WorksheetsHydrology Unit Study Quizziz
Total questions: 60
Worksheet time: 36mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What causes ocean currents in the Northern Hemisphere to curve to the right?
a)
Earth's orbit around the Sun
b)
Earth's spinning on its axis
c)
Earth's magnetic field
d)
Earth's force of gravity
2.
Temperature and salinity variations in ocean water cause:
a)
Mid-ocean ridges
b)
Horizontal and vertical ocean currents
c)
Refraction of ocean waves
d)
Ebb and flow of the tides
3.
Upwelling is when deep ocean waters rise to the surface. Upwelling will occur if:
a)
The deep water is saltier than the shallower water
b)
The deep water is denser than the shallower water
c)
Wind blows the shallow water along the coast away from the coast
d)
Wind blows the shallow water along the coast towards the coast.
4.
The climate in cities that are close to a large body of water tends to be:
a)
Cooler in the summer and warmer in the winter than inland cities
b)
Cooler in the winter and warmer in the summer than inland cities
c)
Cooler in the winter and the summer than inland cities
d)
Warmer in the winter and the summer than inland cities
5.
Deep Ocean currents are a result of
a)
Global Wind Patterns
b)
Earth's Rotation
c)
Density
d)
All of the above
6.
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
7.
Due to the Coriolis Effect, water in the northern hemisphere moves
a)
clockwise
b)
counter clockwise
c)
both
d)
neither
8.
Warm ocean currents generally come from
a)
The North Pole
b)
The South Pole
c)
The Equator
d)
Both A and B
9.
Cold ocean currents generally come from
a)
The North Pole
b)
The South Pole
c)
The Equator
d)
Both A and B
10.
The California Current (west coast) carries _________ water from canada
a)
Cold
b)
Warm
c)
Freezing
d)
Fresh
11.
Two types of water currents are
a)
local and global
b)
sea and land
c)
surface and deep
d)
warm and cold
12.
A strong surface current that runs along the east coast of the United States and carries warm water to Europe.
a)
California Current
b)
Global Conveyor Belt
c)
Gulf Stream
d)
Surface Current
13.
Constantly moving system of deep-ocean circulation driven by temperature and salinity. It moves water around the globe.
a)
California Current
b)
Global Conveyor Belt
c)
Surface Currents
d)
Gulf Stream
14.
A horizontal movement of ocean water that is caused by wind and that occurs at or near the ocean's surface.
a)
Gulf Stream
b)
Global Conveyor Belt
c)
Surface Current
d)
Gyre
15.
The large, circular surface-current pattern found in each ocean.
a)
California Current
b)
Surface Current
c)
Gyre
d)
Global Conveyor Belt
16.
What process brings the deep cold ocean currents up to the surface?
a)
Conduction
b)
Global Wind Patterns
c)
Convection Currents
d)
Temperature and salinity
17.
Surface currents are a result of
a)
Global Wind Patterns
b)
Earth's Rotation
c)
Density
d)
All of the above
18.
What could happen if the water table lowers?
a)
There would be more precipitation.
b)
A lake could form in the valley.
c)
The river level could lower.
d)
Transpiration would stop.
19.
Suppose there is a drought in this area. The level of the river drops because of it.
What else could happen here?
What else could happen here?
a)
The river will immediately rise again.
b)
The water table will rise.
c)
The water table will fall.
d)
A new aquifer will form.
20.
What is the source of most surface water and groundwater?
a)
Snow
b)
Precipitation
c)
Run-off
d)
Wastewater
21.
Groundwater is _________ that enters a watershed and is absorbed into the soil.
a)
Snow
b)
Precipitation
c)
Run-off
d)
Saturated
22.
Lucas built a model to show the effect of human population growth on an aquifer that supplies water for a growing city. He placed a tub under a stream of water until the tub filled and began to overflow. Then he used a water pump to begin removing water from the tub. At first he pumped slowly, and the water still overflowed. Then he pumped harder until, eventually, the water level in the tub began to go down. What is represented by the tub in this model?
a)
The containment of the water in an underground area
b)
The water that enters the aquifer due to precipitation and runoff
c)
The amount of water that flows out of the aquifer as natural springs
d)
The amount of water from the aquifer that is used by the city
23.
Able to allow water to pass through
a)
Permeability
b)
Runoff
c)
Pores
d)
Permeable
24.
Water that stands or flows across the Earth’s surface.
a)
Groundwater
b)
Surface water
c)
Runoff
d)
Divide
25.
Open spaces between soil particles that allow water to pass through
a)
Aquifer
b)
Well
c)
Pores
d)
Spores
26.
The area that is drained by a river and all the streams that empty into it
a)
Water table
b)
Divide
c)
Watershed
d)
Delta
27.
The boundary between the zone of aeration and the zone of saturation is called the...
a)
well
b)
recharge zone
c)
the water table
d)
watershed
28.
Which of the following has the lowest porosity?
a)
Clay
b)
Silt
c)
Gravel
d)
Sand
29.
