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.
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.
Precipitation _____.
Exceeds evaporation over land.
When water freezes, it _____.
Expands and becomes less dense.`
Most saltwater-use is to _____.
Generate Electricity.
The hydrogen side of a water molecule is _____.
Slightly positive.
Most of Earth's freshwater is _____.
Stored as ice.
Plants add water to the atmosphere through _____.
Transpiration.
Earth's water is _____.
Unequally distributed.
During a rainstorm, water seeps into the ground. This process is called _____.
Infiltration.
Water _____.
Is neither an acid nor a base.
Which of the following statements is true?
Groundwater is the largest available source of freshwater.