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Earth and Human Activity (Water on Earth)

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 2hrs 44mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What happens when water condenses from its vapor state to its liquid state?

a)

rain forms

b)

clouds form

c)

ice melts

d)

rivers and lakes flood

2.

How are evaporation and precipitation connected to the ocean?

a)

They are processes that return water underground to the ocean.

b)

They are processes that link the ocean with all of Earth's water.

c)

They are processes that ensure that most of Earth's water remains in the oceans.

d)

They are processes that occur only over the ocean.

3.

You are having a glass of water with ice, and you notice that small water droplets are beginning to form on the outside of the glass. Which part of the water cycle do the droplets represent?

a)

evaporation

b)

transpiration

c)

condensation

d)

precipitation

4.

What causes evaporation?

a)

water freezing and melting

b)

energy from the sun

c)

precipitation

d)

large bodies of water

5.

What happens when water in an open container absorbs heat?

a)

The water changes to a solid.

b)

The water changes to a gas.

c)

The water stays the same.

d)

The water becomes a new substance.

6.

Which term includes rain, hail, snow and sleet?

a)

condensation

b)

evaporation

c)

subimation

d)

precipitation

7.

What is an aquifer?

a)

a layer of rock that holds groundwater

b)

a type of cloud

c)

a way to conserve water

d)

a way to purify water

8.

How can a water supply be extended?

a)

by pumping more of the water

b)

by having more people use the water

c)

by recycling water

d)

by adding salt to the water

9.

Where is most of Earth’s water located?

a)

glaciers

b)

lakes

c)

oceans

d)

rivers

10.

What is groundwater?

a)

water that fills space between rocks of Earth

b)

water found within a lake or pond

c)

water that is evaporated from the surface of Earth

d)

water that is found in the ocean

11.
Keeping the water running when you brush your teeth wastes a lot of water.
a)
True
b)
False
12.

The ___________ is the movement of water between Earth's geosphere and its atmosphere.

a)

air

b)

water cycle

c)

precipitation

d)

ocean

13.

What is occuring when heat in the atmosphere causes water to change from liquid to water vapor?

a)

runoff

b)

evaporation

c)

condensation

d)

precipitation

14.

When water changes from water vapor to liquid water inside a cloud, this is showing...

a)

the water cycle

b)

evaporation

c)

condensation

d)

transpiration

15.

A dam well built will not be strong enough to hold back water behind it.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

what is a dam

a)

a big wall in a farm

b)

a big wall to stop flow of water and prevent floods

c)

a big wall for war

d)

all options

17.

Sand, gravel and rocks can be used to filter dirty water.

a)

True

b)

False

18.

What is filtration used for?

a)

It's used for drinking

b)

It's used for separating water and impurity

c)

all of the above

d)

none of the above

19.

why is filtration important?

a)

Filtration is important because we need it for experiments

b)

none of above

c)

filtration is important because without that process the water we drink will be very dirty

d)

all of above

20.

What is porosity

a)

Rocks

b)

The percent of the volume of open spaces in rock or sediment

c)

Ability rock sediment fluids pass through open spaces/pores

d)

Nothing

21.

Define permeability

a)

Water

b)

Nothing

c)

Percent of volume of open spaces in rock or sediment

d)

Ability rock/sediment fluids pass through open spaces/pores

22.

What is weather?

a)

rain and snow

b)

the daily condition of the atmosphere

c)

the average weather in a place over a long time

d)

how hot it is

23.

What is climate?

a)

weather

b)

rain, sleet, snow, or hail

c)

average weather in a region over a long period of time

d)

the amount of ice cream available in a city

24.

What city did we read about that had a serious flooding problem that needed to be solved by engineers?

a)

Chicago

b)

Newark

c)

Arizona

d)

California

25.

Energy that comes from moving water is called

a)

dams

b)

groundwater

c)

hydroelectric power

d)

porosity

26.

Someone who uses scientific knowledge and mathematics to solve a problem by creating new technologies is called

a)

engineer

b)

scientist

c)

technologist

d)

construction worker

27.

An event that occurs when water overflows onto land that is normally dry is

a)

flood

b)

particles

c)

water damage

d)

permeability

28.

As an adult, salmon can reach a weight of

a)

40 LBS

b)

100 LBS

c)

5LBS

d)

2LBS

29.

As adults, salmon must swin upstream. They follow the same path in the opposite direction to arrive at the same fresh water where they were born to lay their own eggs.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

30.

tHE LOCATION WHERE THE ADULT SALMON LAY THEIR EGGS IS CALLED THE SPAWNING GROUND

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

31.

What is a predator?

a)

An animal that eats other animals

b)

Ananimal that is eaten by other animals

c)

someone who attacks in the dark

32.

Prey is the animal that eats another animal.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

33.

What happens when the salmon reach the reservoir of a dam without the flow of water?

a)

They become confused and lose sense of direction

b)

They turn around and leave

c)

They wait for the dam water to flow again

d)

They lay their eggs here

34.

Over the years (according to our graph) what happened to the Chinook Salmon population because of the hydroelectric dams.

a)

The population decreased

b)

The population increased

c)

The population stayed consistent

d)

The salmon stopped swimming upstream on their route

35.

The average weather over a span of 30 years is

a)

climate

b)

atmosphere

c)

news report

d)

precipitation