Hydrology Final Exam Review

What percentage of all water on Earth is salt water?

• 97.4%

• 85%

• 15%

• 2.6%

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What is condensation?

• Condensation is the process of water vapor cooling and condensing into clouds

• Condensation is the process of liquid water droplets heating up and turning into water vapor

• Condensation is the process of water falling from the sky

• Condensation is the process of water sinking into the ground

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What is evaporation?

• Evaporation is the process of liquid water droplets heating up and turning into water vapor

• Evaporation is the process of water vapor cooling and condensing into clouds

• Evaporation is the process of water falling from the sky

• Evaporation is the process of water sinking into the ground

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If you were walking from the beach into the ocean, what is the order of ocean floor features you would experience?

• Continental shelf, continental slope, and then continental rise

• Continental slope, continental rise, and then continental shelf

• Continental rise, continental shelf, and then continental slope

• Continental shelf, continental rise, and then continental slope

What is the difference between seamounts and volcanic islands?

• Seamounts are completely underwater and volcanic islands have peaks above water

• Seamounts have peaks above water and volcanic islands are completely underwater

• Seamounts are made up of igneous rocks and volcanic islands are made up of sedimentary rocks

• Seamounts are made up of sedimentary rocks and volcanic islands are made up of igneous rocks

What are two factors that affect density?

• Temperature and salinity

• Pressure and temperature

• Color and salinity

• Pressure and color

Which of the following would be the most dense?

• Cold Saltwater

• Warm Saltwater

• Cold Freshwater

• Warm Freshwater

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What do waves carry?

• Energy, not objects

• Rubber duckies

• Fish

• Objects, not energy

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What is an effect of currents?

• Currents carry water of different temperatures which affects the climate of an area

• Currents erode beaches

• Currents wash seashells and other objects onto the shore

• Currents cause wind

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What are tides caused by?

• The rotation of Earth and Earth’s gravity

• The movement of the plates on the ocean floor and shelf

• The gravitational pull and interaction of the Earth, Moon, and Sun

• Strong winds that blow over ocean waters for short periods of time

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