Worksheets1º ESO UNIT 4 Hydrosphere
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 32mins
Apart from the atmosphere, water vapour comes from...
Volcanic activity
glaciers
estuaries
The most common component of seawater is sodium..
phosphate
chloride
hydroxide
Waves are mainly produced by...
gravitational forces
earthquakes
the wind
Water vapour rises, cools down, and then...
turn into cloud
turns into rain
turns into surface runoff
Because of the strong bonds between water molecules...
fish can breathe in the water
water stays liquid from 0ºC to 100ºC
It cannot dissolve oil
How many litres of water should an adult human being drink each day?
1
15
1,5
Groundwater accumulates from
rainwater
seawater
drinking water
Coastal regions generally have...
colder climates
warmer climates
drier climates
Which of the following statements about groundwater is false?
Wells are water pumping systems for aquifers.
There is plenty of water anywhere under the surface of the Earth. This is why drilling wells makes sense.
Groundwater can escape from Earth in springs. These occur where the impermeable layer is cracked or mixed with permeable rock
The rainwater accumulates in areas of permeable rock, sand or gravel, known as aquifers
Type of wetland found at the edge of other bodies of water, such as riversc, lakes and the sea. They can be formed of fresh, salt or brackish water and often flood.
Marsh
Estuary
Lagoon
Lake
As water droplets or ice crystals accumulate in clouds, they become heavier. Pulled by gravity, they fall to the surface of the Earth as
Condensation
Evaporation
Precipitation
Infiltration
Process by which some of the water taken in by living things like plants is return to the atmosphere as water vapour
Condensation
Evaporation
Transpiration
Precipitation
Make up 79% of the water on Earth. They are masses of ice that build up in the polar regions and at altitudes at which snow covers the ground throughout the year
Glaciers
Rivers
Lakes
Groundwater
At the average temperature of the Earth, water is present in a
Liquid state
Gas state
Solid state
Water properties are modified because of the pollutants. These are the types of water pollution
Biological
Chemical
Physical
Thermal
Energy
The temperatures of sea water depend on depth
Temperatures are cooler in deeper bodies of water and warmer in shallower areas
Temperatures are warmer in deeper bodies of water and cooler in shallower areas
Temperatures are cooler in deeper bodies of water and in shallower areas
Sea water is in continuous movement, it creates
waves, tides and oceanic currents
waves, oceanic currents and water density
tides, oceanic currents and metereological winds
