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WorksheetsHydrology Part 1
Total questions: 33
Worksheet time: 20mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Clouds are formed by:
a)
cool air rising
b)
lightning
c)
water vapor condensing
d)
snow
2.
What percent of all water on earth is salt water?
a)
97%
b)
80%
c)
70%
d)
30%
3.
What percent of all water is freshwater?
a)
1%
b)
3%
c)
2%
d)
30%
4.
What happens to salinity as water depth INCREASES?
a)
It stays the same.
b)
It decreases.
c)
It increases.
5.
What percentage of all water is available for us to drink?
a)
30%
b)
3%
c)
2%
d)
1%
6.
The most abundant gas in Earth's atmosphere is:
a)
Oxygen
b)
Nitrogen
c)
Water Vapor
d)
Argon
7.
What atmospheric layer is closest to the ground?
a)
Mesosphere
b)
Trophosphere
c)
Stratosphere
d)
Thermosphere
8.
What atmospheric layer does our weather occur in?
a)
Thermosphere
b)
Mesosphere
c)
Trophosphere
d)
Stratosphere
9.
This gas makes up 21% of the atmosphere
a)
ozone
b)
oxygen
c)
nitrogen
d)
water vapor
10.
This is the coldest layer of the atmosphere.
a)
troposphere
b)
thermosphere
c)
mesosphere
d)
stratosphere
11.
This atmospheric layer is the hottest.
a)
troposphere
b)
mesosphere
c)
stratosphere
d)
thermosphere
12.
The lower part of the thermosphere is called the _________.
a)
Exosphere
b)
Ionosphere
c)
Ozonosphere
d)
Thermosphere
13.
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%
14.
Where is the altitude the greatest?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
15.
The layers of the atmosphere are classified according to changes in _________.
a)
altitude
b)
density
c)
composition
d)
temperature
16.
What part of the water cycle does this picture show?
a)
condensation
b)
precipitation
c)
evaporation
d)
runoff
17.
What part of the water cycle does the picture represent?
a)
Runoff
b)
Condensation
c)
Infiltration
d)
Evaporation
18.
What part of the water cycle does this picture represent?
a)
Infiltration
b)
Transpiration
c)
Runoff
d)
Precipitation
19.
Water is absorbed by the plant through the roots, and transpiration takes place as the water exits the ________.
a)
Leaves
b)
Roots
c)
Stem
20.
Transpiration is a type of ______.
a)
Liquidation
b)
Condensation
c)
Evaporation
21.
What is letter C pointing to?
a)
abyssal plain
b)
seamount
c)
mid-ocean ridge
d)
continental shelf
22.
Letter D is pointing to the...
a)
continental slope
b)
continental shelf
c)
trench
d)
mid-ocean ridge
23.
Letter A is pointing to the _______________________.
a)
Continental shelf
b)
Mid-ocean ridge
c)
Continental slope
d)
Trench
24.
_____________ is the measure of how salty the ocean's water is.
a)
salinity
b)
solution
c)
coral
d)
plankton
25.
Label F
a)
continental slope
b)
continental shelf
c)
abyssal plain
d)
sea mount
26.
What is a gently sloping, shallow area of the ocean floor that extends outward from the edge of the continent?
a)
continental shelf
b)
continental rise
c)
continental slope
d)
seamount
27.
What powers the water cycle?
a)
not_your_wifi
b)
Electricity (pick me!)
c)
Sun
28.
What would MOST LIKELY occur if there was no ozone present in the atmosphere?
a)
Drought
b)
Increase in skin cancer
c)
No radio communication
d)
Water and soil pollution
29.
This protects us from harmful UV rays from the sun
a)
Troposphere
b)
Stratosphere
c)
Greenhouse Effect
d)
Ozone Layer
30.
The phase change from water vapor to liquid water is known as
a)
evaporation
b)
precipitation
c)
condensation
d)
sublimation
31.
Identify this cloud type
a)
cirrus
b)
cumulus
c)
stratus
d)
cumulonimbus
32.
This is sometimes called a thunderhead cloud. It looks very tall like mountains and heavy rain/thunderstorms comes from it.
a)
Cumulus
b)
Cirrus
c)
Stratus
d)
Cumulonimbus
33.
How does evaporation happen?
a)
Water heating
b)
Water cooling
c)
When a liquid substance becomes a gas
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