Hydrosphere

An area of land that drains into a body of water.

• mouth

• point-source pollution

• watershed

• headwaters

phase change from solid directly to a gas, like when water leaves glaciers to clouds

• Sublimation

• Transpiration

• Permeable

• Infiltration

What two elements make up water?

• Helium and oxygen

• Hydrogen and oxygen

• Oxygen and carbon

How much of the earth's water is freshwater?

• 50 %

• 3 %

• 97 %

• 93 %

What is the process by which water continually changes its form and circulates between ocean atmosphere and land is called as?

• Atmosphere cycle

• Changing cycle

• Water cycle

• rock cycle

The movements that occur in oceans can be broadly called

• Wave

• Circulation

• Water cycle

• None of this

The ability of a material to transmit water through interconnected pores is called

• capacity

• competence

• permeability

• porosity

What percentage of the Earth's surface is covered by the hydrosphere?

• A) 50%

• B) 71%

• C) 85%

• D) 90%

Which of the following is a major component of the hydrosphere?

• A) Mountains

• B) Deserts

• C) Oceans

• D) Forests

What is the primary source of energy that drives the water cycle within the hydrosphere?

• A) Wind

• B) Sun

• C) Moon

• D) Earth's core