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WorksheetsLand and Water Review
Total questions: 26
Worksheet time: 26mins
Water droplets combine around a particle of dust, become heavier than air and fall to the Earth.
Condensation
Evaporation
Transpiration
Precipitation
Ground Water
Water that runs off the land into creeks, streams, lakes and oceans.
Precipitation
Runoff
Condensation
Evaporation
Transpiration
The change of water from a liquid to a gas, which requires additional energy.
Transpiration
Ground Water
Evaporation
Precipitation
Condensation
After rounding to the nearest whole percent, about how much saltwater is there on earth?
97%
75%
90%
3%
Models are __________________ the real thing. (Which answer is not true)
reproductions of complex things and are almost like
easier to study in a classroom than
exactly like
a smaller version
Which of the following is NOT a property of soil?
Particle Size
Soil Texture
Deposition
Soil Coloration
The average human uses about ________ gallons of water per day?
10
90
200
630
When you stir the 4 types soil in your cup, what type of soil will settle to the bottom last?
Clay
Gravel
Sand
Humus
When you stir the 4 types of soil in a cup, what type of soil settled to the bottom first?
Clay
Gravel
Sand
Humus
What do we call the place where water is stored underground?
Deposition
Well
Aquifer
Surface Water
Fresh water that comes from lakes and streams is called ________________________.
Surface Water
Precipiation
Transpiration
Ground Water
What type of soil is made up of organic materials such as roots, leaves and bark?
Clay
Gravel
Sand
Humus
Where are soils more likely to be deposited in a river system?
In the middle of the river.
Floating along the river.
On the outside bend along the river.
On the inside bend along the river.
What do we call a scientist who studies the Earth's landforms?
Archeologist
Geologist
Oceanographer
Volcanologist
What do we call smaller bodies of water that flow into larger bodies of water?
Erosion
Deposition
Tributaries
Weathering
What do we call the process by which rocks break down into various earth materials, including soil?
Erosion
Deposition
Tributaries
Weathering
The part of the Earth's surface that is made up of rock and soil.
Land
Soil
Rock
Water
The wearing away and movement of weathered materials, including soil.
Erosion
Tributaries
Deposition
Weathering
True or False: Water molecules that are in the air as gas molecules are called water vapors.
True
False
What do we call an origin of a stream or river?
Current
Stream Source
Deposits
River
Small particles deposited in a stream or river, often found on the inside bend.
Current
Silt
Stream Source
River
A large natural stream of water.
River
Stream
Ocean
Gulf
An instrument shaped like a cylinder, used for measuring liquids.
Beaker
Cup
Graduated Cylinder
Bucket
Composed of very small particles of minerals.
Clay
Sand
Gravel
Humus
A natural body of flowing water on the surface of the Earth.
Ocean
Lake
Gulf
Stream
The passage of watery vapor from a living body such as a leaf.
Condensation
Evaporation
Transpiration
Precipitation
Ground Water
