Multiple Choice
Identify the
choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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Section 1 - Water Resources
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How much of Earth’s water is fresh water?
a. | 1 percent | b. | 3 percent | c. | 77
percent | d. | 97 percent |
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Which of the following does not make up part of Earth’s surface
water?
a. | wetlands | b. | rivers | c. | aquifers | d. | lakes |
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Which of the following statements helps to explain why fresh water is a limited
resource?
a. | Most of Earth’s water is salt water. | b. | About 71 percent of
Earth’s surface is covered by water. | c. | Most of Earth’s fresh water is not liquid
water usable by humans. | d. | both (a) and
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Surface water becomes groundwater when it
a. | moves below the water table. | b. | condenses to form drops of liquid
water. | c. | percolates into the recharge zone. | d. | flows onto the ground through a
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A rock’s ability to allow the flow of water through it is called
a. | permeability. | b. | porosity. | c. | recharge. | d. | distribution. |
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Matching
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Section 1 - Water Resources
Choose the letter of the
term or phrase that best matches the description.
a. | watershed | d. | groundwater | b. | aquifer | e. | recharge zone | c. | river
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underground formation containing groundwater
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flowing network of surface water
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area of Earth’s surface where water percolates down into the
aquifer
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area of land drained by a river
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water stored under Earth’s surface
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