Unit 4: water REVIEW

Use the diagram of Groundwater formation below: where is the saturated zone located?

• A

• B

• C

• D

True or False: Water moves easily through permeable materials

• True

• False

The land area that supplies water to a river system is called a ________

• divide

• watershed

• weland

• tributary

Use the diagram below: What is the energy source that drives the continuous process shown in the diagram?

• the sun

• the ocean

• gravity

• the tides

High spring tides generally result from _________

• mild earthquake activity from the ocean floor

• heavy spring rains

• alignment of the Earth, moon and sun

• thawing polar ice caps

Many gallons of fresh water pour into the oceans each day. However, the salinity balance is maintained because _________.

• sea organisms consume the fresh water

• the water becomes salty as it enters the ocean

• water continuously evaporates back out of the ocean

• salty glacial water is also evaporating from the ice caps

An underground layer of rock or sediment that holds water is called a(n) __________

• spring

• aquifer

• reservoir

• water table

True or False: Cold and Warm ocean water is carried around the world by currents

• True

• False

What causes the high and low tides of the ocean?

• the pull from the moon and the spinning of the Earth

• the wind blowing the water and pushing it forward

• the cruise ships docking at the port

• the movement of the ocean floor

Ocean water is more dense than fresh water at the same temperature because of _______.

• pressure

• the Coriolis effect

• upwelling

• salinity