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Fresh and Saltwater Week Review

Total questions: 38

Worksheet time: 38mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of these is the largest source of salt water?
a)
Rivers
b)
Lakes
c)
Oceans
d)
Streams
2.
All of these can be sources of fresh water EXCEPT -
a)
rivers
b)
oceans
c)
lakes
d)
streams
3.

What makes up most of the water on Earth?

a)

Salt water

b)

Fresh water

4.

Where is most of Earth’s freshwater located?

a)

glaciers

b)

lakes

c)

oceans

d)

rivers

5.

unsorted rock material deposited directly by ice as it melts

a)

glacial drift

b)

stratified drift

c)

till

d)

glacier

6.

What are sharp pyramid shaped peaks formed by alpine glaciers called?

a)

U-shaped valleys

b)

cirques

c)

aretes

d)

horns

7.

What are jagged ridges that form on mountains called?

a)

U-shaped valleys

b)

cirques

c)

aretes

d)

horns

8.
A _____ is a mass of ice that moves downhill due to its weight.
a)
glacier
b)
erratic
c)
fjiord
d)
moraine
9.

_____ is one of the three types of glaciers.

a)

Valley

b)

Mountain

c)

Plain

d)

Ocean

10.
A _____ glacier carves a V-shaped valley into a U-shaped valley.
a)
Valley
b)
Continental
c)
Mountain
d)
Plain
11.
Glaciers form when _____.
a)
less snow falls than melts 
b)
more snow falls than melts 
c)
less rain falls than freezes 
d)
more rain falls than freezes 
12.
When a glacier is experiencing more melting than snow accumulation it is said to be in a period of _____.
a)
glacial drift 
b)
glacial retreat 
c)
glacial advance 
d)
o  glacial outburst 
13.
This force causes the movement of glaciers
a)
pressure
b)
ice age
c)
gravity
d)
firn
14.
Friction causes the sides of a valley glacier to move more slowly than the center
a)
true
b)
false
15.
Glaciers only form near Earth’s poles.
a)
True
b)
False
16.
What part of the water cycle does this picture show?
a)
condensation
b)
precipitation
c)
evaporation
17.
Snow, sleet, hail, and rain are all examples of  ________________. 
a)
evaporation
b)
condensation
c)
accumulation
d)
precipitation
18.
What is it called when plants give off water vapor as a waste product?
a)
condensation
b)
evaporation
c)
sublimation
d)
transpiration
19.

The movement of deep, cold, nutrient filled water to the surface of the ocean for marine life is..

a)

Ocean Current

b)

Upwelling

c)

Deep Currents

d)

Surface Currents

20.

What affects the density of water?

a)

Salt

b)

Temperature

c)

The seasons of the year

d)

Both A and B

21.

Why is upwelling important?

a)

Upwelling regulates ocean temperature

b)

Upwelling provides nutrient rich water that sustains life

c)

Upwelling controls the tides

d)

Upwelling helps sailors to navigate the seas

22.
When surface currents meet continents they ___?
a)
Stop moving
b)
Are deflected (change paths)
c)
Continue in the direction they were going
23.
Two types of ocean currents are
a)
local and global
b)
sea and land
c)
surface and deep
d)
warm and cold
24.
Currents that occur at or near the surface of the ocean are called 
a)

Deep Currents

b)

Convection Currents

c)

Surface Currents

d)

Wave Currents

25.
Surface currents are mainly caused by
a)
The Coriolis Effect
b)
Cold and Warm Water
c)
Convection
d)
Wind
26.
Regular movements of water far below the oceans surface are called
a)
Warm Currents
b)
Deep Currents
c)
Shallow Currents
d)
Surface Currents
27.
Ocean currents bring warm water from the equator towards Earth's
a)
Southern Hemisphere
b)
Continents
c)
Equator
d)
Poles
28.

What causes surface currents north and south of the equator to move in different directions aside from straight? 

a)

Gases in the ocean

b)

The rotation of the Earth

c)

Temperature differences

d)

Continental deflection

29.

Salinity is

a)

The salt content of a substance

b)

The Pepper content of a substance

c)

The circulation of hot and cold matter

d)

the weather pattern of a region

30.

What heats the Earth's oceans?

a)

People

b)

Boats

c)

a heater

d)

sun

31.
Where is ocean water the densest.
a)
The surface
b)
The middle
c)
The bottom
d)
Lake Michigan
32.
As you go deeper in the ocean, the water is colder and less salty.
a)
True
b)
False
33.
Warm ocean currents generally come from
a)
The North Pole
b)
The South Pole
c)
The Equator
d)
Both A and B
34.
What process brings the deep cold ocean currents up to the surface?
a)
Conduction
b)
Global Wind Patterns
c)
Convection Currents
d)
Temperature and salinity
35.
Why are surface currents at the surface of the ocean?
a)
colder temperature
b)
colder temperature & more salinty
c)
warmer temperature & less salinty
d)
less salinty
36.
Ocean water is more dense than fresh water at the same temperature due to differences in:  
a)
Wind patterns
b)
 Lifeforms
c)
Currents
d)
Salinity
37.

What would salt in water transported in the ocean be classified as?

a)

Bedload

b)

Suspended Load

c)

Dissolved Load

d)

Potable

38.

Clay and silt can be SEEN being moved in rivers. What would this be classified as?

a)

Dissolved load

b)

Suspended load

c)

Bedload

d)

Bedrock

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