Water Distribution practice Test with 100%
Correct Solutions
hydrosphere - ANSWER the total amount of water on Earth; in the atmosphere, the
lithosphere, and the biosphere
glacier - ANSWER mass of slow moving ice across land
groundwater - ANSWER water that is located in an aquifer beneath the Earth's surface
freshwater - ANSWER water containing less than 1,000 milligrams per liter of dissolved
solids, most often salt (rivers, lakes, and swamps)
ice cap - ANSWER a glacier, a thick layer of ice and snow, that covers fewer than 50,000
square kilometers
ice sheet - ANSWER glacial ice covering more than 50,000 square kilometers
wetland - ANSWER land that is covered by a shallow layer of water; examples are
swamps and marshes
river system - ANSWER a river and all of the streams and land area that supply water to
the system
pond - ANSWER water that collects in hollows and low-lying areas of land; usually
sunlight can reach the bottom
Correct Solutions
hydrosphere - ANSWER the total amount of water on Earth; in the atmosphere, the
lithosphere, and the biosphere
glacier - ANSWER mass of slow moving ice across land
groundwater - ANSWER water that is located in an aquifer beneath the Earth's surface
freshwater - ANSWER water containing less than 1,000 milligrams per liter of dissolved
solids, most often salt (rivers, lakes, and swamps)
ice cap - ANSWER a glacier, a thick layer of ice and snow, that covers fewer than 50,000
square kilometers
ice sheet - ANSWER glacial ice covering more than 50,000 square kilometers
wetland - ANSWER land that is covered by a shallow layer of water; examples are
swamps and marshes
river system - ANSWER a river and all of the streams and land area that supply water to
the system
pond - ANSWER water that collects in hollows and low-lying areas of land; usually
sunlight can reach the bottom
