Water - Chapter 1

Marcia Bober

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  1. Where does most of our fresh water come from?
  2. Your answer:
    the oceans
    ice
    the atmosphere
    surface water and ground water


  3. How much of the earth's surface is covered by water?
  4. Your answer:
    one half
    one third
    three fourths
    one fourth


  5. What happens to water during the water cycle?
  6. Your answer:
    It makes rain salty.
    It condenses and becomes water vapor.
    It evaporates and becomes water vapor.
    It's part of the water cycle.


  7. Where does surface water come from?
  8. Your answer:
    oceans
    lakes only
    rivers and lakes
    an aquifer


  9. What is an aquifer?
  10. Your answer:
    a reservoir where water is collected
    a well where water is collected
    A salty lake where water is collected
    an underground layer of rock where water is collected


  11. Where is most of earth's fresh water?
  12. Your answer:
    in reservoirs
    in the oceans
    in rivers and lakes
    Frozen into ice


  13. What do you have to add to water to change its state of matter?
  14. Your answer:
    heat
    rain
    salt
    carbon dioxide


  15. What does water vapor form when it condenses back into may droplets of water?
  16. Your answer:
    evaporation
    meatballs
    rain
    clouds


  17. Rain, sleet, and snow are all forms of what?
  18. Your answer:
    evaporation
    precipitation
    condensation
    water cycle


  19. What is a water cycle?
  20. Your answer:
    The path that water follows as it evaporates into the air, condenses into clouds, and returns to earth as rain..
    The path that water takes as it changes from a gas to a liquid and then a solid.
    The path that water takes as rain falls into rivers, lakes, and oceans.
    The path that water takes as it goes from reservoirs into a town's water supply.



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