Hydrosphere

The ability of a material to transmit water through interconnected pores is called

• capacity
• competence
• permeability
• porosity

The ability of a material to transmit water through interconnected pores is called

• capacity
• competence
• permeability
• porosity

An area of land that drains into a body of water.

• mouth
• point-source pollution
• watershed
• headwaters

How much of the earth's water is freshwater?

• 50 %
• 3 %
• 97 %
• 93 %

Aquifers store ____ water.

• ground
• lake 
• ocean
• glacier

Why is MOST of the freshwater on Earth not available for our use?

• All freshwater on Earth is easily accessible for use.
• It is frozen in the icecaps and glaciers.
• It is surface water.
• It is underground.

Two types of water currents are

• local and global
• sea and land
• surface and deep
• warm and cold

Which of the following is not a process that decreases the salinity of seawater?

• runoff from land
• icebergs melting
• precipitation
• evaporation

Surface currents are caused by ________ and deep currents are caused by __________. 

• wind, density
• density, wind
• whales, Earth's rotation
• tides, wind

How does the warm waters of the Gulf Stream affect the climate in North Carolina? 

• It makes it colder and drier
• It makes it warmer and wetter
• It makes it colder and wetter
• It makes it warmer and drier