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Hydrosphere - grade 4

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Where is 97% of the Earth's water located?

a)

Rivers and Lakes

b)

Glaciers and Icecaps

c)

oceans

d)

groundwater

2.

Why is MOST of the freshwater on Earth NOT available for our use?

a)

All freshwater on Earth is easily accessible for use.

b)

It is frozen in the icecaps and glaciers.

c)

It is surface water.

d)

It is underground.

3.
What is NOT an example of freshwater?
a)
Rivers
b)
Lakes
c)
Oceans
d)
Groundwater
4.
When water goes from being a liquid to a gas (water vapor), that process is called
a)
Condensation
b)
Evaporation
c)
Precipitation
d)
Transpiration
5.
When water goes from being a gas (water vapor) to a liquid, that process is called 
a)
Condensation
b)
Evaporation
c)
Transpiration
d)
Precipitation
6.
The process that cycles water around Earth and it's atmosphere is called 
a)
The Natural Cycle
b)
The Carbon Cycle
c)
The Water Cycle
7.

About _________ percent of all the water on Earth is in the form of salt water.

a)

90

b)

97

c)

95

d)

98

8.

Water that seeps into soil and enters through aquifers is called _____?

a)

Reservoir

b)

Standing Water

c)

Running Water

d)

Groundwater

9.
Where does most fresh water exist?
a)
ice caps, lakes, and streams
b)
glaciers, rivers, and oceans
c)
aquifers, ice caps, and glaciers
10.
How much of the earth's water is freshwater?
a)
50 %
b)
3 %
c)
97 %
d)
93 %
11.

Water that stands or flows across the Earth’s surface.

a)

Groundwater

b)

Surface water

c)

Runoff

d)

Divide

12.

Which of these spheres of Earth includes all the water on, in and above the planet?

a)

Bioshpere

b)

Lithosphere

c)

Hydrosphere

d)

Atmosphere

13.

Which is the largest ocean on the Earth?

a)

Arctic ocean

b)

Pacific ocean

c)

Indian ocean

d)

Southern Ocean

14.

Name the sea that is extension of the Indian Ocean

a)

Andaman Sea

b)

Java Sea

c)

Red Sea

d)

Arabian Sea

15.

The process of water falling on the Earth in the form of rain or snow is called as

a)

Monsoon

b)

Snow fall

c)

Precipitation

d)

Projection