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Water is Life - Hydrosphere

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 13mins

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Class
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1.

Which image correctly shows the arrangement of atoms and polarity of a water molecule?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

2.

This boiling point of water is (a)   degrees Celsius.

3.

The density of water is (a)   g/mL

4.

Which statement is true?

a)

ice is more dense than liquid water

b)

ice is less dense than liquid water

c)

water vapor is more dense than ice

d)

ice is less dense than water vapor

5.

The freezing point of water is (a)   degrees Celsius.

6.

The amount of energy required to raise the temperature of a substance is known as:

a)

specific heat

b)

heat index

c)

density

d)

polarity

7.

Which of the following describe the location of water in the lithosphere.

a)

ground water in aquifers

b)

water stored in clouds

c)

water used by organisms

d)

water evaporating from lakes

8.

The ocean is a reservoir of nutrients like nitrogen and phosphorous. Which TWO statements describe why these two nitrogen and phosphorous are so important to living things?

a)

nitrogen and phosphorous are used by primary producers in the ocean and on land

b)

hydrogen and oxygen and important for making water molecules.

c)

phosphorous is an important element found in the DNA of all living things

d)

nitrogen is an important element in all carbohydrate molecules

9.

To calculate density divide the (a)   by the volume.

10.

In the chart shown here, what does the blue color most likely represent?

a)

water stored in aquifers

b)

water in the atmosphere

c)

water in rivers and lakes

d)

water in oceans

e)

water stored as polar ice

11.

What is cohesion?

a)

water molecules attracted to other substances

b)

water molecules attracted to other water molecules

c)

the measurement of specific heat

d)

the measurement of density

12.

What is adhesion?

a)

water molecules being attracted to other substances

b)

water molecules being attracted to other water molecules

c)

a measurement of specific heat

d)

a measurement of density

13.

Capillary action happens because of

a)

specific heat and gravity

b)

density and surface tension

c)

boiling and freezing

d)

cohesion and adhesion

14.

What is the reason that water is the universal solvent AND and has the properties of cohesion, adhesion, and surface tension?

a)

the density of water

b)

the polarity of water

c)

the specific heat of water

d)

the atomic mass of water

15.

I measure 32 mL of pure water at room temperature into a graduated cylinder. What is the mass of the water?

a)

32 mL

b)

32 g

c)

3.2 g

d)

3.2 mL

16.

The measurement of a stream's ability to transmit an electric current is known as:

a)

pH

b)

conductivity

c)

turbidity

d)

total dissolved solids

17.

What will most likely happen to the population of trout in a stream if the temperature increases over time?

a)

the trout population will decrease because adults will migrate to warmer water

b)

the trout population will increase due to an increase of insects

c)

the trout population will decrease because the young trout will not survive

d)

the trout population will increase because more young trout will survive

18.

Eutrophication is an excessive amount of nutrients in a body of water. Which would be an indicator of eutrophication in a stream?

a)

an excess of algae growing in a stream

b)

an excess of turbidity in a stream

c)

low temperatures in a stream

d)

high temperatures in a stream

19.

What do you call a stream that feeds into a river?

a)

an estuary

b)

a lake

c)

an aquifer

d)

a tributary

20.

A _____________ is an area of land that drains all the streams and rainfall to a common outlet such as the outflow of a reservoir, mouth of a bay, or any point along a stream channel.

a)

tributary

b)

watershed

c)

estuary

d)

hydrosphere