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WorksheetsWater Intro Quiz
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 1hrs 20mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What part of the water cycle does this picture show?
a)
condensation
b)
precipitation
c)
evaporation
2.
Which of these is an example of precipitation?
a)
snow
b)
air
c)
clouds
d)
vapor
3.
Which is the opposite of condensation?
a)
runoff
b)
evaporation
c)
precipitation
d)
transpiration
4.
Which best explains why runoff is important?
a)
It returns water to other locations on Earth
b)
It increases the chance of flooding
c)
It makes evaporation occur faster
d)
It increases condensation
5.
What is it called when WATER is changes from a LIQUID to a WATER VAPOR [GAS]?
a)
EVAPORATION
b)
PRECIPITATION
c)
TRANSPIRATION
6.
What is it called when plants give off water vapor as a waste product?
a)
condensation
b)
evaporation
c)
sublimation
d)
transpiration
7.
What is the scientific word for rain?
a)
Rain
b)
precipitation
c)
sleet
d)
cloud
8.
The _________ is the gradually sloping end of a continent that extends under the ocean to 350 m deep.
a)
continental shelf
b)
trench
c)
seamount
d)
abbysal plain
9.
This image shows
a)
sea floor is spreading
b)
continental shelf
c)
continental slope
d)
sea mount
10.
Which structure extends from the outer edge of the continental shelf to the ocean floor?
a)
continental slope
b)
abyssal plain
c)
oceanic trench
d)
sea mount
11.
Label A
a)
continental slope
b)
continental shelf
c)
abyssal plain
d)
sea mount
12.
Label B
a)
continental slope
b)
continental shelf
c)
abyssal plain
d)
sea mount
13.
Label C
a)
continental slope
b)
continental shelf
c)
abyssal plain
d)
sea mount
14.
Label D
a)
continental slope
b)
continental shelf
c)
abyssal plain
d)
mid ocean ridge
15.
Label F
a)
continental slope
b)
continental shelf
c)
abyssal plain
d)
sea mount
16.
When we go to beach, we are allowed to go on ____________
a)
continental slope
b)
continental shelf
c)
abyssal plain
d)
sea mount
17.
What term is the measure of dissolved salts in water?
a)
Thermocline
b)
Salinity
c)
Saltiness
d)
Tides
18.
The higher the salt content in the ocean the ________ dense the water will be.
a)
less
b)
more
c)
nothing happens
19.
The supply of freshwater under the Earth's surface is known as
a)
watershed
b)
mouth
c)
headwaters
d)
groundwater
20.
The change of water from a vapor to a liquid.
a)
evaporation
b)
precipitation
c)
condensation
d)
transpiration
21.
The flow of water from land into a body of water.
a)
groundwater
b)
headwaters
c)
run-off
d)
infiltration
22.
What is A?
a)
Evaporation
b)
Condensation
c)
Precipitation
d)
Runoff
23.
What is B?
a)
Evaporation
b)
Condensation
c)
Precipitation
d)
Runoff
24.
What is C?
a)
Evaporation
b)
Condensation
c)
Precipitation
d)
Runoff
25.
What is D?
a)
Evaporation
b)
Condensation
c)
Precipitation
d)
Runoff
26.
Which represents the distribution of water on Earth?
a)
3% freshwater, 97% salt water
b)
97% freshwater, 3% salt water
c)
71% freshwater, 29% salt water
d)
29% freshwater, 71% salt water
27.
Approximately what percent of the Earth is covered by water?
a)
71%
b)
29%
c)
50%
d)
97%
28.
Which resource takes up 97% of the Hydrosphere?
a)
Oceans and Seas
b)
ice glaciers
c)
lakes
d)
atmosphere
29.
What powers the water cycle/
a)
running water
b)
the sun
c)
Earth's interior
d)
gravity
30.
Where is most of the fresh SURFACE water located on Earth?
a)
Underground
b)
Glaciers
c)
Oceans
d)
Lakes
31.
How much of the earth's water is freshwater?
a)
50 %
b)
3 %
c)
97 %
d)
93 %
32.
Aquifers store ____ water.
a)
ground
b)
lake
c)
ocean
d)
glacier
33.
Which BEST describes how the total amount of water present on Earth varies over time?
a)
The total amount of water decreases over time due to the process of evaporation.
b)
The total amount of water remains the same over time, but changes form due to the water cycle.
c)
The total amount of water increases over time due to the process of precipitation.
d)
The total amount of water both decreases and increases over time due to competing processes such as evaporation and precipitation.
34.
Which best describes runoff?
a)
Water that falls to Earth from clouds
b)
Water that evaporates into the atmosphere
c)
Water that evaporates from the ground
d)
Water that flows downhill to collect in bodies of water
35.
Which step in the water cycle returns water to the atmosphere?
a)
evaporation
b)
condensation
c)
precipitation
d)
saturation
36.
What is the most abundant element in Earth’s atmosphere?
a)
oxygen
b)
water vapor
c)
nitrogen
d)
carbon dioxide
37.
Which layer of the atmosphere has weather?
a)
Troposphere
b)
Stratosphere
c)
Mesosphere
d)
Thermosphere
38.
Which atmospheric layer has the highest temperature?
a)
Troposphere
b)
Stratosphere
c)
Mesosphere
d)
Thermosphere
39.
Which layer has the ozone layer?
a)
Troposphere
b)
Stratosphere
c)
Mesosphere
d)
Thermosphere
40.
From largest to smallest, the amounts of water on Earth are
a)
Liquid fresh water, solid fresh water, salt water.
b)
Salt water, liquid fresh water, groundwater.
c)
Salt water, solid fresh water, liquid fresh water.
d)
Groundwater, salt water, solid fresh water.
41.
Where weather occurs.
a)
stratosphere
b)
thermosphere
c)
troposphere
d)
mesosphere
42.
Where we live.
a)
stratosphere
b)
thermosphere
c)
troposphere
d)
mesosphere
43.
The coldest layer.
a)
troposphere
b)
thermosphere
c)
exosphere
d)
mesosphere
44.
The hottest layer.
a)
troposphere
b)
thermosphere
c)
exosphere
d)
mesosphere
45.
As you go higher in the troposphere, the temperature _______________.
a)
decreases
b)
increases
c)
stays the same
d)
gets very hot
46.
What is the function of the ozone layer?
a)
to allow UV rays to get to Earth
b)
to block UV rays from getting to Earth
c)
To keep oxygen in
d)
to allow meteors to get to Earth
47.
What percentage of our atmosphere is made up of other gases such as argon, water vapor, and carbon dioxide?
a)
1%
b)
21%
c)
78%
d)
90%
48.
What is H2O?
a)
Hydrogen
b)
Water
c)
Happy Oranges
d)
Nitrogen
49.
This gas makes up 78% of the atmosphere
a)
oxygen
b)
nitrogen
c)
ozone
d)
carbon dioxide
50.
This gas makes up 21% of the atmosphere
a)
ozone
b)
oxygen
c)
nitrogen
d)
water vapor
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