WorksheetsHydrosphere Review
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The water cycle is the:
a)
distribution of drinking water on Earth
b)
unending circulation of Earth's water supply
c)
the recycling of water after industrial use
d)
the evaporation of water from Earth's surface
2.
Plants release water into the atmosphere through a process called:
a)
evaporation
b)
transpiration
c)
infiltration
d)
precipitation
3.
Balance in the water cycle means that:
a)
the average annual precipitation equals the amount of water evaporated
b)
water that falls to Earth only enters oceans
c)
the amount of water that falls weighs the same as the amount that condenses in clouds
d)
water that evaporates from Earth's surface remains forever in the atmosphere
4.
What is the energy source for the water cycle?
a)
running water
b)
Earth's internal heat
c)
the Sun
d)
gravity
5.
A natural levee is:
a)
an erosional feature perpendicular to a stream
b)
a depositional feature perpendicular to a stream
c)
an erosional feature parallel to a stream
d)
a depositional feature parallel to a stream
6.
One traditional flood control method has been to attempt to keep the stream's flow within its channel by creating:
a)
meanders
b)
artificial levees
c)
artificial cutoffs
d)
flood control dams
7.
Groundwater is found underground in the zone of:
a)
aeration
b)
soil
c)
sediment
d)
saturation
8.
The percentage of the total volume of rock or sediment that consists of pore spaces is called:
a)
permeability
b)
an aquifer
c)
the zone of saturation
d)
porosity
9.
Which of the following is a measure of a material's ability to transmit fluids through interconnected pore spaces?
a)
capacity
b)
competence
c)
permeability
d)
porosity
10.
Springs form where:
a)
there is no water table
b)
flooding makes streams overflow their banks
c)
groundwater sinks into the soil
d)
the water table intersects the ground surface
11.
What is the salinity of seawater?
a)
15 ppt
b)
35 ppt
c)
55 ppt
d)
10 ppt
12.
What is the most abundant salt in the sea?
a)
calcium chloride
b)
magnesium chloride
c)
potassium chloride
d)
sodium chloride
13.
Which of the following is NOT a process that decreases the salinity of seawater?
a)
runoff from land
b)
icebergs melting
c)
precipitation
d)
evaporation
14.
The energy that drives surface ocean currents come from:
a)
salinity variations
b)
wind
c)
wave action
d)
the Sun
15.
Which process increases the salinity of water?
a)
runoff
b)
formation of sea ice
c)
precipitation
d)
melting of sea ice
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