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Water as a Resource
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A review of water concepts from 6th grade Earth Science
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Movement of land water to oceans, through rivers, streams, and lakes is called...
Evaporation
Runoff
Transpiration
Evaporation
2
#2 is called...
Condensation
Transpiration
Evaporation
Precipitation
3
Water vapor that gets cold and changes back into liquid, forming clouds is called...
Evaporation
Condensation
Sublimation
Precipitation
4
In the diagram, #5 represents which phase of the water cycle?
Evaporation
Transpiration
Condensation
Precipitation
5
The picture in the middle represents which state of matter?
Gas
Solid
Liquid
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#7 is also known as...
Runoff
Evaporation
Precipitation
Condensation
7
What percentage of Earth's water is salt?
0.9%
97.4%
2.5%
96.5%
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Water in rivers, lakes, or oceans that turn it into vapor or steam is called...
Runoff
Evaporation
Condesation
Precipitation
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What is a property of a liquid
Have no definite volume or shape
Have a definite volume, but no definite shape
Have definite shape and vibrate
Have a definite volume and shape
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#4 is known as...
Precipitation
Condensation
Transpiration
Evaporation
11
How much of Earth's freshwater is surface/other freshwater?
30.1%
68.7%
2.5%
1.2%
12
Is water a limited resource?
No, because more than half the Earth is covered by water.
No, because water a renewable resource.
Yes, because most of Earth's water is polluted.
Yes, because most of Earth's freshwater is frozen.
13
What are the three main reasons the Colorado river is running dry?
dams, eating meat, taking long showers
irrigation, climate change and overuse at home
dams, irrigation, and climate change
14
When plants lose water out of their leaves, this is called..
Transpiration
Condensation
Evaporation
Precipitation
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Which are ways that we can conserve water?
Taking a shower instead of a bath
Using drip irrigation instead of flooding land
Fixing leaky faucets and showerheads
Eating more vegetables and less meat
