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WorksheetsThe Water Planet
Total questions: 24
Worksheet time: 17mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The ______________ is the major divide that separates the different watersheds in the United States.
a)
North American
b)
Great
c)
Rocky Mountain
d)
Appalachian
2.
During which stage do clouds form?
a)
condensation
b)
evaporation
c)
precipitation
3.
Which stage does the #2 show in the diagram?
a)
condensation
b)
evaporation
c)
precipitation
d)
run off
4.
Which stage does the #3 show in the diagram?
a)
condensation
b)
evaporation
c)
precipitation
d)
run off
5.
what does the #4 show in the diagram?
a)
condensation
b)
evaporation
c)
precipitation
d)
run off
6.
Which stage does ground water try to return to the ocean or soak into the ground?
a)
condensation
b)
evaporation
c)
precipitation
d)
run off
7.
Which of these is an example of precipitation?
a)
snow
b)
air
c)
clouds
d)
vapor
8.
Snow, sleet, hail, and rain are all examples of ________________.
a)
evaporation
b)
condensation
c)
accumulation
d)
precipitation
9.
What is it called when plants give off water vapor as a waste product?
a)
condensation
b)
evaporation
c)
sublimation
d)
transpiration
10.
What is the name of a climate event that occurs every two to seven years in the Pacific Ocean.
a)
La Nina
b)
El Nina
c)
La Nino
d)
El Nino
11.
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
12.
Currents that are far beneath the surface
a)
deep ocean currents
b)
surface currents
c)
current
d)
global winds
13.
Where is most of the freshwater found on Earth?
a)
lakes
b)
glaciers
c)
oceans
d)
rivers
14.
What river feature does this picture show?
a)
Oxbow Lake
b)
Meander
c)
Estuary
d)
Tributary
15.
What does this image show?
a)
Headwaters
b)
Meander
c)
Levee
d)
River Mouth
16.
What does this image show?
a)
Meander
b)
Headwaters
c)
Delta
d)
Flood Plain
17.
What does this image show?
a)
Oxbow Lake
b)
Headwaters
c)
Runoff
d)
Delta
18.
Over time, nutrients build up causing a lake to slowly disappear. This process is known as ___________.
a)
Disappearing Lake Syndrom
b)
Transportation Lake Ideation
c)
Eutrophication
d)
Run-off
19.
As you descend through the ocean the water temperature ____________.
a)
increases
b)
decreases
c)
stays the same
20.
How do oceanographers map the bottom of the ocean floor
a)
radar
b)
robots
c)
sonar
d)
scuba divers and advanced scientific gear
21.
A long chain of mountains on the ocean floor where lava erupts forming new ocean floor is called.....
a)
continental shelf
b)
mid-ocean ridge
c)
continental slope
d)
seamount
22.
___________ is a volcanic mountain that is rising from the ocean floor but does not breach the surface.
a)
mid ocean ridge
b)
continental shelf
c)
continental slope
d)
seamount
23.
Warm water is more dense than cold water. This causes warm water in the ocean to rise and cold water to sink.
a)
True
b)
False
24.
An organisms ____________ is the place where it lives.
a)
watershed
b)
habitat
c)
body
d)
water cycle
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