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WATER

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 3mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the average salinity of ocean water?

a)

(a) 45 parts per thousand

b)

(b) 35 parts per thousand

c)

(c) 55 parts per thousand

d)

(d) 65 parts per thousand

2.

The major sources of freshwater are as follows except

a)

(a) Ocean

b)

(b) Rivers

c)

(c) Ponds

d)

(d) glaciers

3.

The rhythmic rise and fall of ocean water twice in a day is called a

a)

(a) Wave

b)

(b) Wind

c)

(c) Tide

d)

(d) Current

4.

When the moon is in its first and last quarter, the ocean waters get drawn in diagonally opposite directions by the gravitational pull of sun and earth resulting in low tides. These tides are called

a)

(a) Spring tides

b)

(b) Small tides

c)

(c) Neap tides

d)

(d) Long tides

5.

What fraction of earth is covered by water

a)

(a) Three-fourth

b)

(b) One-fourth

c)

(c) One-half

d)

(d) One-third

6.

(a)   are formed when winds scrape across the ocean surface.

7.

(a)   are streams of water flowing constantly on the ocean surface in definite directions

8.

Cold currents carry water from lower latitudes to poles.

a)

true

b)

false

9.

How many states of water are there?

a)

0

b)

2

c)

3

d)

5

10.
Letter B is?
a)
evaporation
b)
transpiration
c)
condensation
d)
accumulation