Land and Water

Plains are never found along coastlines.

• True

• False

Continents are a type of landform surrounded by water

• True

• False

The Dead Sea is a freshwater sea.

• True

• False

Earth’s oceans are actually connected and form one global ocean.

• True

• False

Acid rain can damage Earth’s environment.

• True

• False

What does elevation describe?

• how far above sea level a landform or location is

• how deep an ocean is

• how many square miles of land a country has

• how much erosion has occurred

What is the name for a long, narrow, steep-sided cut in the ground or on the ocean floor?

• a continental shelf

• a ridge

• the Continental Divide

• a trench

What percentage of Earth’s water is salt water?

• 45

• 52

• 83

• 97

By which process is liquid water turned into water vapor?

• Condensation

• Erosion

• Evaporation

• Weathering

What is the name given to the regular movement of water?

• Water cycle

• Condensation

• Rainfall

• Water supply