Earth Science final exam practice 23-24

1) Where is the majority of Earth’s water found?

• In rivers
• In groundwater
• In oceans
• In the atmosphere

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2) The unique qualities of water that make it critical to the functioning of Earth’s systems include

• the fact that frozen water is denser than liquid water.
• water’s ability to store large quantities of heat.
• the fact that water exists on Earth’s surface only in liquid form.
• its presence primarily as freshwater on Earth’s surface.

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3) During an average day, the average volume of water used per person in the U.S. (including indirect use) is closest to

• 5 gallons
• 10 gallons
• 100 gallons
• 1,000 gallons

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4) Water is temporarily stored in:

• Oceans
• Atmosphere
• Living things
• All of the above

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5) Which of the following is NOT a property of water?

• It exists on Earth’s surface in three states of matter - solid, liquid, and gas.
• It has a low specific heat relative to other common materials.
• It is transparent.
• It increases its volume (expands) when it freezes.

6) Ice cubes and icebergs float in water because water

• is found on Earth’s surface in three states of matter - solid, liquid, and gas.
• has a low specific heat relative to other common materials.
• is transparent.
• Increases its volume (expands) when it freezes.

7) Freshwater that is readily accessible for human use makes up what % of the hydrosphere?

• 100%
• 97.5%
• 2.5%
• Less than 1%

8) Which factor most likely causes two cities at the same elevation and latitude to have different yearly average temperature ranges

• rotation of Earth
• duration of sunlight
• distance from a large body of water
• the rain-shadow effect

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9) Which is not a factor that determines a climate?

• longitude
• prevailing winds
• latitude
• nearby bodies of water

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10) Similar climates are often found:

• along the same, or very similar, longitude lines
• along the same, or very similar, latitude lines
• in the middle of all continents
• next to oceans

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