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Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 58mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is water vapor?
a)
Water on the land (geosphere)
b)
Water in the air (atmosphere)
c)
Water in plants
d)
Water in the water (hydrosphere)
2.
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
3.
Where does evaporation begin?
a)
Hydosphere
b)
Geosphere
c)
Lithosphere
d)
Atmosphere
4.
Where does condensation occur (forming the clouds)?
a)
Hydosphere
b)
Geosphere
c)
Lithosphere
d)
Atmosphere
5.
After precipitation occurs, water that does not run off into the hydrosphere can be stored as _______?
a)
Ground Water
b)
Evaporation
c)
Condensation
d)
Snow
6.
What is B?
a)
Evaporation
b)
Condensation
c)
Precipitation
d)
Runoff
7.
What is A?
a)
Evaporation
b)
Condensation
c)
Precipitation
d)
Runoff
8.
What is C?
a)
Evaporation
b)
Condensation
c)
Precipitation
d)
Runoff
9.
What is D?
a)
Evaporation
b)
Condensation
c)
Precipitation
d)
Runoff
10.
Oceans, lakes, rivers, ponds,etc. have water that has fallen.
a)
Contraction
b)
Groundwater
c)
Collection
d)
Runoff
Precipitation
Precipitation
11.
The process by which water on the ground surface enters the soil.
a)
Precipitation
b)
Transpiration
Meteorology
Meteorology
c)
Runoff
Climate
Climate
d)
Infiltration
12.
Where water drains from the surface of the Earth to rivers, lakes, etc.
a)
Evaporation
b)
Runoff
c)
Gravity
Cycle
Cycle
d)
Rapid
13.
What process causes clouds to form?
a)
precipitation
b)
evaporation
c)
condensation
d)
transpiration
14.
What percent of the world's water does the ocean contain?
a)
97%
b)
96%
c)
98%
d)
99%
15.
What is the name of the aquifer found from Nebraska to Texas?
a)
Owesome Aquifer
b)
Ogallala Aquifer
c)
Oggle Aquifer
d)
OGallagher Aquifer
16.
Which layer in our atmosphere is closest to Earth - where our weather occurs?
a)
Troposphere
b)
Mesosphere
c)
Exosphere
d)
Trexosphere
17.
What are the THREE states of matter (or water in our current unit)?
a)
Liquid, Steam, Ice
b)
Liquid, Solid,
c)
Gas, Liquid, Solid
d)
Gas, Water, Ice
Infiltration
Infiltration
18.
What "Water Supply Location" has 2% of the available water on earth?
a)
rivers
b)
glaciers & ice caps
c)
aquifers
d)
lakes
19.
Water trapped in glaciers and ice caps can be millions of years old?
a)
True
b)
False
20.
What is it called when plants give off water vapor as a waste product?
a)
condensation
b)
evaporation
c)
sublimation
d)
transpiration
21.
What percentage of Earth’s water is freshwater?
a)
75%
b)
3%
c)
1%
d)
97%
22.
What source of energy evaporates the most water from Earth’s surface?
a)
volcanoes
b)
the sun
c)
lightning
d)
wind
23.
What is water doing when it is changed to water vapor?
a)
evaporating
b)
condensing
c)
precipitating
d)
runoff
24.
What is the process of water droplets or ice crystals falling from the sky?
a)
evaporating
b)
condensing
c)
precipitating
d)
runoff
25.
What is water that flows in rivers and streams into the oceans and lakes?
a)
evaporating
b)
condensing
c)
precipitating
d)
runoff
26.
What is water vapor?
a)
Water on the land (geosphere)
b)
Water in the air (atmosphere)
c)
Water in plants
d)
Water in the water (hydrosphere)
27.
Water pollution that comes from many sources is considered...
a)
point source pollution
b)
nonpoint source pollution
c)
thermal pollution
d)
ocean pollution
28.
