Earth Science : 6. EARTH'S WATER ( Quiz 1)

About 90% of Earth's ice is found in _____.

Antarctica

Which of the following locations will most likely have the highest rate of evaporation?

Atlantic Ocean

Total global precipitation is_______ total global evaporation.

Equal to

Which of the following statements is true?

Groundwater is the largest available source of freshwater.

Juliet is using a paper towel to clean up a juice spill. The liquid sticks to the paper towel because of _____.

adhesion

Water changing from a liquid to a gas is _____.

evaporation

When water freezes, it _____.

expands and becomes less dense

Most saltwater-use is to..

generate electricity

During a rainstorm, water seeps into the ground. This process is called _____.

infiltration

Water _____.

is neither an acid nor a base

The hydrogen side of a water molecule is _____.

slightly positive

Most of Earth's freshwater is..

stored as ice

Precipitation _____.

the falling to earth of any form of water (rain or snow or hail or sleet or mist)

Plants add water to the atmosphere through _____.

transpiration

Earth's water is _____.

unequally distributed