Water Review Quizizz

What is the source of most waves on the ocean surface?

• Sun

• Undercurrents

• Wind

• Moon

What is the average salinity of seawater?

• 25 PPM

• 35 PPM

• 50 PPM

• 100 PPM

How is it possible that the Susquehanna River is located in the states of Pennsylvania and Maryland and can affect the water quality off the shores of Virginia?

• A cold-water current runs from the Susquehanna River past the shores of Virginia

• A convection current provides movement from the Susquehanna River to the shores of Virginia.

• The Chesapeake Bay is a tributary of the Susquehanna River.

• The Susquehanna River delta is located at the Chesapeake Bay.

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What causes the changing of tides?

• Relative location of the Sun

• Relative location of the Moon

• Relative location of my cousin Josh

• Relative location of Mt. Saint Helens

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The process of water going into the ground instead of going across it is called

• Infiltration

• Justification

• Gerrymandering

• The mitochondria are the powerhouse of the cell

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Karst topography is characterized by -

• Coal Mines

• Limestone Caverns

• Igneous Intrusions

• Sick Island Retreats

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Which of these is most likely to occur when moist air reaches dew point?

• Winds are generated

• Water condenses

• Evaporation increases

• Ice crystals melt

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Lightning and thunder form when unstable conditions occur in this sort of cloud

• 
• Nimbostratus

• 
• Cumulonimbus

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In front of a cold front I would expect -

• Thunderstorms

• Light Rain

• Drizzle

• Clear and Sunny

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The curvature of winds and currents on the planet earth are caused by the Coriolis effect, which is itself caused by -

• The Earth's Flatness

• The Earth's Roundness

• The Earth's Orbit

• The Earth's Rotation

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