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WorksheetsUnit 2: water, waves, tides, & currents
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 32mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The cooling of water in the atmosphere changing gas to a liquid.
a)
precipitation
b)
condensation
c)
evaporation
d)
transpiration
2.
When liquid water warms enough to become steam or vapor, what is happening?
a)
evaporation
b)
sublimation
c)
condensation
d)
precipitation
3.
When water vapor cools to a liquid, what is happening?
a)
evaporation
b)
sublimation
c)
condensation
d)
precipitation
4.
Which is not a form of precipitation?
a)
rain
b)
hail
c)
snow
d)
morning dew
5.
Streams, rivers, and lakes are examples of...
a)
surface runoff
b)
ground water
c)
aquifers
d)
water tables
6.
About this much of Earth is covered in water...
a)
3%
b)
50%
c)
70%
d)
90%
7.
About this much of the water on Earth is freshwater...
a)
3%
b)
50%
c)
70%
d)
90%
8.
One of these is NOT runoff. Which one?
a)
a stream
b)
a lake
c)
a river
d)
a water table
9.
Surface water is found...
a)
on Earth's surface
b)
in the Earth
10.
What causes tides?
a)
gravity
b)
wind
c)
spring
d)
neap
11.
Tides are caused by
a)
strong winds that blow over ocean waters.
b)
the interaction of Earth, the moon and the sun.
c)
the shifting of the plates on the ocean floor.
d)
variations in the salinity of ocean water
12.
In general, tides occur...
a)
each hour
b)
2 times a day
c)
each month
d)
twice a month
13.
What type of tides would this arrangement of earth-moon-sun create?
a)
neap tide
b)
spring tide
c)
new moon tide
d)
full moon tide
14.
Wha type of tide would this arrangement of earth-moon-sun create?
a)
full moon tide
b)
new moon tide
c)
neap tide
d)
spring tide
15.
Which phase of the moon is represented in this diagram?
a)
new moon
b)
first quarter
c)
full moon
d)
last quarter/third quarter
16.
Currents that are far beneath the surface
a)
deep ocean currents
b)
surface currents
c)
current
d)
global winds
17.
How do surface ocean waves form?
a)
Wind blowing across the surface
b)
Time wind blows
c)
Strength of the wind
d)
Wind when blows upwards off the water
18.
Surface currents move because of trade winds and westerlies
a)
false
b)
true
19.
What is the name of the largest and most powerful surface current in the North Atlantic Ocean?
a)
Gulf of Mexico
b)
Pacific Steam
c)
Gulf Stream
d)
Atlantic Ocean steam
20.
What process brings the deep cold ocean currents up to the surface?
a)
Conduction
b)
Global Wind Patterns
c)
Convection Currents
d)
Temperature and salinity
21.
Two types of water currents are
a)
local and global
b)
sea and land
c)
surface and deep
d)
warm and cold
22.
The Coriolis Effect is caused by
a)
Earth revolving around the sun
b)
Earth rotating on its axis
c)
Rising and falling tides
d)
Pull of gravity
23.
Deep ocean currents are a result of
a)
Global Wind Patterns
b)
Earth's Rotation
c)
Density
d)
All of the above
24.
As you go deeper in the ocean, the water is warmer and less salty.
a)
True
b)
False
25.
Cold ocean currents generally come from
a)
The North Pole
b)
The South Pole
c)
The Equator
d)
Both A and B
26.
Temperature affects this greatly
a)
color
b)
density
c)
chlorine
d)
thermocline
27.
Ocean currents have an affect on which two things
a)
climate and weather
b)
temperature and density
c)
land and sea
d)
equator and poles
28.
Surface currents are a result of
a)
Global Wind Patterns
b)
Earth's Rotation
c)
Density
d)
All of the above
29.
Warm ocean currents generally come from
a)
The North Pole
b)
The South Pole
c)
The Equator
d)
Both A and B
30.
Which term best describes how the earth's atmosphere is heated?
a)
spirally
b)
unevenly
c)
circularly
d)
kinetically
31.
What causes wind to blow?
a)
Differences in longitude
b)
Shock waves from clouds
c)
Differences in air temperature and pressure
d)
The rotation of earth
32.
What causes warm air to rise?
a)
The fact that it's less dense than cold air
b)
The fact that it weighs more than cold air
c)
The fact that it has higher pressure than cold air
d)
The fact that it's more dense than cold air
33.
Wind always blow from an area of ____ pressure to an area of ____ pressure
a)
low; high
b)
high; low
34.
Cool air sinking causes and area of ____ pressure
a)
Low
b)
Medium
c)
High
35.
Energy for convection on the Earth comes from...
a)
The sun
b)
The moon
c)
Solar winds
d)
The ocean
36.
What season is letter A?
a)
Winter
b)
Summer
c)
Spring
d)
Fall
37.
When the Northern Hemisphere is pointing towards the sun, what season is the Southern Hemisphere?
a)
Winter
b)
Spring
c)
Fall
d)
Summer
38.
What are the reasons for the seasons?
a)
Earth's tilt and rotation.
b)
Earth's rotation and revolution.
c)
Earth's tilt and revolution.
d)
Earth's tilt and resolution
39.
The Earth's _______ is an imaginary line that goes from the North Pole to the South Pole.
a)
vernal equinox
b)
axis
c)
solar eclipse
d)
solar flare
40.
At position C, which hemisphere would have winter?
a)
Northern hemisphere
b)
Southern hemisphere
41.
There is less daylight in the winter.
a)
True
b)
False
42.
A severe storm which involves a funnel cloud forming over land is:
a)
hurricane
b)
tornado
c)
thunderstorm
d)
blizzard
43.
When a warm air mass and a cold air mass meet and neither can move the other, the result is a(n)
a)
occluded front
b)
warm front
c)
stationary front
d)
cold front
44.
When a rapidly moving cold air mass overtakes a slow-moving warm air mass, the result is a(n)
a)
cold front
b)
occluded front
c)
warm front
d)
stationary front
45.
This is the measurement of how much water vapor is in the air.
a)
wind
b)
humidity
c)
condensation
d)
air pressure
46.
What type of weather is most likely associated with low air pressure?
a)
windy
b)
cool
c)
rainy
d)
hot
47.
What type of climate is hot and rainy?
a)
savanna
b)
polar
c)
tropical
d)
temperate
48.
How many fronts are there?
a)
2
b)
6
c)
4
d)
0
49.
What part of the water cycle is shown in A?
a)
condensation
b)
transpiration
c)
evaporation
d)
precipitation
50.
What causes Day and Night on Earth?
a)
The rotation of the Earth
b)
Earth moving farther from and closer to the Sun
c)
The Revolution of Earth
d)
The Sun moving around Earth
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