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Hydrology

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Water is everywhere but why is not all of it drinkable?

a)

Its unavailable

b)

I don't know its just undrinkable

c)

It has salt in it

d)

Its frozen

2.

How much of freshwater is on earth

a)

97.5%

b)

79%

c)

2.5%

d)

52%

3.

What is the water cycle?

a)

Water is moving in a circle

b)

Water is being moved to other places on earth

c)

Water just rides on bicycles

d)

A cycle of life

4.

What are the three main stages of the water cycle?

a)

Evaporation

b)

Transpiration

c)

Infiltration

d)

Condensation

e)

Precipitation

5.

What is formed when water is condensed?

a)

a bump of water

b)

something

c)

Dew

d)

water molecules

6.

What increases when you had salt to water?

a)

Salt

b)

density

c)

temperature

d)

sodium

7.

What part of the ocean is the LEAST deep

a)

abyssal plains

b)

continental slope

c)

continental shelf

d)

ocean trenchs

8.

What is the reason why currents move sideways?

a)

Moon

b)

Coriolis effect

c)

Tides

d)

Winds

9.

What is the period where tides are higher then normal?

a)

Spring tides

b)

Neap tides

c)

low tides

d)

high tides

10.

What is the practice of saving water

a)

Water

b)

Water wasting

c)

Water cycle

d)

Water conservation

11.

What happens to water when it infiltrates into the ground?

a)

refill aquifers

b)

dry up

c)

something

d)

It flows into rivers

12.

What is the percentage of lakes to everything else in its circle?

a)

52%

b)

38%

13.

What is the result of precipitation?

a)

Transpiration

b)

Runoff

c)

Evaporation

d)

Condensation

14.

What is denser warm or cold water?

a)

Cold

b)

Warm

15.

What are underwater volcanoes?

a)

Continental shelf

b)

ocean trench

c)

Seamounts

d)

abyssal plain

16.

Which moon phases would result in a spring tide

a)

a moon

b)

Full moon

c)

1st quarter

d)

New moon

e)

3rd quarter

17.

If you had a 1st quarter moon what tide would it be?

a)

spring tide

b)

high tide

c)

low tide

d)

neap tide

18.

What would be a good way to converse water?

a)

using the washing machine three times a day

b)

a leak

c)

turn off water when you brush your teeth

d)

water plants at noon

19.

How do deep currents form?

a)

hot sauce and mints

b)

difference in density

c)

a current made another current

20.

What is the main cause of waves and surface currents?

a)

winds

b)

birds

c)

a person

d)

tsunamis