WorksheetsHydrosphere Content
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 11mins
Water that is sinking down into the ground:
Precipitation
Infiltration
Runoff
Transpiration
Heat that is transferred by a moving fluid:
Conduction
Convection
Infiltration
Radiation
Method where water is released into the atmosphere from plants.
Transpiration
Conduction
Infiltration
Radiation
The source of energy for the Hydrosphere.
The sun
The moon
Convection
Conduction
More water evaporates from the oceans than from lakes because...
salt water evaporates more easily.
oceans have more surface area.
air over oceans can hold more water.
ocean water heats up more quickly.
Energy is transferred from the sun to the hydrosphere during which process?
Precipitation
Evaporation
Condensation
Infiltration
How do the oceans affect Earth's weather?
Wave energy pushes warm air over land.
Evaporation from the oceans form clouds which produce rain on land.
Salts in the ocean dries the air above the water.
Cool ocean water cools the air to promote condensation.
Which conditions will promote more evaporation?
Cool moist air
Warm moist air
Warm dry air
Cool dry air
An underground layer of rock or sediment that holds ground water:
Infiltrate
Artesian Well
Spring
Aquifer
Which percentage of Earth's water is salt water?
70%
3%
97%
21%
Which conditions promote the formation of clouds?
Moist cool air
Dry cool air
Moist warm air
Dry warm air
Nearly all of the Earth's atmospheric water is contained in the
Lithosphere.
Stratosphere.
Ionosphere.
Troposphere.
How much of Earth's surface is covered by the oceans?
70%
79%
21%
97%
Which type of cloud forms lowest in the atmosphere - and is known at fog at ground level?
Cumulonimbus
Cirrus
Cumulous
Stratus
