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Review Unit 4: Hydrosphere

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Why is Earth called the blue planet?

a)

Because it has almost all land.

b)

Because it has a lot of water.

c)

Because it has a lot of air.

d)

Because it does not have gases.

2.

How much of the Earth is covered in water?

a)

97%

b)

3%

c)

75%

d)

50%

3.

97% of the water on Earth is

a)

salt water

b)

freshwater

c)

potable

4.

Where is MOST of the freshwater on the Earth TRAPPED?

a)

in the ocean

b)

in the seas

c)

in the groundwater

d)

in the glaciers and ice caps

5.

Which graph correctly represents the water distribution on Earth?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

none of them

6.

Water is important because

a)

it supports all life

b)

it is used to cook and clean

c)

it is used as a source of transportation

d)

all of these are reasons water is important

7.

Where can you find salt water?

a)

oceans

b)

rivers

c)

lakes

d)

clouds

8.

Check all that are part of the hydrosphere

a)

fish

b)

glaciers

c)

water vapor

d)

rivers

9.

What is sewage?

a)

waste water (from your bathroom)

b)

clean water

c)

chlorine in the water

d)

drinkable water

10.

The process of cleaning water is called

a)

water pollution

b)

water purification

c)

water shortage

d)

water waste

11.

Water pollution is

a)

cleaning water to make it usable

b)

when they add fluoride to the water

c)

anything that makes the water dirty or unclean

d)

when they add chlorine to the water

12.

Potable water is

a)

dirty water

b)

sewage water

c)

water vapor in the clouds

d)

clean water that we CAN drink

13.

Fluoride is added to toothpaste and to our water because

a)

it kills bacteria

b)

it makes them taste better

c)

it prevents our teeth from getting cavitites

d)

it is what gives them their color

14.

During the purification process, chlorine is added to water because

a)

it kills bacteria

b)

it makes it taste better

c)

it protects our teeth against cavitites

d)

it makes the water last longer

15.

Potable water is

a)

the fresh water that we can drink

b)

the ocean water

c)

all of the water on Earth

16.

Fresh water found under the Earth's surface is called

a)

ocean water

b)

river water

c)

lake water

d)

groundwater

17.

Which is an example of industrial water pollution?

a)

Sewage from your home

b)

Trash from the street

c)

An oil spill from a boat in the ocean

d)

taking long showers

18.

Fertilizers being used on crops is an example of which type of water pollution?

a)

industrial

b)

domestic

c)

agricultural

19.

When soil (la tierra) absorbs fertilizers, which water source is most likely to be contaminated?

a)

oceans

b)

glaciers

c)

sewage

d)

groundwater

20.

ACCORDING TO THE GRAPH, why has the concentration of arsenic in water decreased so much between the years 1991-2000?

a)

Because people have been conscious about that problem and haven't drank water so they do not get sick.

b)

Because people stopped contaminating the river with arsenic waste.

c)

Because authorities installed a water treatment plant specialized in identifying and treating the arsenic in water.

d)

Because people started to use another river that had less contaminating levels of arsenic.

21.

Where should you go to find the beginning of a river?

a)

the ocean

b)

the top of a mountain

c)

the desert

d)

the forest