Chapter 7: Water on Earth TEST

The oceans cover about what percentage of Earth?

• 50%
• 75%

• 30%
• 85%

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What carries warm water toward the poles?

• Underground rivers
• Air currents
• Ocean currents
• Magnetic fields

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A liter of cold water with high salinity __________ than a liter of warm water with low salinity.

• is heavier

• takes up less volume

• is lighter
• takes up more volume

Which best describes rivers, streams, and lakes?

• surface salt water

• salty groundwater

• fresh groundwater

• surface fresh water

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How does an iceberg form?

• From the melting of glaciers
• When a large piece of ice breaks off a glacier or ice sheet.

• From the impact of a meteor
• From the eruption of a volcano

Water that fills spaces between particles of rock and soil is:

• groundwater
• earthwater
• underwater
• skywater

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What is the top level of groundwater in an aquifer called?

• Earth table
• Sky table
• Cloud table
• Water table

Which process below does not involve water vapor?

• Water vapor rises to form a cloud

• Groundwater flows into the ocean

• Snow turns into water vapor by sublimation

• Ocean water evaporates, leaving salt behind.

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Look at the picture of the water cycle.

Which arrow shows condensation?

• C

• A

• F

• B

• D

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Dew forms during which part of the water cycle?

• Transpiration
• Condensation
• Precipitation
• Evaporation

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