20 Questions
What percentage of the Earth's water is fresh water?
2.5%
Where is approximately 68.7% of the Earth's fresh water stored?
In glaciers and ice sheets
What percentage of fresh water is stored as groundwater?
30%
Where is the remaining 1.3% of freshwater stored?
In rivers, lakes, and the atmosphere
What is the hydrological cycle?
A closed system of stores and transfers (flows)
What are the main processes occurring within the hydrological cycle?
Evaporation, condensation, flows
What does the sun do in the hydrological cycle?
Evaporates surface water into vapor
What happens to water vapor in the hydrological cycle?
It condenses and precipitates
Where does water run off in the hydrological cycle?
Into streams, reservoirs, or beneath the surface as ground flow
What is essential to life on Earth and shapes landscapes in the hydrological cycle?
The hydrological cycle
What percentage of fresh water is stored in glaciers and ice sheets?
68.7%
What percentage of fresh water is stored in rivers, lakes, and the atmosphere?
1.3%
What is the hydrological cycle?
A closed system with stores and transfers (flows) of water
What are the main processes occurring within the hydrological cycle?
Evaporation, condensation, and flows
Where is the majority of the Earth's fresh water stored?
Glaciers and ice sheets
What percentage of the Earth's water is fresh water?
2.5%
What happens during the process of condensation in the hydrological cycle?
Water vapor condenses and precipitates
What is essential to life on Earth and shapes landscapes in the hydrological cycle?
The hydrological cycle
Where is the remaining 30% of fresh water stored?
Groundwater
What does the sun do in the hydrological cycle?
Evaporates surface water into vapor
Test your knowledge about the hydrological cycle, which involves the movement of water through various stores and transfers, including glaciers, ice sheets, groundwater, rivers, lakes, and the atmosphere.
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