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Land and Water Review

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Water droplets combine around a particle of dust, become heavier than air and fall to the Earth.

a)

Condensation

b)

Evaporation

c)

Transpiration

d)

Precipitation

e)

Ground Water

2.

Water that runs off the land into creeks, streams, lakes and oceans.

a)

Precipitation

b)

Runoff

c)

Condensation

d)

Evaporation

e)

Transpiration

3.

The change of water from a liquid to a gas, which requires additional energy.

a)

Transpiration

b)

Ground Water

c)

Evaporation

d)

Precipitation

e)

Condensation

4.

After rounding to the nearest whole percent, about how much saltwater is there on earth?

a)

97%

b)

75%

c)

90%

d)

3%

5.

Models are __________________ the real thing. (Which answer is not true)

a)

reproductions of complex things and are almost like

b)

easier to study in a classroom than

c)

exactly like

d)

a smaller version

6.

Which of the following is NOT a property of soil?

a)

Particle Size

b)

Soil Texture

c)

Deposition

d)

Soil Coloration

7.

The average human uses about ________ gallons of water per day?

a)

10

b)

90

c)

200

d)

630

8.

When you stir the 4 types soil in your cup, what type of soil will settle to the bottom last?

a)

Clay

b)

Gravel

c)

Sand

d)

Humus

9.

When you stir the 4 types of soil in a cup, what type of soil settled to the bottom first?

a)

Clay

b)

Gravel

c)

Sand

d)

Humus

10.

What do we call the place where water is stored underground?

a)

Deposition

b)

Well

c)

Aquifer

d)

Surface Water

11.

Fresh water that comes from lakes and streams is called ________________________.

a)

Surface Water

b)

Precipiation

c)

Transpiration

d)

Ground Water

12.

What type of soil is made up of organic materials such as roots, leaves and bark?

a)

Clay

b)

Gravel

c)

Sand

d)

Humus

13.

Where are soils more likely to be deposited in a river system?

a)

In the middle of the river.

b)

Floating along the river.

c)

On the outside bend along the river.

d)

On the inside bend along the river.

14.

What do we call a scientist who studies the Earth's landforms?

a)

Archeologist

b)

Geologist

c)

Oceanographer

d)

Volcanologist

15.

What do we call smaller bodies of water that flow into larger bodies of water?

a)

Erosion

b)

Deposition

c)

Tributaries

d)

Weathering

16.

What do we call the process by which rocks break down into various earth materials, including soil?

a)

Erosion

b)

Deposition

c)

Tributaries

d)

Weathering

17.

The part of the Earth's surface that is made up of rock and soil.

a)

Land

b)

Soil

c)

Rock

d)

Water

18.

The wearing away and movement of weathered materials, including soil.

a)

Erosion

b)

Tributaries

c)

Deposition

d)

Weathering

19.

True or False: Water molecules that are in the air as gas molecules are called water vapors.

a)

True

b)

False

20.

What do we call an origin of a stream or river?

a)

Current

b)

Stream Source

c)

Deposits

d)

River

21.

Small particles deposited in a stream or river, often found on the inside bend.

a)

Current

b)

Silt

c)

Stream Source

d)

River

22.

A large natural stream of water.

a)

River

b)

Stream

c)

Ocean

d)

Gulf

23.

An instrument shaped like a cylinder, used for measuring liquids.

a)

Beaker

b)

Cup

c)

Graduated Cylinder

d)

Bucket

24.

Composed of very small particles of minerals.

a)

Clay

b)

Sand

c)

Gravel

d)

Humus

25.

A natural body of flowing water on the surface of the Earth.

a)

Ocean

b)

Lake

c)

Gulf

d)

Stream

26.

The passage of watery vapor from a living body such as a leaf.

a)

Condensation

b)

Evaporation

c)

Transpiration

d)

Precipitation

e)

Ground Water