Env. Sci 3.3 Notes

Env. Sci 3.3 Notes

Multiple Select

Which of the following are part of the hydrosphere

• Rivers

• Streams

• Oceans

• Rocks

Multiple Choice

What is the water cycle?

• Movement of water through the atmosphere, biosphere, and geosphere

• movement of water from clouds only

• movement of water through living organisms

• Transpiration

Multiple Choice

What is evaporation?

• When water changes state from liquid to solid

• when water goes from liquid to gas

Open Ended

Explain the role of transpiration and evaporation in the water cycle

Multiple Choice

What is the deepest part of the ocean?

• Great african rift valley

• Atlantis

• Mariana's Trench

• Megatron

Multiple Choice

Where does the salt in ocean water come from?

• Water vapor

• The sky

• Volcanic ashe

• rocks

Open Ended

What is salinity?

Open Ended

How do oceans absorb solar radiation?

Multiple Choice

Where is most of Earth's water found

• Rivers and streams

• clouds

• underground

• oceans

Open Ended

Give 3 most important parts of water cycle

Open Ended

What are the two main types of ocean currents

Open Ended

What are two factors that confine life to certain parts of the Earth, making up the Biosphere.