentage of the world’s water is found in oceans?

• 97 percent

• 50 percent

• 10 percent

• 3 percent

This moisture falls to Earth as rain, snow, sleet, depending on air temperature and wind conditions.

• condensation

• water cycle

• evaporation

• precipitation

This is underground water-bearing layers of pourous rock, sand, or gravel

• Aquifer

• Groundwater

• Evaporation

• Water Cycle

Only about 3% of Earth's total water supply is freshwater. More than two-thirds of EArth's freshwater is ______ as glaciers and ice caps.

• Frozen

• Liquid

• Free

• Unavailable

This is freshwater that lies beneath the Earth's surface. It comes from rain and melted snow that filter through the soil

• Groundwater

• Aquifer

• Desalination

• Evaportaion

The total volume of water in the water cycle is fairly

• Inconsistent

• Constant

• Non-stop

• Uneven