Question

Useable fresh water comes from many places on Earth. Can you match the source of water with its description?

COLUMN A:
1. Natural reservoirs for many western, mountainous states
2. Responsible for almost all of the streamflow in a river.
3. 96.5% of water on Earth
4. Supplies about 90% of the evaporated water that goes into the water cycle
5. This is is an underground layer of water bearing permeable rock from which groundwater can be easily extracted using a well.
6. Streams of all sizes, from large rivers to small creeks), ponds, lakes, reservoirs, canals, and freshwater wetlands.

COLUMN B:
a. Aquifer
b. Oceans
c. The primary delivery of atmospheric water to the Earth
d. Precipitation
e. Snow fields
f. Surface fresh water

Answer 1

The matching pairs are e for snow fields, d for groundwater, b for oceans (twice), a for aquifer, and f for surface fresh water. Oceans provide the majority of evaporated water, and ice caps and glaciers hold the majority of freshwater.

Step-by-step explanation:

Match the source of water with its description:

1. Natural reservoirs for many western, mountainous states - e. Snowfields
2. Responsible for almost all of the streamflow in a river - d. Groundwater
3. 96.5% of the water on Earth - b. Oceans
4. Supplies about 90% of the evaporated water that goes into the water cycle - b. Oceans
5. This is an underground layer of water-bearing permeable rock from which groundwater can be easily extracted using a well - a. Aquifer
6. Streams of all sizes, from large rivers to small creeks), ponds, lakes, reservoirs, canals, and freshwater wetlands - f. Surface fresh water

The majority of freshwater is contained in ice caps and glaciers (E) and are larger reservoirs than rivers and lakes (B, C).