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Glaciers & Water Cycle Prep

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
How much of Earth's freshwater is available for use?
a)
97%
b)
3%
c)
2%
d)
1%
2.
What part of the water cycle does this picture show?
a)
condensation
b)
precipitation
c)
evaporation
3.
What part of the water cycle does this picture show?
a)
condensation
b)
precipitation
c)
evaporation
4.
What is it called when plants give off water vapor as a waste product?
a)
condensation
b)
evaporation
c)
sublimation
d)
transpiration
5.
When water _________, dew forms.
a)
Melts
b)
Evaporates
c)
Condenses
d)
Precipitates
6.
How much of our planet's water is saltwater?
a)
75%
b)
1%
c)
99%
d)
97%
7.

What would happen if the Sun is removed from the water cycle?

a)

The water cycle would not include precipitation but would continue with groundwater flow.

b)

The water cycle would no longer occur because the Sun provides the energy for evaporation and transpiration.

c)

The water cycle would no longer occur because the Sun provides energy for the formation of clouds.

d)

The water cycle would not include evaporation and transpiration but would continue with condensation.

8.

The image shows various stages in the water cycle. During which stage does water flow back towards the sea as runoff?

a)

W

b)

X

c)

Y

d)

Z

9.

Analyze the diagram of the water cycle with processes J, K, L, M, X, and Y labeled. What is significant about the process labeled L?

a)

Condensation is the conversion of water vapor into water droplets.

b)

Precipitation is the release of liquid or frozen forms of water from the atmosphere.

c)

Evaporation is the conversation of surface water into water vapor to return to the atmosphere.

d)

Transpiration is the release of water vapor from plants back into the water cycle.

10.

Analyze the diagram of the water cycle with processes J, K, L, M, Y, and Y labeled. What do the arrows X and Y represent?

a)

Sea and land breezes along the coastline.

b)

Formation of dew as cold air sinks.

c)

Run-off of surface water and movement of ground water toward sea level.

d)

Tidal flooding and erosion of the river bank.

11.

When a liquid changes to a gas?

a)

evaporation

b)

condensation

c)

precipitation

d)

transpiration

12.

When a gas (water vapor) changes to a liquid

a)

condensation

b)

evaporation

c)

transpiration

d)

precipitation

13.

What type of glacier forms in a mountainous area?

a)

valley

b)

continental

c)

till

d)

moraine

14.

What type of glacier covers huge areas of land?

a)

alpine

b)

continental

c)

till

d)

moraine

15.

unsorted rock material deposited directly by ice as it melts

a)

glacial drift

b)

stratified drift

c)

till

d)

glacier

16.

What are sharp pyramid shaped peaks formed by alpine glaciers called?

a)

U-shaped valleys

b)

cirques

c)

aretes

d)

horns

17.

What are jagged ridges that form on mountains called?

a)

U0shaped valleys

b)

cirques

c)

aretes

d)

horns

18.
A _____ is a mass of ice that moves downhill due to its weight.
a)
glacier
b)
erratic
c)
fjiord
d)
moraine
19.
_____ are enormous boulders transported and deposited by glaciers, often far from their source region.
a)
Till
b)
Erratics
c)
Moraines
d)
Fjords
20.
A _____ is a meandering narrow ridge formed when water, flowing in a tunnel underneath a melting glacier, deposited sediment
a)
erratic
b)
moraine
c)
esker
d)
fjords
21.
_____ are parallel scratch marks on bedrock
a)
Plucking
b)
Abrasion
c)
Straitions
d)
Till
22.

Glaciers are made of compacted snow over a period of time.

a)

False

b)

True

23.

Glaciers can be found in hot regions.

a)

True

b)

False

24.
When a glacier is experiencing more melting than snow accumulation it is said to be in a period of _____.
a)
glacial drift 
b)
glacial retreat 
c)
glacial advance 
d)
o  glacial outburst 
25.

Glaciers move because of

a)

Weathering

b)

Gravity

c)

Tumbling

d)

Salting

26.

An area that feeds multiple glaciers is called a:

a)

cirque

b)

morraine

c)

icefield

d)

erratic

27.

A large crack in the glacier is referred to as a:

a)

crevasse

b)

cirque

c)

millwell

d)

crater