Fertilizer, sewage, and animal feces can wash in to water, leading to...
a)
thermal pollution
b)
artificial eutrophication
c)
desalination
d)
biomagnification
29.
Water pollution that comes from a single source is considered...
a)
point source pollution
b)
nonpoint source pollution
c)
thermal pollution
d)
ocean pollution
30.
97% of the water on earth is _________, making it undrinkable for humans.
a)
fresh water
b)
ground water
c)
salt water
d)
surface water
31.
Which of the following is a way to save water?
a)
Water the lawn at high noon
b)
washing half loads of dishes
c)
taking shorter showers
d)
running the water while brushing your teeth
32.
The difference between a point source and a nonpoint source of water pollution is...
a)
a nonpoint source is easily identifiable
b)
point sources can be targeted for reduction
c)
nonpoint sources tend to be factory outputs
d)
point sources tend to be agricultural in nature
33.
Bacteria are beneficial to wastewater treatment because
a)
they naturally break down organic matter
b)
they help solid material to settle out of the wastewater
c)
the nutrients produced are beneficial to the treated water
d)
they aren't beneficial
34.
Phosphates and nitrogen are common components of fertilizer. Why is the runoff of fertilizer a water pollutant?
a)
Excess nutrients such as phosphate and nitrogen contribute to eutrophication.
b)
Phospates and nitrogen are toxic to aqutic organisms.
c)
Phosphates and nitrogen cause an increase in the water temperature.
d)
Phosphates and nitrogen aren't pollutants.
35.
An artificial lake used to store water, control flooding and provide recreation.
a)
groundwater
b)
watershed
c)
reservoir
d)
surface water
36.
__________________ is fresh water on Earth’s land surface and is found in lakes, rivers, streams, and wetlands.
a)
Ground water
b)
Surface water
c)
An aquifer
d)
A watershed
37.
The area of land that is drained by a river is known as
a)
Ground water.
b)
Surface water.
c)
An aquifer.
d)
watershed.
38.
Which of the following is NOT a benefit of dams and water diversion projects?
a)
flood control
b)
drinking water
c)
electric power generation
d)
displacing unwanted people
39.
______________ can occur when power plants and other industries use water in their cooling systems and then discharge the warm water into a lake or river.
a)
Inorganic chemical pollution
b)
thermal pollution
c)
heavy metal pollution
d)
introduction of pathogens
40.
Which act allows us to fish and swim in clean surface water?
a)
1972 Clean Water Act
b)
1975 Safe Drinking Water Act
c)
1987 Water Quality Act
41.
___________________ washes agricultural wastes, including animal wastes, fertilizers, and pesticides, into bodies of water, causing algae to grow.
a)
Runoff
b)
Peak flow
c)
Groundwater
d)
Municipal sewage
42.
Which would have warmer land?
a)
Land at A
b)
Land at B
c)
Same temperature for A and B
43.
Why is land at A warmer than land at B?
a)
The surface current comes from the equator
b)
The surface current comes from the poles
44.
Surface currents distribute heat from the equator to the poles
a)
True
b)
False
45.
Surface currents are a result of
a)
Global Wind Patterns
b)
Earth's Revolution
c)
Salt
d)
All choices
46.
The Gulf stream carries _____________ water from the east coast of The United States to the West coast of Europe.
a)
Cold
b)
Warm
c)
Freezing
d)
Fresh
47.
Cold ocean currents generally come from
a)
The North Pole
b)
The South Pole
c)
The Equator
d)
Both the north and south pole
48.
What process brings the deep cold ocean currents up to the surface?
a)
Conduction
b)
Global Wind Patterns
c)
Upwelling
d)
Temperature and salinity
49.
Deep-ocean currents are driven by
a)
differences in soil
b)
differences in the water’s density,
c)
differences in nutrients
d)
None of the Above
50.
In addition to salinity, what factor affects the density of seawater?
a)
depth
b)
latitude
c)
temperature
d)
salt content
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