Earth's Water - Quiz 1

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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.


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