ESS.8.2.1 - Modeling the Hydrosphere

What is the process called when water changes from a liquid to a gas?

• Evaporation

• Infiltration

• Precipitation

• Condensation

Which of the following is a critical freshwater source stored beneath Earth's surface?

• Brackish Water

• Groundwater

• Urban Runoff

• Saltwater

What is the term for water that has a mix of saltwater and freshwater?

• Groundwater

• Brackish Water

• Saltwater

• Freshwater

Which process involves the removal of salt from seawater to produce freshwater?

• Evaporation

• Condensation

• Desalination

• Eutrophication

What is the term for a smaller stream or river that flows into a larger one?

• Estuary

• Floodplain

• Tributary

• Delta

Which landform is created at the mouth of a river where it deposits sediment?

• Delta

• Mangrove

• Aquifer

• Watershed

What is the term for the introduction of nutrients into estuaries leading to algal blooms?

• Water Scarcity

• Nutrient Loading

• Pollution

• Sustainable Water Management

Which area is described as a flat area near a river that floods periodically?

• Delta

• Estuary

• River Basin

• Floodplain

L4: The Earth system that consists of all the liquid and frozen water is the​ (a)  

• hydrosphere
• geosphere
• biosphere
• atmosphere

The picture shows the part of the water cycle known as (a)   .

• condensation
• precipitation
• evaporation