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Nitty Gritty Earth Science Ch. 9.1 & 9.2
Nitty Gritty Earth Science Ch. 9.1 & 9.2
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Section 1: The Water Planet Section 2: Fresh Water
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What are examples of freshwater wetlands?
Swamps
Lake
Bogs
Marshes
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What is a name for a river and all of its tributaries?
River God
Mega River
River Goddess
River System
3
Water that fills the cracks and spaces in underground soil and rocks is called
Salt Water
Rain Water
Groundwater
Water Vapor
4
A place where heated groundwater bubbles to the surface is called
well
geyser
natrual spring
upwelling
5
Approximately 30% of Earth's water is fresh water.
True
False
6
An aquifer is...
An underground layer of rock that water continually moves through.
An upright pipe with a spout, nozzle, or other outfit.
Related to electricity that is made from the energy of falling water.
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What are tributaries?
A river without any fish
A Pool filled with holes
A large landmass filled with seawater fish.
A river or streams that feed into a main river
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The process that produces water vapor from bodies of water is____.
transpiration
evaporation
condensation
precipitation
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Water that falls to Earth as rain, snow, sleet or hail is called:
evaporation
precipitation
condensation
transpiration
10
More than 97% of Earth's total water supply is found in____
groundwater
glaciers
oceans
lakes
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What are the three major steps of the water cycle?
Transpiration, Condensation, & Precipitation
Salinity, Condensation, & Evaporation
Condensation, Precipitation, & Photosynthesis
Evaporation, Condensation, & Precipitation
12
Which part of the water cycle do plants contribute to?
transpiration
irrigation
condensation
precipitation
13
Wetlands provide habitats for many living things because of their large supply of nutrients.
False
True
14
Water is able to travel up stems to leaves in a plant. This is an example of:
dissolving
condensation
capillary action
tension
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The energy that drives the water cycle comes from the _____.
rain
ocean
sun
Earth
16
Water is what kind of molecule?
universal
balance
polar
wet