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Hydrosphere

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The continual movement of water among Earth's atmosphere, oceans and land surface is

a)

precipitation

b)

transpiration

c)

water cycle

d)

run off

2.

The process by which water is lost through a plant's leaves is

a)

transpiration

b)

precipitation

c)

water cycle

d)

evaporation

3.

Any form of water that falls from the clouds is

a)

evaporation

b)

well

c)

abyssal plain

d)

precipitation

4.

The process by which molecules at the surface of a liquid absorb enough energy to change to a gas is

a)

evaporation

b)

water cycle

c)

transpiration

d)

precipitation

5.

series of actions or operations leading toward a particular result is

a)

divide

b)

well

c)

run off

d)

process

6.

rain that is not absorbed by the soil and travels to oceans and lakes is

a)

watershed

b)

continental slope

c)

transpiration

d)

run off

7.

The land area that supplies water to a river system is

a)

abyssal plain

b)

watershed

c)

transpiration

d)

divide

8.

Ridge of land that keep watershed separate

a)

continental slope

b)

abyssal plain

c)

divide

d)

well

9.

An underground rock or sediment that holds water

a)

acquifer

b)

well

c)

watershed

d)

water cycle

10.

Steep edge of a continental shelf

a)

abyssal plain

b)

well

c)

divide

d)

continental slope

11.

broad area covered with thick layers of mud and silt

a)

well

b)

abyssal plain

c)

continental slope

d)

continental shelf

12.

The water in Earth's ocean varies in

a)

salinity, depth and color

b)

depth, salinity and pressure

c)

salinity, depth and temperature

d)

distance, salinity and color

13.

As you descend through the ocean the water temperature

a)

stays the same

b)

decrease

c)

increase

d)

none of the above

14.

As you descend through the ocean pressure

a)

decreases

b)

is the same

c)

increases

d)

none of the above

15.

Mot of Earth's water is tied up in which two areas?

a)

glaciers and underground

b)

ice and glaciers

c)

underground and lakes

d)

glaciers and lakes

16.

Precipitation occurs because

a)

the droplets evaporate in the air

b)

the droplets are to light for the air to hold

c)

the droplets are to heavy for the air to hold

d)

the droplets are to tiny for the cloud to hold