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Unit 4: Water in Earth's Processes

Total questions: 62

Worksheet time: 31mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Where is most of Earth's water?
a)
Oceans
b)
Rivers
c)
Groundwater
d)
Glaciers
2.
What percentage of Earth is covered in water?
a)
97%
b)
3%
c)
71%
d)
29%
3.
Where is most of Earth's liquid freshwater?
a)
Glaciers
b)
Groundwater
c)
Oceans
d)
Atmosphere
4.
Where is most of Earth's freshwater?
a)
Glaciers
b)
Groundwater
c)
Oceans
d)
Atmosphere
5.
__________________ is the amount of salt dissolved in water.
a)
Density
b)
Water Cycle
c)
Conservation
d)
Salinity
6.
Denser objects ___________ while less dense objects ___________.
a)
Sink; Float
b)
Float; Sink
c)
Live; Die
d)
Die; Live
7.
True or False: Saltwater is denser than freshwater
a)
True
b)
False
8.
_______________ is the movement of water from the earth to the atmosphere and back again.
a)
Density
b)
Water Cycle
c)
Conservation
d)
Salinity
9.
Which of the following is not a way to conserve?
a)
Brushing your teeth with the faucet on
b)
Taking shorter showers
c)
Driving only when necessary
d)
Reusing plastic baggies
10.
What powers the water cycle?
a)
Water
b)
Sun
c)
Earth's Rotation
d)
People
11.
Where does collection occur?
a)
Ocean
b)
Groundwater
c)
Glaciers
d)
All of these
12.
True or false: Watering your lawn during the afternoon is a good way to conserve water.
a)
True
b)
False
13.
Which step in the water cycle must occur in order for clouds to exist?
a)
Evaporation
b)
Condensation
c)
Precipitation
d)
Transpiration
14.
Which ocean is letter A?
a)
Atlantic
b)
Pacific
c)
Indian
d)
Arctic
15.
Which ocean is letter B?
a)
Atlantic
b)
Pacific
c)
Indian
d)
Southern
16.
Which ocean is letter C?
a)
Atlantic
b)
Pacific
c)
Indian
d)
Southern
17.
For conserving water, when is the worst time to water your lawn?
a)
Morning
b)
Afternoon
c)
Evening
d)
Night
18.
What causes precipitation?
a)
Water gathering
b)
Getting hot
c)
Getting Cold
d)
Gravity
19.
______________________ is the process where water vapor turns back into a liquid.
a)
Evaporation
b)
Transpiration
c)
Condensation
d)
Precipitation
20.
What is number 5?
a)
Condensation
b)
Evaporation
c)
Collection
d)
Precipitation
21.
What is number 2?
a)
Evaporation
b)
Condensation
c)
Runoff
d)
Precipitation
22.
True or false: Which is denser? Saltwater or freshwater?
a)
Saltwater
b)
Freshwater
23.
True or false: Which is denser? Hot water or cold water?
a)
Hot water
b)
Cold water
24.
True or false: ocean water along the coast is saltier than the water in the center of the ocean.
a)
True
b)
False
25.
________________ is when water is release through leaves stomata.
a)
Evaporation
b)
Transpiration
c)
Condensation
d)
Infiltration
26.
_________ is water is filling the cracks and spaces between rocks under the Earth's surface
a)
Infiltration
b)
Groundwater
c)
Runoff
27.
Which section represents water?
a)
Blue
b)
Green
28.
Which section represents saltwater?
a)
Green
b)
Yellow
29.
What happens to the salinity of ocean water when a river pours into it?
a)
Gets higher
b)
Gets lower
c)
Stays the same
d)
Not enough
30.

What kind of climate would you expect in an area near a warm ocean ocean?

a)

More humid and cold

b)

Less humid and cold

c)

More humid and warm

d)

Less humid and warm

31.
How does a cold current impact the climate of a coastal city?
a)
It makes it colder
b)
It makes it warmer
c)
It does not have an impact
32.
True or false: Glaciers have a higher salinity than a lake.
a)
True
b)
False
33.

True or false: As water condenses, the molecules are losing energy and getting closer to one another.

a)

True

b)

False

34.

True or false: When an item has a higher density than its surroundings, it will sink.

a)

True

b)

False

35.

What causes surface currents?

a)

Wind

b)

Salinity

c)

Density

d)

The Moon

36.

What causes deep currents?

a)

Wind

b)

Waves

c)

Density

d)

The Moon

37.

What causes most waves?

a)

Moon

b)

Wind

c)

Meteors

d)

Earthquakes

38.

Which of the following is a potential cause of a tsunami?

a)

Earthquake

b)

Meteors

c)

Landslide

d)

All of these

39.

What is A?

a)

Crest

b)

Trough

c)

Wave Height

d)

Amplitude

40.

What is B?

a)

Crest

b)

Trough

c)

Wave Height

d)

Amplitude

41.

What is D?

a)

Crest

b)

Trough

c)

Wave Length

d)

Amplitude

42.

What is #4

a)

Crest

b)

Trough

c)

Wave Length

d)

Wave Height

43.

What is #2?

a)

Crest

b)

Trough

c)

Wave Length

d)

Wave Height

44.

True or false: Warm water is denser than cold water.

a)

True

b)

False

45.

True or false: Water with a higher salinity has a higher density.

a)

True

b)

False

46.

True or false: The temperature of the ocean usually decreases as you go deeper.

a)

True

b)

False

47.

How does the Gulf Stream impact coastal cities in Europe?

a)

Makes them hotter

b)

Makes them colder

c)

Makes them drier

d)

Does not impact them

48.

How does a cold current impact coastal cities?

a)

Makes it warmer

b)

Makes it colder

49.

True or false: The currents in the ocean separate the cold water from the warm water and do not let the waters mix

a)

True

b)

False

50.

What happens to the waves if the wind blows harder?

a)

Get bigger

b)

Get smaller

51.

What would speed up if the global temperatures rise?

a)

Evaporation

b)

Freezing

c)

Runoff

d)

Collection

52.

What percentage of earth's water is in the water cycle?

a)

29%

b)

71%

c)

97%

d)

100%

53.

What can change the density of water?

a)

Temperature and salinity

b)

Salinity and Hydrology

c)

Pressure and Hydrology

d)

You cannot change the density

54.

During which moon phases would you expect a spring tide?

a)

1st and 3rd Quarter

b)

All waxing phases

c)

New and Full moon

d)

All waxing phases

55.

What causes tides?

a)

Wind

b)

Sun

c)

Moon

d)

Both sun and moon

56.

True or false: The sun influences tides more than the moon.

a)

True

b)

False

57.

How much time would you expect between high tide and low tide?

a)

About 6 hours

b)

About 12 hours

c)

About 24 hours

d)

24 hours and 50 minutes

58.

Which tide occurs when the earth, moon, and sun are at 90degrees?

a)

Spring Tide

b)

Neap Tide

59.

Which tide would happen during this moon phase?

a)

Spring Tide

b)

Neap Tide

60.

How long does it take the earth to rotate and then catch back up to the moon?

a)

12 hours

b)

12 hours and 50 minutes

c)

24 hours

d)

24 hours and 50 minutes

61.

What makes currents curve?

a)

The Greenhouse Effect

b)

The Water Cycle

c)

The Coriolis Effect

d)

The Earth's Revolution

62.

What is it called when currents run into continents and then change direction?

a)

Continental Change

b)

Continental Deflection

c)

Continental Rise

d)

Continental Slope

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