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WorksheetsUnit 5: Lesson 2: Water in Earth's Systems
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 3mins
The oceans hold almost all the water on Earth.
Which kind of water is found in the oceans?
salt water
pure water
fresh water
drinking water
What is the water like where a river meets the ocean?
It is salty.
It is fresh.
It is polluted.
It is slightly salty. (Brackish)
The continent of Antarctica is nearly covered with glaciers. Which statement is true about glaciers?
Glaciers are frozen salt water.
Glaciers are frozen fresh water.
Glaciers contain a majority of the water on Earth.
Glaciers contain the smallest fraction of water on Earth.
Which statement about fresh water is true?
Most fresh water is located underground.
Less than 1% of fresh water is surface water.
A little less than half of fresh water is frozen.
Groundwater makes up less than one-quarter of fresh water.
Around continents, there can be a relatively shallow area of ocean floor that extends many kilometers.
Continental rise
Continental shelf
Mid-ocean ridge
Continental slope
Abyssal plain
The steep area where the ocean rapidly gets deeper.
Continental rise
Continental shelf
Mid-ocean ridge
Continental slope
Abyssal plain
The lower part of the continental slope. It can reach 4,000 m (13,000 ft) below the ocean’s surface.
Continental rise
Continental shelf
Mid-ocean ridge
Continental slope
Abyssal plain
Long ridges of undersea mountains and volcanoes.
Continental rise
Continental shelf
Mid-ocean ridge
Continental slope
Abyssal plain
The relatively flat, deep, vast area of the ocean floor.
Continental rise
Continental shelf
Mid-ocean ridge
Continental slope
Abyssal plain
A deep, valley-like part of the ocean floor, often near the edge of an island chain or continent.
Continental rise
Continental shelf
Mid-ocean ridge
Continental slope
Trench
a massive wave that causes severe erosion and other damage on coastlines, usually following an earthquake
erosion
tsunami
breakwaters and seawalls
weathering
waves striking a rocky outcropping that extends from the seashore, slowly breaking down the rock into smaller pieces
erosion
tsunami
breakwaters and seawalls
weathering
a winter storm that is most severe at high tide sends waves over a barrier beach, creating a new inlet to a small bay
erosion
tsunami
breakwaters and seawalls
weathering
walls constructed by humans to prevent erosion and other wave-related damage on the shoreline
erosion
tsunami
breakwaters and seawalls
weathering
Which of the following processes describes the continuous movement of water on, above, and below the surface of the Earth?
The Rock Cycle
The Carbon Cycle
The Water Cycle
Plate Tectonics
What is a rain shadow?
A phenomenon where rain falls only during the night
A type of cloud that forms on the leeward side of a mountain
A region with heavy rainfall caused by mountain ranges
A patch of land that has become a desert due to blocked rainfall
Humans can only consume (drink)
Freshwater
Saltwater
