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Water & the Hydrosphere- Vocabulary

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the hydrosphere?

a)

only the oceans

b)

only freshwater sources

c)

all the Earth's water in the ground, on the surface, and in the air

d)

the layer of air just above the atmosphere

2.

Fill in the blank:

_______________ orbits around Jupiter.

a)

Earth

b)

the sun

c)

Europa

d)

the Milky Way

3.

What is an aquifer?

a)

a seal's waterproof coat

b)

an underground layer of rock or earth which holds groundwater

c)

the deepest part of an ocean

d)

visible mass of tiny water droplets or ice crystals in Earth's atmosphere

4.

Fill in the blank:

A ship hit a large ___________ in the ocean and sank.

a)

aquifer

b)

ice cap

c)

vapor

d)

iceberg

5.

An ice cap is:

a)

visible mass of tiny water droplets or ice crystals in Earth's atmosphere

b)

the coldest part of the ocean

c)

the same thing as an iceberg

d)

a glacier, a thick layer of ice and snow, that covers fewer than 50,000 square kilometers (19,000 square miles)

6.

What is layers of gases surrounding a planet or other celestial body called?

a)

iceberg

b)

aquifer

c)

atmosphere

d)

glacier

7.

What is the cryosphere?

a)

the icy part of the Earth's water, including icebergs, glaciers, and ice caps

b)

layers of gases surrounding a planet or other celestial body

c)

an underground layer of rock or earth which holds groundwater

d)

a mass of ice that moves slowly over land

8.

What is a mass of ice that moves slowly over land?

a)

iceberg

b)

glacier

c)

Europa

d)

atmosphere

9.

Which of these verbs means to change from a liquid to a gas or vapor?

a)

solidify

b)

sink

c)

freeze

d)

evaporate

10.

_____________ is water found in an aquifer.

a)

vapor

b)

fog

c)

groundwater

d)

saline water

11.

What is a well?

a)

liquid precipitation

b)

a visible mass of tiny water droplets or ice crystals in Earth's atmosphere

c)

a hole drilled in the Earth to obtain a liquid or gaseous substance

d)

layers of gases surrounding a planet or other celestial body

12.

What is the water cycle?

a)

water found in an aquifer

b)

the movement of water between atmosphere, land, and ocean

c)

a hole drilled in the Earth to obtain a liquid or gaseous substance

d)

a large stream of flowing fresh water