WorksheetsWater in Earth's Processes
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 8mins
Which one of the following is not a representative of liquid freshwater on Earth?
fresch groundwater, rivers, and streams
rivers, swamps, and freshwater lakes
saline groundwater, ice caps and ground ice
marshes, fresh groundwater, and soil moisture
Which habitat on Earth would probably add the greatest amount of water to the water cycle through evaporation?
a glacier
a warm ocean
desert sand
a cold lake
Which of these will MOST LIKELY happen if an area receives a large amount of rainfall?
The temperature of the area will increase
The groundwater in the area will increase
The number of hurricanes in the ocean will decrease
The level of the oceans will decrease
As people explored the world's oceans, they learned that many features on the ocean floor look much like features found on land.
Which of these features found on the ocean floor looks MOST like a mountain?
mid ocean ridge
deep sea trench
continental shelf
continental slope
What are the TWO possible causes of deep ocean currents?
differences in water density
wind
Earth's rotation
differences in water temperature
You are stranded on an island and you put a rescue message in a bottle and put it in the ocean. Which natural force will most likely move your bottle so it could be recovered by someone to find help?
Global Conveyor Belt
surface current
deep ocean current
thermohaline current
The diagram below shows the positions of Earth and the Moon.
The tides at point A and point B will most likely
be lower than usual due to the decrease in the gravitational pull of the moon.
be higher than usual due to the gravitational pull of the sun and moon
be lower than usual due to the gravitational pull of the sun
have a higher tidal range due to the decrease in the gravitational pull of the moon.
According to the diagram, the water supply will be most available in which well?
1
2
3
4
Student 1 claims that the water sources on Earth with the largest amounts of fresh water are in lakes and in rivers and streams. Student 2 disagrees and claims that the water sources on Earth with the largest amounts of fresh water are in ground water and in glaciers and the polar ice caps.
Student 2 is correct because most of the fresh water on Earth is in ground water and in polar ice caps and glaciers.
Neither student is completely correct because most of the fresh water on Earth is in ground water and in rivers and streams.
Student 1 is correct because most of the fresh water on Earth is in lake water and in rivers and streams.
Neither student is completely correct because most of the fresh water on Earth is in ground water and in rivers and streams.
Only a small fraction of the water on Earth is fresh water. Use the diagram to answer the question.
Where is MOST of the fresh water on Earth located?
in underground aquifers
in polar ice caps
lakes
the atmosphere
Water exists in three states of matter and is continuously moving through a cycle on Earth. At which point in the water cycle does water change from a gas to a liquid?
groundwater infiltration
cloud formation
aquifer saturation
leaf transpiration
What causes waves to form at the surface of the ocean?
ocean tides rising and falling
winds blowing over the ocean
the activity of ocean animals
the Sun unevenly heating the ocean
Many gallons of fresh water pour into the oceans each day. However, the salinity balance stays the same because
sea organisms consume the fresh water
water continuously evaporates back out to the ocean
the water becomes salty as it enters the ocean
salty glacial water is also evaporating from the ice caps
A group of students was building a model of the ocean for a science display. One student stated that the seafloor of the model should be very flat. The student explained that the surface of the ocean is flat, so therefore , the seafloor must be flat.
Which statement correctly evaluates the students reasoning?
The student is incorrect because the seafloor has features that are very similar to features of the land's surface
The student is incorrect because the seafloor has a wavy appearance very similar to the waves that form on the ocean's surface
The student is correct even though the surface of the ocean has many waves moving across it.
The student is correct even though the surface of the seafloor has many plants living on it
The diagram below shows the water cycle
Where does the water change from water vapor to liquid water?
atmoshpere
river
underground
ocean
A student drew a diagram showing the bottom of the ocean.
Which of these correctly identifies the features shown in the diagram?
1- ocean floor 2 - ocean ridge 3 - continental shelf
1- ocean ridge 2- ocean floor 3- continental shelf
1- continental shelf 2- ocean floor 3- ocean ridge
1 - ocean floor 2- continental shelf 3- ocean ridge
