Water and the Environment Quiz

What is the process called where water vapor turns into liquid water in the atmosphere?

• Evaporation

• Precipitation

• Condensation

• Transpiration

What term is used to describe a body of permeable rock which can contain or transmit groundwater?

• Watershed

• Aquifer

• Reservoir

• Estuary

What is the term for the process of removing salt from seawater to produce fresh water?

• Filtration

• Desalination

• Distillation

• Osmosis

Which four planets in our solar system are closest to the sun?

• Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars

• Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

• Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn

• Venus, Earth, Neptune, Pluto

How do human activities primarily affect the biosphere?

• By increasing biodiversity

• By promoting natural habitats

• By causing pollution and habitat destruction

• By having no significant impact

Oceans, Seas, Lakes & Rivers make up what aspect of our Earth

• Troposphere

• Lithosphere

• Atmosphere

• Hydrosphere

The outter most portion of our earths layers

• Lithosphere

• Mesosphere

• Hydrosphere

• Biospehre

The Biosphere is what?

• The hard outter crust of the Earth

• The molten magma that exists within the mantle

• The bodies of water that exist through the process of the water cycle on Earths surface

• Where living organisms thrive on Earths Surface

When 2 tectonic plates collide this creates what physical occurrence?

• Volcanic Eruptions

• Earthquakes

• Weather

• None of the Options

What is the process of rocks breaking down into smaller pieces due to weather, water, and chemical processes called?

• Volcanism

• Plate Tectonics

• Erosion

• Water Cycle