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WorksheetsWater Cycle, Fresh water and Salt Water, Ocean Topography, Ocean
Total questions: 61
Worksheet time: 2hrs 7mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the water cycle?
a)
the 3 forms of water
b)
the movement of water on, above, or below the surface of the Earth
c)
when water melts
d)
when clouds form
2.
What part of the water cycle does this picture show?
a)
condensation
b)
precipitation
c)
evaporation
3.
Which of these is an example of precipitation?
a)
snow
b)
air
c)
clouds
d)
vapor
4.
Which is the opposite of condensation?
a)
runoff
b)
evaporation
c)
precipitation
d)
transpiration
5.
Which best explains why runoff is important?
a)
It returns water to other locations on Earth
b)
It increases the chance of flooding
c)
It makes evaporation occur faster
d)
It increases condensation
6.
Snow, sleet, hail, and rain are all examples of ________________.
a)
evaporation
b)
condensation
c)
accumulation
d)
precipitation
7.
What is the next stage after EVAPORATION in the water cycle?
a)
CONDENSTATION
b)
GROUNDWATER
8.
What follows evaporation during the water cycle? How does this occur?
a)
Water evaporates into water vapor
b)
Water vapor condenses and forms a cloud
c)
Water precipitates to the ground
d)
Water runs down into the hydrosphere
9.
What is it called when plants give off water vapor as a waste product?
a)
condensation
b)
evaporation
c)
sublimation
d)
transpiration
10.
During which stage do clouds form?
a)
condensation
b)
evaporation
c)
precipitation
11.
Which stage does the #2 show in the diagram?
a)
condensation
b)
evaporation
c)
precipitation
d)
run off
12.
Which stage does the #3 show in the diagram?
a)
condensation
b)
evaporation
c)
precipitation
d)
run off
13.
what does the #4 show in the diagram?
a)
condensation
b)
evaporation
c)
precipitation
d)
run off
14.
What is the process during which water cools and turns from a gas to a liquid?
a)
Codensation
b)
Runoff
c)
Precipitation
d)
Evaporation
15.
The ________ is the driving force of the earth's surface.
a)
sun
b)
moon
c)
stars
16.
The water cycle has no start or end
a)
true
b)
false
17.
Precipitation occurs because
a)
the droplets evaporate in the air
b)
the droplets are too light for the air to hold
c)
the droplets are too heavy for the air to hold
18.
The water cycle is also known as ..........
a)
Hypertonic Solution
b)
Hydrological Cycle
c)
Hyperlogical Cycle
d)
None of these
19.
What is a huge, slow-moving mass of ice and snow called?
a)
well
b)
glacier
c)
river system
d)
geyser
20.
What is a layer of rock or sediment that holds water?
a)
glacier
b)
well
c)
aquifer
d)
natural spring
21.
97% of the Earth's water is located in....
a)
ground wat
b)
the ocean
c)
lakes, rivers, and streams
d)
glaciers
22.
How do clouds RELEASE water?
a)
precipitation
b)
evaporation
c)
transpiration
d)
condensation
23.
What is transpiration?
a)
water vapor from animals
b)
water vapor from clouds
c)
water vapor from oceans
d)
water vapor from plants
24.
Where would we find most of Earth's water?
a)
ocean
b)
icecaps and glaciers
c)
groundwater
d)
air
25.
Precipitation can be a
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
d)
solid or liquid
26.
What percent of Earth's water is fresh?
a)
99%
b)
1%
c)
3%
d)
75%
27.
The total amount of water on Earth is
a)
increasing
b)
decreasing
c)
staying the same
28.
Where is most of Earth's fresh water?
a)
lakes
b)
rivers
c)
ocean
d)
ice caps and glaciers
29.
What percent of Earth's water is salt water?
a)
85%
b)
1%
c)
75%
d)
97%
30.
What powers the water cycle?
a)
water
b)
ocean currents
c)
ground water
d)
sun
31.
