HYDROLOGY 1 test questions

Use the information and pie graph to answer the question. The pie graph shows the percentages of water on Earth. A student claims that a large percentage of water on Earth is immediately available to drink. Which of the following questions can a student ask to determine if this is correct?

• Is 100% of the water on Earth immediately available to drink?

• Is 97% of the water on Earth immediately available to drink?

• Is 2% of the water on Earth immediately available to drink?

• Is 1% of the water on Earth immediately available to drink?

Use the information and pie graph to answer the question. The pie graph shows the percentages of water on Earth. A student claims that a large percentage of water on Earth is immediately available to drink. Which question BEST describes the portion of water in each location on the Earth's surface? You don't need the graph.

• Can 3% of the Earth's water only exist as ice caps and glaciers?

• Can 97% of the Earth's salt water only exist as water vapor and seas?

• Can 3% of the Earth's freshwater be found in ice caps, ground, lakes, swamps and rivers?

• Can 97% of the Earth's salt water be found in lakes, streams, seas, and oceans?

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Which questions can students MOST LIKELY ask to determine where water is located on the Earth's surface?

• is most of the Earth's freshwater found in the oceans?

• is most of the Earth's freshwater found in groundwater?

• is most of the Earth's global water available in the oceans?

• is most of the Earth's global water available on the surface?

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Where does most of the precipitation that falls back to Earth go?

• the ocean

• underground

• lakes and rivers

• glaciers

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A student takes a bottle of cold water from the refrigerator and leaves it on the counter. Ten minutes later, the student noticed there is now water on the outside of the bottle. What scientific phenomenon explains the water on the outside of the bottle?

• Condensation occurred because the temperature of the air nearest the bottle increased causing water droplets to form

• Condensation occurred because the temperature of the air nearest the bottle decreased causing the water droplets to form

• Evaporation occurred because the temperature of the air nearest the bottle increased causing the water droplets to form

• Evaporation occurred because the temperature of the air nearest the bottle decreased causing the water droplets to form

In science class, lab partners are designing an experiment that shows the important steps of the water cycle. For their experimental design, which of the following procedures could best be used to demonstrate the difference between condensation and evaporation?

• To show condensation, the lab partners must increase the temperature within the cycle; to show evaporation, they must decrease the temperature

• To show condensation, lab partners must decrease the temperature within the cycle; to show evaporation, they must increase the temperature

• To show condensation, the lab partners must maintain a constant temperature within the cycle; to show evaporation, they must increase the temperature

• To show condensation, the lab partners must maintain a constant temperature within the cycle; to show evaporation, they must decrease the temperature

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What is happening to the total amount of water on Earth?

• The amount of water on Earth is increasing because of the precipitation

• The amount of water on Earth is constantly changing due to the weather

• The amount of the water on Earth is decreasing because water is consumed and evaporated

• The amount of water on Earth stays fairly constant because what is evaporated comes back as precipitation

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What process in the water cycle involves forming clouds?

• evaporation because as water vapor gains energy it changes from a gas to a liquid

• evaporation because as water vapor loses energy it changes from a gas to a liquid

• condensation because as water vapor gains energy it changes from a gas to a liquid

• condensation because as water vapor loses energy it changes from a gas to a liquid

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Refer to the diagram above of a student's lab setup of the water cycle. In this experiment, the total amount of water inside the container is measured at the beginning and then again after a full cycle has occurred. Which of the following best predicts the outcome of the experiment and explains why?

• The beginning amount of water in the container would be less than the ending amount of water in the container because the water evaporated, decreasing the water level.

• The beginning amount of water in the container would be more than the ending amount of water in the container because the process of condensation increases the water level.

• The beginning and ending amounts of water in the container would be equal because the water that was evaporated increased the water level but then came back as precipitation which decreased the water level again.

• The beginning and ending amounts of water in the container would be equal because the water that was evaporated decreased the water level then came back as precipitation which increased the water levels again.

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Which of the following questions can best be answered by the data presented in the graph above?

• What are the types of seawater?

• Which "other" elements make up seawater?

• How does sea water differ from freshwater?

• Which two salt elements are the most abundant in seawater?