Fresh & Ocean Water Test Review

Water the infiltrates the soil and is stored in the spaces between the sediment particles is referred to as

• groundwater

• water that is evaporated

• condensed water

• water as runoff

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What is the source for most of the water vapor that enters the atmosphere through evaporation?

• plants

• oceans

• land

• mountains

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Which part of the ocean would have the lowest salinity?

• in areas near the equator

• In areas where there is little rainfall

• in areas near melting glaciers

• in areas with the highest temperatures

Where is most of the Earth’s freshwater located?

• in rivers and streams

• in aquifers

• in the oceans

• in icecaps and glaciers

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A seamount is an underwater mountain that peaks at least 1000 meters above the ocean floor and does not reach the ocean’s surface. Which letter on the diagram most likely labels a seamount?

• E

• D

• G

• C

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Which is most likely represented by B?

• continental slope

• oceanic trench

• volcanic island

• abyssal plain

Ocean currents moving toward the poles are ____currents, while those moving toward the equator are ____ currents.

• cold, warm

• warm, cold

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Every year, the Moon’s distance from the Earth increases by about 3.8 cm. When the Moon comes to be a much greater distance from Earth, Earth’s oceans will experience

• less extreme tides than they do today

• tides that are similar as those found today

• more extreme tides than they do today

• tides that are not even noticeable

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What part of the water cycle does this picture show?

• condensation
• precipitation
• evaporation

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97% of Earth's water is __________ water.

• Fresh
• Salt