What is letter D?
a)
Cont. Shelf
b)
Mid-Ocean Ridge
c)
Volcanic Island
d)
Seamount
32.
What is letter E?
a)
Volcanic Island
b)
Seamount
c)
Mid-Ocean Ridge
d)
Abyssal Plain
33.
What is letter G?
a)
Mid-Ocean Ridge
b)
Rift
c)
Trench
d)
Cont. Shelf
34.
The gradually sloping part of a continent that extends under the ocean is the...
a)
continental slope
b)
continental shelf
c)
abyssal plain
d)
trench
35.
Seamount is similiar to...
a)
a volcanic island
b)
a small mountain or volcano
c)
The Great Plains
d)
The Grand Canyon
36.
The continental slope is located at the end of the...
a)
shoreline
b)
continental shelf
c)
mid ocean ridge
d)
abyssal plain
37.
The place where new ocean floor forms is called the...
a)
mid ocean ridge
b)
abyssal plain
c)
trench
d)
continental shelf
38.
The shallowest(least deep) part of the ocean is the ____________________
a)
trench
b)
abyssal plain
c)
continental shelf
d)
continental slope
39.
As you go from the continental shelf to the abyssal plain, the water temperature gets _____________
a)
warmer
b)
colder
40.
the deepest part of the ocean
a)
trenches
b)
abyssal plain
c)
ocean basin
d)
rift
41.
What is the difference between a volcanic island & a seamount?
a)
A volcanic island rises above the water & a seamount does not
b)
A seamount rises above the water & a volcanic island does not
c)
Both the seamount & volcanic island are underwater
d)
Both the seamount & the volcanic island rise above the water
42.
Where does salt in the ocean come from?
a)
dissolved rocks and minerals
b)
Ingles
c)
The bottom of the ocean
d)
The ocean s fresh water
43.
What is letter A?
a)
Cont. Shelf
b)
Cont. Slope
c)
Seamount
d)
Abyssal Plain
44.
What is letter C?
a)
Mid-Ocean Ridge
b)
Cont. Shelf
c)
Cont. Slope
d)
Abyssal Plain
45.
What letter is B?
a)
Cont. Shelf
b)
Cont. Slope
c)
Mid-Ocean Ridge
d)
Seamount
46.
What is the biggest continent?
a)
Asia
b)
North America
c)
Europe
d)
Antarctica
47.
What is the largest ocean?
a)
Atlantic ocean
b)
Indian ocean
c)
Pacific ocean
d)
Southern ocean
48.
What is the smallest continent?
a)
Europe
b)
South America
c)
Africa
d)
Australia
49.
What ocean is between Africa and Australia?
a)
Pacific ocean
b)
Indian ocean
c)
Atlantic ocean
d)
Southern ocean
50.
North America is
a)
1
b)
7
c)
4
d)
6
51.
Antarctica is
a)
2
b)
7
c)
5
d)
3
52.
South America is
a)
4
b)
6
c)
2
d)
5
53.
Europe is
a)
4
b)
6
c)
7
d)
1
54.
Africa is
a)
6
b)
1
c)
5
d)
4
55.
Asia is
a)
1
b)
2
c)
6
d)
4
56.
Australia is
a)
3
b)
7
c)
5
d)
1
57.
The Atlantic Ocean is
a)
between North America and Asia
b)
between Australia and Asia
c)
between Africa and South America
d)
above Europe
58.
The Pacific Ocean is
a)
between North America and Asia
b)
between South America and Africa
c)
above Asia
d)
between Australia and Africa
59.
The Arctic Ocean is
a)
below Australia
b)
between Africa and Asia
c)
between North America and Africa
d)
above Europe and Asia
61.
The Indian Ocean is
a)
below Asia
b)
above Europe and Asia
c)
between South America and Africa
d)
between North America and Asia
61.
The Indian Ocean is
a)
below Asia
b)
above Europe and Asia
c)
between South America and Africa
d)
between North America and Asia
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