The ___________________ the grain size, the faster the water will move through the soil.
a)
more mixed
b)
smaller
c)
larger
30.
The following is an example of...
a)
a confined aquifer
b)
an unconfined aquifer
31.
A hole dug into an aquifer to reach groundwater is called...
a)
an aquitard/aquiclude
b)
a well
c)
a recharge zone
d)
a water table
32.
Water stored below the Earth's surface is called:
a)
Groundwater
b)
Bogs
c)
Water in the ground
33.
When water soaks the ground it becomes groundwater through what process?
a)
Runoff
b)
Infiltration
c)
Transpiration
34.
What is an underground layer of rock or soil filled with water called?
a)
Aquifer
b)
Spring
c)
Well
d)
Reservoir
35.
What is a place where groundwater seeps out of the ground called?
a)
Well
b)
Reservoir
c)
Aquifer
d)
Spring
36.
What are sources of water pollution?
a)
Precipitation as Acid rain
b)
Runoff water & Groundwater
c)
Industry & Household waste
d)
All of these
37.
What do we call the land area that supplies water to a river system?
a)
runoff
b)
recharge
c)
watershed
d)
valley
38.
What do we call water that flows over the ground surface rather than soaking in?
a)
runoff
b)
discharge
c)
recharge
d)
tributary
39.
A well in which groundwater rises because of pressure is called a(n)
a)
spring well
b)
geyser well
c)
artesian well
d)
cry well
40.
Which well(s) end(s) in a saturated zone?
a)
1 and 2
b)
1 only
c)
4 and 5
d)
1,3 and 5
41.
Which types of aquifers are in the most danger of becoming contaminated by pollutants?
a)
aquifers confined by a permeable layer
b)
unconfined aquifers
42.
Water from precipitation soaks down through permeable rock and soil layers. These layers contain air as well as water, so they are not saturated, or filled, with water. This top layer is thus called the
a)
unsaturated zone
b)
saturated zone
43.
At some depth, the water reaches a level where the pores in the ground are saturated with water, called the
a)
saturated zone
b)
unsaturated zone
44.
An underground layer of rock or sediment that holds water?
a)
Reservoir
b)
Aquifer
c)
Groundwater
d)
Watershed
45.
The mountain ridge shown in this picture would be this part of a watershed (drainage basin).
a)
aquifer
b)
divide
c)
water table
d)
zone of aeration
46.
When water, ice, or snow falls from clouds to the earth, that is
a)
evaporation
b)
condensation
c)
transpiration
d)
precipitation
47.
When water vapor turns to liquid, clinging to either dust particles or cold surfaces, that is
a)
evaporation
b)
condensation
c)
transpiration
d)
precipitation
48.
When water in the leaves of plants becomes water vapor in the atmosphere, that is called
a)
condensation
b)
evaporation
c)
precipitation
d)
transpiration
49.
When water goes from liquid at Earth's surface to vapor in Earth's atmosphere, that is called
a)
condensation
b)
precipitation
c)
evaporation
d)
transpiration
50.
Which location would allow the least amount of water to be absorbed into the ground?
a)
a grassy terrain
b)
a sandy beach
c)
a forest
d)
a mountain
51.
The land around these rivers is known as the ________________.
a)
tributary
b)
divide
c)
water system
d)
watershed
52.
In what area would you most likely find a divide?
a)
a valley
b)
a plain
c)
a mountain
d)
a hill
53.
Which order correctly completes the water cycle shown below?
a)
precipitation, evaporation, absorption
b)
evaporation, absorption, precipitation
c)
evaporation, precipitation, absorption
d)
precipitation, absorption, evaporation
54.
What is the lowest base level possible for any stream?
a)
the point where it joins another stream
b)
the point where it reaches sea level
c)
the point where it enters a broad valley
d)
the point where it originates in the mountains
55.
What is the power behind the water cycle?
a)
gravity
b)
the Sun
c)
evaporation
d)
condensation
56.
The three ways in which a stream carries its load are in solution, suspension, and ____________.
a)
stream velocity
b)
stream channel
c)
bed load
d)
channel capacity
57.
Which of the following is the formula for discharge?
a)
discharge = width x depth x velocity
b)
discharge = stream load x depth x velocity
c)
discharge = stream load x friction x velocity
d)
discharge = width x depth x velocity x friction
58.
Which of the following statements is true about the development of a stream?
a)
a stream's slope increases as it approaches base level
b)
water along the sides and bottom of the channel flows more rapidly
c)
deposition is greater in the outside curve of a meander
d)
the velocity of water is greater along the outside of a meander curve
59.
V-shaped channels like the Grand Canyon are formed by ____________.
a)
a sudden decrease in stream gradient
b)
stream downcutting
c)
streams overflowing their banks
d)
streams capturing another stream
60.
A blocked-off meander eventually becomes ___________.
a)
part of the stream again
b)
rejuvenated
c)
an oxbow lake
d)
an alluvial fan
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