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KMS Unit 1: Hydrology

Total questions: 53

Worksheet time: 59mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which stage is represented by water from the ocean turning into water vapor?

a)

condesantion

b)

evaporation

c)

precipitation

d)

run off

2.

Which stage does groundwater flow into the ocean?

a)

condensation

b)

evaporation

c)

precipitation

d)

run off

3.

What is the supply of freshwater under the Earth's surface called?

a)

watershed

b)

mouth

c)

headwaters

d)

groundwater

4.
The change of water from a liquid to a gas.
a)
evaporation
b)
precipitation
c)
condensation
d)
transpiration
5.
Any type of moisture that falls to the Earth.
a)
evaporation
b)
precipitation
c)
condensation
d)
transpiration
6.
The release of moisture by living plants.
a)
evaporation
b)
precipitation
c)
condensation
d)
transpiration
7.
The change of water from a vapor to a liquid.
a)
evaporation
b)
precipitation
c)
condensation
d)
transpiration
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 process happens at A?

a)

Evaporation

b)

Condensation

c)

Precipitation

d)

Runoff

10.

What process happens at B?

a)

Evaporation

b)

Condensation

c)

Precipitation

d)

Runoff

11.

What process happens at C?

a)

Evaporation

b)

Condensation

c)

Precipitation

d)

Runoff

12.

What process happens at D?

a)

Evaporation

b)

Condensation

c)

Precipitation

d)

Runoff

13.

Where is most of Earth's water found?

a)

salty oceans

b)

freshwater lakes

c)

freshwater ponds

d)

glaciers

14.
Where is most of the freshwater found on Earth?
a)
lakes
b)
glaciers
c)
oceans
d)
rivers
15.
Which source of freshwater is not easily available for human use?
a)
oceans
b)
freshwater lakes
c)
rivers
d)
icecaps/glaciers
16.

What powers the water cycle?

a)

sun

b)

wind

c)

air

d)

biomass

17.
What part of the water cycle does this picture show?
a)
condensation
b)
precipitation
c)
evaporation
18.

What is the approximate percentage of freshwater from all of Earth's water?

a)

97

b)

75

c)

3

d)

less than 1

19.

Saving water is called

a)

salinization

b)

Conservation

c)

Utilization

d)

thermohalinization

20.
The measure of the amount of salt in water
a)
Salinity
b)
Alkalinity
c)
Acidity
d)
Affinity
21.
The gently sloping section from the shoreline
a)
Continental divide
b)
Continental Shelf
c)
Continental Slope
d)
Continental Margin
22.

The steep dip of the continental margin

a)

Continental Divide

b)

Continental Shelf

c)

Continental Slope

d)

Continental Divide

23.
The large flat, almost level area of the ocean floor
a)
Guyot
b)
Ocean Floor
c)
Abyssal Plain
d)
Seamount
24.

What are volcanic mountain chains on the ocean floor called?

a)

ocean trench

b)

seamount

c)

Mid-ocean Ridge

d)

guyot

25.
Individual mountains of volcanic material on the ocean floor
a)
Volcanic Island
b)
Guyot
c)
Mid-ocean Ridge
d)
Seamount
26.
Huge cracks in the ocean floor
a)
Mid-ocean Ridge
b)
Ocean Trench
c)
Guyot
d)
Seamount
27.
The cause of waves at the surface of the ocean
a)
Boats
b)
Wind
c)
Marine life
d)
Geothermal energy
28.
The cause of tides
a)
Waves
b)
Currents
c)
Interaction of the Sun, Moon, and Earth
d)
Inertia
29.
Description of deep currents in the ocean
a)
Warm, Slow, and More Dense
b)
Warm, Fast, and Less Dense
c)
Cold, Slow and  More Dense
d)
Cold, Fast, and Less Dense
30.
Cause of deep ocean currents
a)
Differences in Density
b)
Heat from the Sun
c)
Volcanic Activity
d)
Gravity
31.

Cause of surface currents

a)

Sun

b)

Wind

c)

Geothermal Activity

d)

Volcanic Activity

32.

A large stream of water moving through an ocean.

a)

Wave

b)

Tide

c)

Current

d)

Wake

33.

The major warm surface current on the Eastern United States.

a)

Gulf Stream

b)

Atlantic Drift

c)

Atlantic Ocean

d)

Caribbean Sea

34.

What causes deep ocean currents?

a)

moon's gravitational pull

b)

temperature, density, salinity

c)

wind

d)

upwelling

35.

What are mid ocean ridges and why are they important?

a)

volcanic islands that are still active

b)

underwater volcanic mountain range where seafloor spreading occurs

c)

Part of the Himalayan mountain range

36.

How do clouds form?

a)

smoke from factories

b)

when condensation near land freezes

c)

when water vapor condenses and cools

d)

when water is heated to a high temperature

37.
What is it called when plants give off water vapor as a waste product?
a)
condensation
b)
evaporation
c)
sublimation
d)
transpiration
38.
As you go deeper in the ocean, the water is colder and less salty.
a)
True
b)
False
39.
Warm ocean currents generally come from
a)
The North Pole
b)
The South Pole
c)
The Equator
d)
Both A and B
40.

What is a submarine mountain with a flat top?

a)

seamount

b)

volcano

c)

guyot

d)

rift valley

41.

This subsurface topography feature is usually located at a plate boundary and is a series of volcanic islands.

a)

volcanoes

b)

seamounts

c)

island arc

d)

mid-ocean ridge

42.

Water that is used for drinking.

a)

ocean water

b)

water in glaciers

c)

water in the atmosphere

d)

potable water

43.

Current that is affected by temperature and salinity.

a)

Thermohaline Current

b)

Wind Current

c)

Surface Current

d)

Canary Island Current

44.

The process by which precipitation or water soaks into subsurface soil and moves into rocks through cracks and spaces.

a)

runoff

b)

infiltration

c)

aquifer

d)

groundwater

45.

Sometimes groundwater flows through rock and is eventually stored in a location underground. What is the name of this location?

a)

lake

b)

tank

c)

aquifer

d)

infiltration

46.
Why do we need to conserve water?
a)
It is an unlimited resource. 
b)
It is a limited resource. 
c)
There is a lot of water. 
d)
There is no need to conserve water.
47.
Which of the following is a way of conserving water?
a)
Leave the tap running while brushing teeth
b)
Use a hose to wash the car
c)
Use the washing machine at full load
d)
Leave the shower running while soaping
48.
Warm ocean currents generally come from
a)
The North Pole
b)
The South Pole
c)
The Equator
d)
Both A and B
49.
Ocean water is more dense than fresh water at the same temperature due to differences in:  
a)
Wind patterns
b)
 Lifeforms
c)
Currents
d)
Salinity
50.
Two types of water currents are
a)
local and global
b)
sea and land
c)
surface and deep
d)
warm and cold
51.
A strong surface current that runs along the east coast of the United States and carries warm water to Europe.
a)
California Current
b)
Global Conveyor Belt
c)
Gulf Stream
d)
Surface Current
52.
Constantly moving system of deep-ocean circulation driven by temperature and salinity. It moves water around the globe.
a)
California Current
b)
Global Conveyor Belt
c)
Surface Currents
d)
Gulf Stream
53.
The large, circular surface-current pattern found in each ocean.
a)
California Current
b)
Surface Current
c)
Gyre
d)
Global Conveyor Belt

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