WorksheetsUnit 4 Summative Review
Total questions: 45
Worksheet time: 24mins
What is the process called when water changes from a liquid to a gas?
evaporation
condensation
transpiration
precipitation
When water vapor cools down it condenses into a _____.
none of these are correct
gas
liquid
solid
What provides energy in the water cycle?
humans
the sun
the moon tides
gravitational pull
When a plant releases water from its leaves it is called?
lithification
evaporation
transpiration
transportation
What percentage of Earth's surface is water? (Type only the number of the percentage.)
(a)
What percentage of all water is fresh water?
50%
97%
3%
30%
When water is used by companies and corporations to make products, it is called?
industrial use
domestic use
agricultural use
Which best explains why run off is important?
it returns water to other locations on Earth
it increases the chance of flooding
it makes evaporation occur faster
it increases condensation
How do clouds form?
water condenses and falls back to Earth as precipitation
water evaporates into the atmosphere and condenses into small water droplets
water evaporates into the atmosphere and freezes into hail
water runs off into oceans and evaporates into the atmosphere
In which sphere of Earth would you find the crust, sediments, and sedimentary rock?
biosphere
atmosphere
lithosphere
hydrosphere
Which spheres would be involved in the process of root wedging?
lithosphere and biosphere
lithosphere and hydrosphere
hydrosphere and biosphere
atmosphere and biosphere
One form of chemical weathering could be (a) ?
The phrase "oceans of magma" relates to which stage of Earth's early development?
gray Earth
black Earth
blue Earth
In order for the crust to form during gray Earth, what had to happen?
Water had to be present on Earth
Earth had to make one full rotation around the Sun
Earth had to cool down
Earth had to be continuously impacted by meteorites
An example of something in the hydrosphere could be?
the exosphere
sand, silt, and clay
a tree
ground water
Where is most of Earth's fresh water located?
rivers
glaciers
oceans
lakes
Physical weathering is the process that (a) rocks into smaller pieces.
Abrasion is a type of...
sedimentation
chemical weathering
erosion
physical weathering
You find a rock that has very jagged and rough edges. The distance that it traveled would most likely be...
very far
very short
need more information
Rocks never change shape or size
Acid rain is an example of chemical weathering through the process of?
contact weathering
precipitation
dissolution
chemical erosion
You decide you need to boil some water to cook dinner. What state of matter would your water be changing to when you boil it?
liquid -> solid
solid -> gas
liquid -> gas
gas -> liquid
For a meandering river, the process of deposition can occur at which location?
cut bank
point bar
straight away
happens only in braided rivers
The velocity of the water in a (a) river is on average higher.
Where would the velocity of the water be the highest in a meandering river?
cut bank
point bar
straight away
velocity never changes
Water is a polar molecule, which means that each molecule has a...
negative and positive end
charge associated with it
high viscosity
low boiling point
The density of liquid water is (a) than the density of solid ice.
When a water droplet forms, this is an example of (a) . (property of water)
Compared to water, the viscosity of honey is...
lower
higher
the same
Water is the universal solvent meaning...
water can be dissolved in more substances than anything else
water can dissolve more substances than any other liquid
water can freeze faster than any other liquid
water can precipitate slower than any other liquid
"like dissolves like" means...
polar substances will dissolve in polar substances
nonpolar substances will dissolve in polar substances
the dissolving process is liked by most scientists
the molecules of a substance must be in the liquid state to dissolve
The melting point of water is the same as the freezing point which occurs at?
212 oF
32 oF
0 oC
100 oC
The temperature at which water boils is?
32 oF
0 oC
100 oC
10 oC
If a substance has a low heat capacity, that means it will...
does not heat up at all
take 30 minutes to heat up
take a long time to heat up
take a short time to heat up
Water has a (a) heat capacity.
Erosion occurs at which location on a meandering river?
point bar
cut bank
straight away
Compared to igneous and metamorphic rock, sedimentary rock is a...
need more information
about the same percentage of Earth's crust
very large percentage of Earth's crust
very small percentage of the Earth's crust
Infiltration is the process in which...
water is cleaned in a water treatment plant
water seeps into the soil after it hits the ground
water runs off back into another body of water
water evaporates into the atmosphere.
The image represents which type of river?
wicked
braided
curved
meandering
Another name for a stream is...
brook
creek
river
inlet
Which of the following is not a type of sedimentary rock?
pebbled
clastic
biologic
chemical
Which of the following could be a component that makes up biologic rock?
All of these are correct
the bones from an animal
the shell of a clam
the calcium left over from the bones of an organism
Lithification is the process that includes which of the following?
uplift and deposition
compaction and uplift
compaction and cementation
cementation and weathering
Root wedging is a form of which type of weathering?
mechanical
physical
chemical
biological
An example of a process in the water cycle could be (a) .
Faster moving water is related to the river having...
none of these are correct
more minerals dissolved in it
less energy
more energy
