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WorksheetsEarth Science MP3 Test LIFT
Total questions: 75
Worksheet time: 53mins
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Class
Date
1.
The Coriolis Effect is caused by
a)
Earth rotating around the sun
b)
Earth rotating on its axis
c)
The tides
d)
Gravity
2.
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
3.
Warm ocean currents generally come from
a)
The North Pole
b)
The South Pole
c)
The Equator
d)
Both A and B
4.
Cold ocean currents generally come from
a)
The North Pole
b)
The South Pole
c)
The Equator
d)
Both A and B
5.
Two types of water currents are
a)
local and global
b)
sea and land
c)
surface and deep
d)
warm and cold
6.
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
7.
Deep-ocean currents are driven by
a)
differences in soil
b)
differences in the water’s density,
c)
differences in nutrients
d)
None of the Above
8.
What is the best description of a density current
a)
surface winds cause cold, dense water to sink beneath less dense water
b)
upwelling causes cold, dense water to sink beneath less dense water
c)
gravity causes cold, dense water to sink beneath less dense water
d)
gravity causes cold, dense water to rise above less dense water
9.
What three factors work together to form a pattern of surface currents on Earth?
a)
weather, wind, sun
b)
global winds, the Coriolis effect, continental deflections
c)
global winds, the Coriolis effect, sun
d)
the Coriolis effect, continental deflections, the moon
10.
What is a trough?
a)
highest point on a wave
b)
lowest point on a wave
c)
longest point on a wave
d)
shortest point on a wave
11.
What is a crest?
a)
lowest point of a wave
b)
longest part of a wave
c)
shortest part of a wave
d)
highest point of a wave
12.
The distance between two waves?
a)
wave period
b)
wave frequency
c)
wave length
d)
none of the above
13.
What type of tides would this arrangement of earth-moon-sun create?
a)
neap tide
b)
spring tide
c)
new moon tide
d)
full moon tide
14.
Wha type of tide would this arrangement of earth-moon-sun create?
a)
full moon tide
b)
new moon tide
c)
neap tide
d)
spring tide
15.
What does this image best represent?
a)
the El Nino effect
b)
The La Nina Effect
c)
The warm currents of the Gulf Stream
d)
Last season's Hurricane results
16.
The process of deep, nutrient-rich water moving upward to replace surface water that has blown farther offshore is called ___.
a)
downwelling
b)
upwelling
c)
rip current
d)
longshore current
17.
What is the cause of rising surface temperatures of the Pacific Ocean, drought in the western United States, and flooding on the Pacific coast of South America?
a)
the Gulf Stream
b)
the Jet Stream
c)
La Nina
d)
El Nino
18.
Temperature and salinity affect the ______ of water.
a)
none of the other choices
b)
wave speed
c)
depth
d)
density
19.
Water that has greater density ______ .
a)
sinks
b)
rises
c)
spins clockwise
d)
is warmer
20.
Adding salt to water makes it less dense.
a)
True
b)
False
21.
Which of the following is not a process that decreases the salinity of seawater?
a)
runoff from land
b)
icebergs melting
c)
precipitation
d)
evaporation
22.
The highest salinity would be found in which of the following areas?
a)
an area with high rates of precipitation
b)
an area with high rates of evaporation
c)
an area with plenty of runoff
d)
all of the above
23.
In addition to salinity, what factor affects the density of seawater?
a)
depth
b)
latitude
c)
temperature
d)
salt content
24.
Which process increases the salinity of water?
a)
runoff from land
b)
formation of sea ice
c)
precipitation
d)
melting of sea ice
25.
What percent of Earth is water?
a)
71%
b)
50%
c)
25%
d)
89%
26.
Water vapor released by a plant is called
a)
Transpiration
b)
Infiltration
c)
Runoff
d)
Condensation
27.
What stage of the water cycle forms clouds?
a)
Precipitation
b)
Evaporation
c)
Condensation
d)
Percolation
28.
Precipitation that flows over land into rivers, streams, and eventually into the ocean
a)
Precipitation
b)
Condensation
c)
Evaporation
d)
Runoff
29.
This occurs when water droplets in clouds return to Earth's surface.
a)
Runoff
b)
Condensation
c)
Precipitation
d)
Evaporation
30.
As you descend deeper into the ocean, the water gets
a)
warmer and pressure increases
b)
warmer and pressure decreases
c)
colder and pressure decreases
d)
colder and pressure increases
31.
What causes surface waves?
a)
underwater volcanoes
b)
earthquakes
c)
wind
d)
landslides
32.
Look at the graph. As wind speed increases, wave height __________.
a)
increases
b)
decreases
c)
stays the same
d)
doubles
33.
Look at the graph. What wave height would you predict a wave speed of 15 kts would produce?
a)
30 ft
b)
5 ft
c)
8 ft
d)
12 ft
34.
Why do waves increase in height as they approach the shore?
a)
The waves begin to interact with the ocean floor.
b)
The water’s density decreases because it is warmer near the shore.
c)
The wave particles speed up as they approach the land.
d)
The waves are forced into narrow inlets of land.
35.
