Unit 3 - Role of Water Review Game

Where does most of the water evaporation on Earth come from?

• transpiring plants

• rivers

• oceans

• surface lakes

What is the primary cause of tides on Earth?

• the gravitational force of the Moon and Sun

• the Sun's electromagnetic energy

• Earth's magnetic field

• Earth's rotation

Which of the following characteristics alters the density of ocean water?

• temperature and wave speed

• wave size and salinity

• wave speed and wave size

• salinity and temperature

How would heavy cloud cover most likely affect the water cycle?

• Sunlight reflecting off the clouds would increase the rate of precipitation.

• Sunlight reflecting off the clouds would decrease the rate of condensation.

• Less sunlight reaching the surface would decrease the rate of evaporation.

• Less sunlight reaching the surface would increase the rate of transpiration.

What can be concluded from the image?

• Most of the freshwater on Earth is found in oceans.

• Most of the water available on Earth is not drinkable.

• Most of the water available on Earth is drinkable.

• Most of the freshwater on Earth is found as groundwater

What is the primary cause of water evaporation from Earth's oceans and lakes?

• energy from the Sun

• heat from the surrounding land

• warm air masses from the tropics

• circulation of warm water currents

What is the term for a giant wave caused by an earthquake with an epicenter on the ocean floor?

• a swell

• a breaker

• a tsunami

• a tidal bore

Which of the following describes a seamount?

• ocean floor at the edge of a continental margin

• underwater mountain range

• sediment piled at the base of the continental slope

• underwater volcano that is more than 1 km high

What is the term for water that moves across the surface of the land and enters streams and rivers?

• runoff

• groundwater

• unconfined aquifer

• water table

Where is most of the Earth's freshwater located?

• in the ocean

• in icecaps and glaciers

• in rivers and streams

• in aquifers