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WorksheetsEarth's Water
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 45mins
What is an aquifer?
a body of permeable rock which can contain or transmit groundwater.
a well in which water is under pressure especially : one in which the water flows to the surface naturally.
confining layer
solid rock underlying loose deposits such as soil or alluvium.
What is an confined aquifer?
a well in which water is under pressure especially : one in which the water flows to the surface naturally.
solid rock underlying loose deposits such as soil or alluvium.
an aquifer below the land surface that is saturated with water with layers of impermeable material are both above and below.
water that collects on the surface of the ground.
unconfined aquifer
a large natural stream of water flowing in a channel to the sea, a lake, or another such stream.
an aquifers into which water seeps from the ground surface directly above the aquifer.
aquifers with which an impermeable dirt/rock layer exists that prevents water from seeping into the aquifer from the ground surface located directly above.
a large body of water surrounded by land.
In the diagram, letter A best represents:
Runoff
Watershed
Water Table
Confining Layer
In the diagram, letter B best represents:
Unconfined Aquifer
Confining Layer
Confined Aquifer
Recharge Zone
In the diagram, letter C best represents:
Unconfined Aquifer
Confining Layer
Confined Aquifer
Recharge Zone
In the diagram, letter D best represents:
Unconfined Aquifer
Confining Layer
Confined Aquifer
Recharge Zone
In the diagram, letter E best represents:
A well
A factory that's contaminating the aquifers
A Watershed
A pump that recharges the aquifer
Which of the following is NOT a Texas Aquifer Type?
Unconfined Aquifer
Confined (Artesian) Aquifer
Karst Aquifer
Glacier Aquifer
Decreasing ocean temperature causes the density of the water to ______.
decrease
increase
stay the same
fluctuate
What does the blue line represent in the Thermohaline circulation?
Warm salty water
Warm water
Cold water
Cold salty water
What does the red line represent?
Warm water
Warm salty water
Cold water
Cold salty water
Which of the following types of water would SINK the fastest?
warm and salty
cold and salty
warm and fresh
cold and fresh
Thermohaline circulation is strongly influenced by the ___________ of seawater.
temperature
salt content
density of sea water
all of these are correct
A neap tide is formed when_________________________
the moon and sun form a straight line
the moon is at a right angle to the sun
the temperature changes as spring begins
the waves are high
A(n) ______________________ brings nutrients to the surface.
warm current
cold current
upwelling
gyre
The South Pacific gyre moves in a ____________________________ direction.
North
Clockwise
Counterclockwise
South
As salinity of ocean water increases and temperature decreases, how does it move?
gets pushed toward the poles
gets pulled up by evaporation
expands toward warmer water
sinks toward the ocean floor
Surface currents are caused by ___________________
floods
warm water
equator
wind
What is the highest point of a wave?
crest
trough
peak
waveheight
The Gulf Stream Current moves warm water from ________________
higher to lower latitudes.
lower to higher latitudes.
east to west.
Peru to Polynesia.
______ causes deep ocean currents
The Coriolis Effect
gravity
wind
density differences
The Gulf Stream carries warm water to the North Atlantic Ocean, which contributes to
a mild climate for the British Isles.
a harsh winter in the British Isles.
a cold-water surface current that flows to the British Isles.
a warm-water surface current that flows along the coast of California.
La Niña is characterized by ______________ of the Western Pacific Ocean.
a warming
a cooling
average temperatures
______________ causes more rainfall in the Northwest United States and poor fishing off the coast of South America (Peru).
La Nina
El NIno
El Baby Yoda
La Chancla
Which of the following is an INCORRECT statement about El Niño and La Niña?
Both occur every 2-7 years
Both occur in the Atlantic Ocean
El Nino is a warming and La Nina is a cooling of the Pacific Ocean
Neither are considered "storms"
_______ causes the Coriolis Effect
Earth's rotation
gravity
wind
density
As salinity increases, density ____; as temperature increases, density _______
increases; increases
increases; decreases
decreases; increases
decreases; decreases
What is this?
Sea cave
Sea stack
Sea arch
Headland
Identify the landform in this photo
Sea cave
Sea Spit
Sand Bar
Tombolo
Identify the landform shown in the photo.
Bay bar
Sea cave
Spit
Tombolo
Which is the largest ocean?
Pacific
Atlantic
Arctic
Indian
An underwater mountain range, formed by plate tectonics.
Continental ridge
Continental slope
Midocean ridge
Abyssal plain
What is letter G?
Mid-Ocean Ridge
Rift
Trench
Continental Shelf
What letter is B?
Continental Shelf
Continental Slope
Mid-Ocean Ridge
Seamount
The picture represents a(n) ___ event.
El Nino
La Nina
Non-El Nino (normal conditions)
Which ocean is marked with an X on this picture?
Atlantic Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Arctic Ocean
Southern Ocean
Which ocean is marked with an X on this picture?
Atlantic Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Southern Ocean
Indian Ocean
Which ocean is marking with an X on this picture?
Atlantic Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Southern Ocean
Arctic Ocean
Which ocean is marked with an X on this picture?
Atlantic Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Southern Ocean
Arctic Ocean
Which ocean is marked with an X on this picture?
Atlantic Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Indian Ocean
Southern Ocean
