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Water on Earth

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 11mins

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Class
Date
1.

When water moves from the ocean water to the atmosphere ________________ is happening.

a)

precipitation

b)

evaporation

c)

condensation

d)

crystallization

2.

__________________ occurs when water vapor combines to form water droplets in the clouds.

a)

evaporation

b)

precipitation

c)

condensation

d)

transpiration

3.

Once water droplets get heavy enough they fall to Earth's surface during ___________________.

a)

precipitation

b)

evaporation

c)

condensation

d)

transpiration

4.

Plants absorb water. Later, some water vapor is let out of the leaves during _____________.

a)

evaporation

b)

surface runoff

c)

transpiration

d)

precipitation

5.

This picture shows what happens to the water molecules during _________________.

a)

precipitation

b)

condensation

c)

evaporation

6.

This picture shows what happens to the water molecules during _________________.

a)

precipitation

b)

condensation

c)

evaporation

7.

Which two cause water to move through the water cycle?

a)

kinetic energy

b)

energy from the sun

c)

forward motion

d)

gravity

8.

What force brings precipitation to the ground?

a)

forward motion

b)

weight

c)

thermal energy

d)

gravity

9.

What has to happen to water for it to evaporate?

a)

gain heat (thermal energy)

b)

lose heat (thermal energy)

10.

What has to happen to water for it to condense?

a)

gain heat (thermal energy)

b)

lose heat (thermal energy)

11.

_______________________ describes the dissolved salt content of a substance.

a)

thermohaline

b)

substance

c)

salinity

d)

density

12.

Which image best shows what happens to create a density current in the Mediterranean Sea?

a)
b)
c)
13.

What is the formula for density?

a)

D = mass x volume

b)

D = volume ÷ mass

c)

D = mass + volume

d)

D = mass ÷ volume

14.

_________________ occurs when the surface of Earth is worn away by water over time.

a)

salinity

b)

temperature

c)

transpiration

d)

erosion

15.

Scientists think that the water on Earth came from ________________________ (select ALL that apply).

a)

comets

b)

asteroids

c)

volcanoes

d)

stars

16.

A _____________________ current is powered by the wind, and moves the upper one hundred meters of ocean water.

a)

density

b)

surface

c)

tidal

d)

battery

17.

A _______________________ current forms when more dense seawater sinks beneath less dense seawater.

a)

surface

b)

tidal

c)

density

d)

deep purple

18.

Surface currents curve as a result of Earth’s ____________________________.

a)

rotation

b)

revolution

c)

seasons

d)

equator

19.

This is a picture of what scientists call the ____________________.

a)

Surface Current Map

b)

Global Ocean Conveyor Belt

c)

Deep Water Chain

20.

___________________ occurs when warm fluids rise and cooler fluids sink.

a)

Coriolis Effect

b)

Convection

c)

Curving

d)

Land Masses

21.

_________________ is an warm surface current that delivers heat from the equator to Europe.

a)

Peru Current

b)

California Current

c)

Labrador Current

d)

Gulf Stream Current

22.

What can affect deep ocean (density) currents? Select ALL that apply.

a)

temperature

b)

volume

c)

wind

d)

salinity