Where does most of the water evaporation on Earth come from?

• transpiring plants

• rivers

• oceans

• surface lakes

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Herman wants to make a list of things included in the hydrosphere. Which of the following should he add to his list?

• mountains

• oceans

• ozone

• trees

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Where is most of the Earth's freshwater located?

• in the ocean

• in icecaps and glaciers

• in rivers and streams

• in aquifers

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Why are oceans a major part of the water cycle?

• because they are large bodies of salt water that easily

  evaporate salt into the air

• because they are large bodies of salt water that fresh water can be evaporated from

• because the salt water condenses easily to become a gas

  in the air

• because the salt water runs off onto land to fill lakes and

  streams

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Which part of the ocean would have the lowest salinity?

• in areas near melting glaciers

• in areas where there is little rainfall

• in areas near the equator

• in areas with the highest temperatures

The following shows an image of Earth from space.Which best describes why Earth is often called the "Blue Planet"?

• Most of Earth is covered in water causing it to appear blue from space.

• Most of Earth is covered in land causing it to appear blue from space

• The blue from Earth's sky causes it to appear blue from space.

• The blue color in space causes it to appear blue.

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The picture below shows the polar ice caps in the Arctic sea.What will happen to the ice caps if the Sun's energy gets stronger?

• The ice will become much colder, causing clouds to form less rainfall

• The ice will become water, then the water will become vapor.

• The ice will become much harder, causing clouds to form more rainfall.

• The ice will become vapor, then the vapor will become water.

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The diagram shows a cross section of the topography of the ocean floor.A seamount is an underwater mountain that peaks at least 1,000 meters above the ocean floor and does not reach the ocean's surface. Which letter on the diagram most likely labels a seamount?

• v

• w

• x

• y

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What ocean connects to the Gulf of Mexico?

• Arctic

• Indian

• Atlantic

• Pacific

Which of the following characteristics alters the density of ocean water?

• temperature and wave speed

• salinity and temperature

• wave speed and wave size

• wave size and salinity