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WorksheetsThe Hydrosphere
Total questions: 36
Worksheet time: 24mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Another name for fossil water is
a)
bottled water
b)
artesian well
c)
water from a dinosaur
d)
aquifer
2.
An example of something dissolving would be
a)
butter being heated
b)
sugar in tea
c)
ice in water
d)
crayons in a box
3.
The process when liquid water from earth's surface changes to water vapor.
a)
condensation
b)
evaporation
c)
precipitation
d)
runoff
4.
How much of the earth's water is freshwater?
a)
50 %
b)
3 %
c)
97 %
d)
93 %
5.
Which best describes most of Earth's water?
a)
Freshwater
b)
Saltwater
c)
Drinking Water
6.
Which of these contain most of Earth’s water?
a)
Ocean
b)
Rivers
c)
Lakes
d)
Glaciers
7.
What part of the water cycle can carry pollutants from your yard to streams and rivers?
a)
evaporation
b)
runoff
c)
precipitation
d)
condensation
8.
Where is most of Earth's freshwater located?
a)
Oceans
b)
Rivers
c)
Lakes
d)
Frozen in Glaciers
9.
_______ is the universal solvent because it dissolves most substances.
a)
Oxygen
b)
Water
c)
Salt
d)
Gatorade
10.
Which is a measure of the dissolved solids/salt in saltwater?
a)
density
b)
salinity
c)
thermocline
d)
temperature
11.
Which is a measure of the dissolved salt in saltwater?
a)
density
b)
salinity
c)
solvent
d)
temperature
12.
Sightly salty, as is the mixture of river water and seawater in estuaries
a)
Food Web
b)
Plankton
c)
Benthos
d)
Brackish
13.
What follows evaporation during the water cycle? How does this occur?
a)
Water evaporates into water vapor
b)
Water vapor condenses and forms a cloud
c)
Water precipitates to the ground
d)
Water runs down into the hydrosphere
14.
After precipitation occurs, water that does not run off into surface water can be stored as _______?
a)
Ground Water
b)
Evaporation
c)
Condensation
d)
Snow
15.
Look at the picture. What is A?
a)
Evaporation
b)
Condensation
c)
Precipitation
d)
Runoff
16.
Look at the picture. What is B?
a)
Evaporation
b)
Condensation
c)
Precipitation
d)
Runoff
17.
The clouds are formed because of
a)
surface water
b)
evaporation
c)
condensation
d)
precipitation
18.
When plants release excess water it is called
a)
evaporation
b)
transpiration
c)
condensation
d)
water cycle
19.
Water vapor is invisible until it
a)
condenses
b)
evaporates
c)
transpires
20.
One of the main reasons an estuary is important is because it
a)
contains an aquifer
b)
is a good source of drinking water
c)
filters polution
21.
Currents help moderate the temperature of the ocean by
a)
moving warm water toward cold water
b)
melting iceburgs
c)
absorbing sunlight
22.
Water is a ____________, which means that it can dissolve many other substances.
a)
solution
b)
solvent
c)
salinity
d)
mixture
23.
Which direction do ocean currents travel in the Northern Hemisphere?
a)
clockwise
b)
counterclockwise
24.
The change of a gas to a liquid
a)
transpiration
b)
evaporation
c)
precipitation
d)
condensation
25.
A water molecule is composed of
a)
one hydrogen atom and two oxygen atoms
b)
one helium atom and two oxygen atoms
c)
one oxygen atom and two hydrogen atoms
d)
one oxygen atoms and two helium atoms
26.
The supply of freshwater under the Earth's surface.
a)
watershed
b)
glacier
c)
headwaters
d)
groundwater
27.
Where is most of the freshwater found on Earth?
a)
lakes
b)
glaciers
c)
oceans
d)
rivers
28.
An area of land that drains into a body of water.
a)
mouth
b)
point-source pollution
c)
watershed
d)
headwaters
29.
Most of the energy that drives the water cycle comes from the
a)
Earth's core
b)
Equator
c)
Sun
d)
Earth's oceans
30.
The change of water from a liquid to a gas.
a)
evaporation
b)
precipitation
c)
condensation
d)
transpiration
31.
Any type of moisture that falls to the Earth.
a)
evaporation
b)
precipitation
c)
condensation
d)
transpiration
32.
The release of moisture by living plants.
a)
evaporation
b)
precipitation
c)
condensation
d)
transpiration
33.
The change of water from a vapor to a liquid.
a)
evaporation
b)
precipitation
c)
condensation
d)
transpiration
34.
Water that fills the cracks and spaces in underground soil and rock layers
a)
aquifer
b)
groundwater
c)
condensation
d)
ocean
35.
The cycle through which water in the hydrosphere moves; includes such processes as evaporation, condensation, and precipitation.
a)
Rock Cycle
b)
Circulatory System
c)
Bicycle
d)
Water Cycle
36.
Which of the following statements is true?
a)
Water is less dense as a liquid than as a solid.
b)
Water is less dense as a solid than as a liquid
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