Here are ten one-word answer type questions based on the Distribution of Water Bodies section from your uploaded PDF, along with answers and explanations:
1. Question: What percentage of Earth’s surface is covered by water?
Answer: 75%
Explanation: About three-fourths of Earth’s surface is covered by water, but not all of it is available for human consumption .
2. Question: What is the largest source of Earth’s water?
Answer: Oceans
Explanation: Oceans contain about 97.3% of Earth’s total water, but it is saline and not fit for direct human use .
3. Question: Which type of water is found in glaciers and ice caps?
Answer: Freshwater
Explanation: About 2% of Earth’s water is stored in glaciers and ice caps, making it the largest reservoir of freshwater .
4. Question: What is the main source of groundwater?
Answer: Rain
Explanation: Groundwater is mainly replenished by rainwater seeping into the soil and being stored in underground aquifers .
5. Question: What is the term for the amount of dissolved salts in water?
Answer: Salinity
Explanation: Salinity refers to the concentration of dissolved salts in water, with ocean water having an average salinity of 35 parts per thousand .
6. Question: Which sea has the highest salinity in the world?
Answer: Dead Sea
Explanation: The Dead Sea has an extremely high salinity of about 340 grams per liter, making it dense enough for people to float easily .
7. Question: What is the smallest percentage of Earth’s freshwater stored in?
Answer: Rivers
Explanation: Rivers hold only about 0.0001% of the Earth’s total water, yet they are essential for human consumption and agriculture .
8. Question: What is the name of large inland bodies of saltwater?
Answer: Seas
Explanation: Seas are large water bodies connected to the oceans, containing saline water, such as the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea .
9. Question: What type of water body is a source of drinking water and found on land?
Answer: Lakes
Explanation: Freshwater lakes, such as the Great Lakes, store a small percentage of the Earth’s freshwater but are an important source of drinking water .
10. Question: What is the process by which freshwater circulates between the land, air, and oceans?
Answer: Water cycle
Explanation: The water cycle describes the continuous movement of water through evaporation, condensation, precipitation, and runoff .
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