What is a group of long ocean waves that travel a great distance?
a)
Undertow
b)
Whitecaps
c)
Swells
d)
Longshore Current
36.
What does the word mean?
a)
Massive Wave
b)
Friendly Wave
c)
Huge wave
d)
Harbour Wave
37.
What can cause a tsunami?
a)
earthquake
b)
underwater volcanoes
c)
landslides
d)
all of these
38.
What is the steep slope at the edge of the continental shelf?
a)
seamount
b)
mid-ocean ridge
c)
continental slope
d)
rift zone
39.
What are underwater mountain ranges called?
a)
continental shelf
b)
mid-ocean ridges
c)
abyssal plains
d)
continental slopes
40.
What is the flat land located on either side of the mid-ocean ridge?
a)
continental slope
b)
continental shelf
c)
abyssal plain
d)
ocean basin
41.
Scientists use ______ to determine the oceans depth.
a)
Submarine
b)
Sonar
c)
Helicopter
d)
Light
42.
Label A
a)
continental slope
b)
continental shelf
c)
abyssal plain
d)
sea mount
43.
Label B
a)
continental slope
b)
continental shelf
c)
abyssal plain
d)
sea mount
44.
Label C
a)
continental slope
b)
continental shelf
c)
abyssal plain
d)
sea mount
45.
Label D
a)
continental slope
b)
continental shelf
c)
abyssal plain
d)
mid ocean ridge
46.
Label E
a)
continental slope
b)
volcanic island
c)
abyssal plain
d)
sea mount
47.
T9 - A water layer with great temperature changes
a)
continental margin
b)
deep-ocean basin
c)
thermocline
d)
ocean trench
48.
What is the largest ocean?
a)
Pacific Ocean
b)
Atlantic Ocean
c)
Arctic Ocean
d)
Indian Ocean
49.
brackish water is
a)
very salty water
b)
fresh water
c)
a mixture of fresh and salt water
50.
What is the water that fills the cracks and spaces in underground soil?
a)
groundwater
b)
reservoir
c)
watershed
d)
irrigation
51.
How much of the water on Earth is considered fresh water?
a)
97%
b)
10%
c)
3%
d)
5%
52.
What is the continuous process by which water moves from the Earth's surface to the atmosphere and back?
a)
evaporation
b)
photosynthesis
c)
eutrophication
d)
water cycle
53.
Garbage, rocks, soil, mud, and branches are carried downstream with water. This is called the...
a)
gravity load
b)
depository
c)
stream load
d)
water waste
54.
The land area that supplies water to a river system is called a
a)
water table
b)
trailer
c)
house
d)
watershed
55.
Using less water so that it will not be used up is called
a)
desalination
b)
distribution
c)
conservation
d)
irrigation
56.
Where is most of the freshwater found on Earth?
a)
lakes
b)
glaciers
c)
oceans
d)
rivers
57.
A stream that runs into a river is known as a
a)
Porosity
b)
Tributary
c)
Stream Run
d)
Runoff
58.
A substance has a low permeability when:
a)
Water can flow through easily
b)
Water CAN'T Flow through easily
59.
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
60.
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
61.
Well sorted soil...
a)
has low porosity
b)
has low pore space
c)
has high porosity
d)
means water will move through slowly
62.
The area where water fills all of the pore space in sediment and rock is called
a)
belt of soil moisture
b)
zone of aeration
c)
zone of saturation
d)
water table
63.
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
64.
An underground layer of rock or sediment that holds water?
a)
Reservoir
b)
Aquifer
c)
Groundwater
d)
Watershed
65.
The area below the water table (It is D in the picture):
a)
Zone of Saturation
b)
Aquifer
c)
Zone of Aeration
d)
Delta
66.
According to the figure, where might pollution come from to contaminate Well 1?
a)
your sewage
b)
a neighbor's sewage
c)factory
d)industrial waste
67.
In many communities, a network of pipes called sanitary sewers carries sewage away to
a)
wastewater treatment plants
b)
desalination plants
c)
irrigation systems
d)
hydroelectric power plants
68.
Many homes that are not connected to public sanitary sewers might dispose of sewage using a(n)
a)
aquifer
b)
septic system
c)
reservoir
d)
well
69.
Specific sources of pollution that can be identified are called
a)
point sources
b)
nonpoint sources
c)
runoff
d)
sewage
70.
This force causes the movement of glaciers
a)
pressure
b)
ice age
c)
gravity
d)
firn
71.
What feature forms when a glacier reaches the ocean and a portion breaks off through a process called calving?
a)
an iceberg
b)
a marine glacier
c)
an alpine glacier
d)
an ice sheet
72.
Continental glaciers...
a)
cover millions of square miles
b)
do not cover an entire land mass
c)
carve out cirques and arretes
d)
are responsible for U-shaped valleys
73.
Water pressure increases as depth increases.
a)
True
b)
False
74.
T2 - Benthos are organisms that live
a)
On the surface of the water
b)
throughout the water column
c)
ocean floor
d)
shallow water
75.
T2 - Which of the following organisms is an example of nekton?
a)
Lobster
b)
Dolphin
c)
Clam
d)
Seastar
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