Wayground logo

Free Printable Worksheets

Font size

S
M
L
XL
Worksheets

Water on Earth

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 29mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Does the water cycle ever end?
a)
Yes, once water evaporates it is gone forever
b)
Yes, when it rains, the water goes into the ground forever
c)
No, once it evaporates the water fairies come and sing a rainy day song.
d)
No, the water cycle has been going on for billions of years, and will continue on forever.
2.
Where is most water found on Earth?
a)
glaciers
b)
lakes
c)
rivers
d)
oceans
3.
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
4.
Which of these is an example of precipitation?
a)
snow
b)
air
c)
clouds
d)
vapor
5.
Precipitation happens when clouds of water droplets are too ______________.
a)
cold
b)
light
c)
heavy
d)
hot
6.
What is it called when plants give off water vapor as a waste product?
a)
condensation
b)
evaporation
c)
sublimation
d)
transpiration
7.
What does the #4 show in the diagram?
a)
condensation
b)
evaporation
c)
precipitation
d)
run off
8.
97% of the water on earth is _________, making it undrinkable for humans.
a)
fresh water
b)
ground water
c)
salt water
d)
surface water
9.
____________________ is stored in the spaces between soil and rock beneath the Earth's surface.
a)
Groundwater
b)
Ice
c)
Salt water
d)
Runoff
10.
What is all the water that runs off the surface of the land and washes into rivers, streams, and other waterways called?
a)
Runoff
b)
Storm Drain
c)
Surface Water
d)
Tributary
11.
What is the % of fresh water in the world
a)
50%
b)
30%
c)
5%
d)
3%
12.
______________________ is an underground formation that contains groundwater.
a)
aquifer
b)
point source pollution
c)
nonpoint source pollution
d)
potable
13.

Wells are reliable because it is ____ and ____ as it travels underground

a)

Filtered and purified

b)

Filtered and polluted

c)

Aged and colored

d)

weathered and eroded

14.

The _____ is a level where the rocks and soil are saturated with water

a)

Water table

b)

Groundwater

c)

Sea Level

d)

Bedrock

15.

The area of land that is drained by a river is known as a ___.

a)

Watershed

b)

Water table

c)

Drainage system

d)

Wetland

16.

What is the largest river system in the United States?

a)

Colorado River

b)

Mississippi River

c)

Hudson River

d)

Tennessee River

17.

Rivers, lakes and streams provide all the following EXCEPT:

a)

Drinking water

b)

Transportation

c)

Power for electricity

d)

Carbon dioxide to breathe

18.

Water is a ____ resource

a)

Renewable

b)

Nonrenewable

19.
Snow, sleet, hail, and rain are all examples of  ________________. 
a)
evaporation
b)
condensation
c)
accumulation
d)
precipitation
20.
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
21.
What landform can you see in the picture?
a)
Floodplain
b)
Delta
c)
Waterfall
d)
Oxbow lake
22.
I am the land that gets flooded when the river overflows. What am I?
a)
Levee
b)
Delta
c)
Floodplain
d)
Meander
23.
"I am a smaller river joining a larger river" What am I?
a)
Confluence
b)
Tributary 
c)
Drainage Basin
d)
Watershed
24.
In a meander (curve) where can you expect to have erosion?
a)
Inside the curve
b)
Outside the curve
25.
In a meander (curve) where you can expect to have sediments deposited?
a)
Inside the curve
b)
Outside the curve
26.

Number 3 is what river?

a)

Hudson

b)

Colorado

c)

Mississippi

d)

Rio Grande

27.
What is the name of the point where a river starts?
a)
 Source
b)
 Point A
c)
 Heart
d)
Opening 
28.
What is the name of the point where a river ends?
a)
Tributary
b)
Water Shed
c)
Confluence
d)
Mouth 
29.

All the land that drains into the river, either directly or through its tributaries

a)

A. Watershed

b)

B. Discharge

30.
What is a delta?
a)
Area of water
b)
fan shaped mass of material deposited at the mouth of a stream
c)
slope of land
d)
sediments deposited at a river
31.

Which stream channel would have the greater velocity

a)

A river on a flat gradient with many meanders

b)

A river on a steep gradient with low discharge

c)

A river on steep gradient with a straight channel

d)

A river on a flat gradient with a straight channel

32.

One river system is separated from another by an area of high land called a

a)

drainage basin

b)

watershed

c)

divide

d)

channel

33.
The process by which materials that were eroded are dropped somewhere else
a)
erosion
b)
delta
c)
deposition
d)
water channel
34.
As the current in a stream becomes stronger, what will happen to its erosional power?
a)
it will increase
b)
it will decrease
c)
it will stay the same
d)
it will increase then decrease
35.
As the velocity of a stream decreases, what happens to the size particles that it is able to carry?
a)
It's only able to carry larger particles
b)
It's only able to carry smaller particles
c)
It can carry any size particles
36.

______________________ is the amount of water a river or stream can carry in a given amount of time.

a)

Stream Load

b)

Gradient

c)

Discharge

d)

Alluvium

37.

The carrying capacity of a stream is its ___________.

a)

ability to transport sediment

b)

rate of runoff entering the channel

c)

volume of flow

d)

stream bank height

38.

Erosion is most likely greatest at locations

a)

A and B

b)

B and C

c)

C and D

d)

D and A

39.

The landscape feature labeled X is best described as

a)

Floodplain

b)

Delta

c)

Sandbar

d)

Escarpment

40.

Which letter has a higher velocity?

a)

A

b)

B

41.

Which letter is there more deposition occurring?

a)

A

b)

B

42.

Which letter has the lowest velocity?

a)

A

b)

B

43.

Which of the following are the three ways a river can carry a load?

a)

Solution, bed load, suspension

b)

Solution, suspension, push/pull

c)

Suspension, bed load, push/pull

d)

Suspension, Solution, Evaporation

44.

According to our notes, which one of the following answer choices best describes an area of open water far from shore in ponds or lakes?

a)

Estuary

b)

Watershed

c)

Littoral

d)

Limnetic

e)

Benthic

45.

Eutrophication is caused by

a)

excess nutrients building up in the water.

b)

industrial point-source pollution.

c)

unlined landfills and septic tanks.

d)

wastewater from homes mixing with drinking water.

Similar Resources on Wayground

Latihan Soal USBN Part 2

40 questions

Latihan Soal USBN Part 2

quiz

Worksheet

•

9th Grade

Ulangan Kls 9 Semester 1

40 questions

Ulangan Kls 9 Semester 1

quiz

Worksheet

•

9th Grade

PAS EKONOMI KELAS XI

40 questions

PAS EKONOMI KELAS XI

quiz

Worksheet

•

11th Grade

Review: 2nd Try Out

40 questions

Review: 2nd Try Out

quiz

Worksheet

•

9th Grade

Sektor ng Industriya

45 questions

Sektor ng Industriya

quiz

Worksheet

•

9th Grade

TEMA 5. estructura económico-financiera

45 questions

TEMA 5. estructura económico-financiera

quiz

Worksheet

•

12th Grade

pasar bebas

43 questions

pasar bebas

quiz

Worksheet

•

9th Grade

LATIHAN PENILAIAN HARIAN XII BR1

50 questions

LATIHAN PENILAIAN HARIAN XII BR1

quiz

Worksheet

•

12th Grade