12 questions
When the sun heats up water in rivers, lakes and oceans, what does it turn the water into?
ice
vapor
groundwater
pollution
Clouds get heavy and water falls back to the earth in what form?
Rain
Snow
Smoke
Both Rain and Snow
When water is 32 degrees Fahrenheit or 0 degrees Celsius and colder, it is in what state?
Solid
Smoky
Gaseous
Liquid
H2O is the chemical name for water. What does the H stand for?
Oxygen
Hypothermal
Hydrogen
Helium
Why can't we drink ocean water?
It contains salt
It contains bacteria
It contains chlorine
It contains wildlife
These cover about 75% of the Earth's surface.
Mountains
Dry lands
Oceans
Deserts
Where is most of the freshwater on Earth found?
Lakes
Streams
Rivers
All of the above
Which river flows from Minnesota to the Gulf of Mexico?
Fox
Mississippi
Illinois
Louisiana
What does condensation do on a cold surface?
collects
combines
circles
melts
Humidity is a calculation of the amount of what in the air?
snow
rain
heat
moisture
According to the book Water: Sources, Use, Conservation by Nancy Carlson: Of all the earth's water, about how much is fresh water?
25.5%
10.5%
90.5%
2.5%
According to the book Water: Sources, Use, Conservation: An acre of corn transpires up to how many gallons of water each day?
1,000
2,000
3,000
4,000