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- 1. Multiple Choice
One important role that ocean waters have in heating Earth is that it_________
absorb and transport solar energy.
transport nutrients and waste.
create and emit solar energy.
wear away rock and soil.
- 2. Multiple Choice
One way that water helps living things is that it _______
regulates temperature.
transport oxygen.
absorbs heat.
produce nutrients.
- 3. Multiple Choice
Which part of Earth absorbs the most sunlight?
oceans
soil
atmosphere
rivers and lakes
- 4. Multiple Choice
Some ways water shapes Earth’s surface is _______
by transporting nutrients and waste
by forming glaciers and weathering ocean shores
by forming river and mountains
by absorbing and transporting solar energy
- 5. Multiple Choice
Living things will most likely be affected if there were a shortage of water on Earth because _____
living things would not be able to live, reproduce, or regulate their own temperature.
living things would not be able to absorb and transport heat or regulate their own temperature.
living things would not be able to reproduce or absorb and transport heat.
living things would not be able to regulate their own temperature, live, or absorb or transport heat.
- 6. Multiple Choice
The Earth's water is ____ percent of fresh water.
3
25
75
90
- 7. Multiple Choice
The majority of Earth's water is found in _______.
glaciers
oceans
ground
rivers and lakes
- 8. Multiple Choice
Manufacturers use water ________
to transport people.
to irrigate farms.
to create tools.
to produce wood and paper products.
- 9. Multiple Choice
______ is an artificial pond with raised edges used for agriculture.
shaduf
paddy
aqueduct
chinampa
- 10. Multiple Choice
___ percent of the protein consumed by humans around the world is fish.
2
20
35
50
- 11. Multiple Choice
_______ hold water until it is needed.
Dams
Reservoirs
Aqueducts
Valleys
- 12. Multiple Choice
Many countries transport surface water by _____
paddies and shadufs.
chinampas and wind-powered pumps.
aqueducts and underground pipes.
large boats and tankers.
- 13. Multiple Choice
If groundwater is drawn from the ground faster than it can be restored then ______
the water table will be lowered.
the water will become polluted.
the water will flow to the sea.
the water will fill nearby wells.
- 14. Multiple Choice
One disadvantage of desalination is that ______
the process kills fish.
the process uses fuel that is expensive.
the process makes water that is unsafe to drink.
the process is too difficult to carry out in big cities.
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