Earth's Water Composition Quiz

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What percentage of the Earth's surface is covered by water?

71% (correct)

25%

90%

50%

Which form of water makes up about 97% of the water on Earth?

Ice caps and glaciers

Aquifers

Liquid water in oceans (correct)

Water vapor in the atmosphere

Why is the water in the oceans not suitable for drinking?

It is too salty (correct)

It is radioactive

It is too cold

It is polluted

What percentage of the remaining freshwater on Earth is frozen in ice caps and glaciers?

67% Signup and view all the answers

How much of the remaining freshwater on Earth is available for use and consumption?

1% Signup and view all the answers

What role do ice caps and glaciers play regarding ocean levels and global temperatures?

They help regulate ocean levels and global temperatures Signup and view all the answers

In what form is water found below the surface, invisible to the eye?

Soil moisture and aquifers Signup and view all the answers

What percentage of the global water supply is made up of groundwater?

0.6% Signup and view all the answers

Where is most of the Earth's freshwater found?

In ice caps and glaciers Signup and view all the answers

What percentage of the Earth's freshwater sources are made up of swamp water, rivers, and lakes?

0.3% Signup and view all the answers

What is soil moisture?

Moisture between dirt particles in the ground Signup and view all the answers

Which type of water is free from salt concentrations?

Freshwater Signup and view all the answers

How much of the Earth's water resources are fresh water sources?

3% Signup and view all the answers

What happens to water during the process of transpiration?

It moves through plants and evaporates into the atmosphere Signup and view all the answers

Why is the amount of water on Earth especially important?

Life on Earth would cease to exist without it Signup and view all the answers

Earth's Water Composition Quiz

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