Question

lesson 13.1: true or false
name_____________ class_________ date_____
write true if the statement is true or false if the statement is false.
_____ 1. most of earth’s liquid fresh water is stored in the atmosphere.
_____ 2. water is the only substance on earth that naturally exists in all three states of matter.
_____ 3. groundwater discharge is a process by which groundwater reaches the surface.
_____ 4. water vapor enters the atmosphere only by the process of evaporation.
_____ 5. water droplets in clouds always fall to the ground as precipitation.
_____ 6. areas in the u.s. with the highest concentrations of soil moisture cluster in the geographic center of the country.
_____ 7. in the u.s., less water is used for agriculture than for industry.
_____ 8. when climate cools, there is less liquid water in the oceans so sea level falls.
_____ 9. even fresh water contains some dissolved salts.
_____ 10. some water molecules on earth may be billions of years old.

Explanation:

Question 1

Most of Earth's liquid fresh water is in groundwater, not the atmosphere. So the statement is false.

Water naturally exists as solid (ice), liquid (water), and gas (water vapor) on Earth. No other substance is known to do this naturally on Earth. So the statement is true.

Groundwater discharge is the process where groundwater moves to the surface (e.g., springs). So the statement is true.

Answer:

False

Question 2