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Unit 6 Review - Oceanography & Hydrology

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What percentage of Earth's surface is covered with water?

a)

71%

b)

30%

c)

97%

d)

50%

2.
Snow, sleet, hail, and rain are all examples of  ________________. 
a)
evaporation
b)
condensation
c)
accumulation
d)
precipitation
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.

What is the amount of space in between soil particles?

a)

aquifer

b)

permeability

c)

porosity

d)

divide

5.

What is the ability for materials to allow fluids to pass?

a)

porosity

b)

permeability

c)

gradient

d)

divide

6.
Water flows through permeable materials ____________________ than impermeable materials.
a)
slower
b)
faster
7.

area where the zone of aeration and zone of saturation meet

a)

water cycle

b)

recharge zone

c)

water table

8.

an area where groundwater fills up all pores in the soil

a)

zone of saturation

b)

recharge zone

c)

zone of aeration

9.

What two factors cause currents? (Pick 2 answers)

a)

Density

b)

Temperature

c)

Wind

d)

Light

10.

_______________ are flowing streams of water that move continually through the ocean in a specific direction.

a)

Carrots

b)

Breakers

c)

Currents

d)

Tides

11.
What causes surface currents north and south of the equator to move in different directions? 
a)
Gases in the ocean
b)
The rotation of the Earth
c)
Temperature differences
d)
Continental deflection
12.

Which of the following is a factor that contributes to the shaping of shorelines?

a)

waves

b)

tides

c)

currents

d)

all of these

13.

A landform that is completely surrounded by water and runs parallel to the mainland is known as a(n) ____________.

a)

baymouth bar

b)

spit

c)

barrier island

d)

groin

14.

____________ is the process by which humans retrieve eroded sand from underwater and place it back on the shoreline.

a)

Beach nourishment

b)

Sediment retrieval

c)

Beach replenishment

d)

Shoreline nourishment

15.

True or False?

Sea level has risen and fallen again and again over time.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

An embankment built along the shore to protect inland areas from powerful waves is known as a ____________.

a)

baymouth bar

b)

groin

c)

jetty

d)

seawall

17.
Most water pollution is the result of __________________.
a)
natural processes
b)
animal waste
c)
human activities
d)
acid rain
18.

What is the purpose of a dam?

a)

To stop water from flowing

b)

To create a reservoir to be used for drinking, irrigation and electricity

c)

For people to come visit

d)

To make water flow

19.

We can prevent water pollution by:

a)

Reduce the use of plastic.

b)

Properly dispose of chemicals.

c)

Clean up after your animals.

d)

All of the above

20.
TRUE or FALSE. Many people on Earth do not have accces to clean water.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
21.

Pollution traced to a single point

a)

water shed

b)

permeable

c)

point source pollution

d)

non-point source pollution

22.

Pollution that cannot be traced to a single point because comes from many sources

a)

estuary

b)

water shed

c)

non point source pollution

d)

point source pollution

23.

What is salt water intrusion?

a)

Contamination of well and drinking water

b)

Movement of saline water into a freshwater aquifer

c)

When salt water is not evenly distributed into groundwater

d)

When salt water restricts the flow of freshwater

24.

As human population increases exponentially what is likely to happen to the amount of available freshwater?

a)

It will increase

b)

It will decrease

c)

It will stabilize

d)

It will increase then decrease

25.

What does the biotic index measure?

a)

Amount of pollution

b)

pH of the water

c)

Water quality

d)

Amount of dissolved oxygen