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WorksheetsEarth's Water
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 28mins
What percentage of Earth's water is freshwater?
97%
7%
3%
50%
Most of Earth's freshwater (76% of it) is found in....
ice
lakes & rivers
aquifers
icebergs
A continental divide in PA is found in...
Chesapeake Bay
Eastern coastal region
Delaware River Valley
Appalachian Mountains
The Pennsylvania watershed that Harrisburg is part of is called....
Appalachian
Chesapeake Bay
Susquehanna
Dauphin
Land areas that are covered in water for part or all of the year are called...
runoff
rivers
wetlands
groundwater
The process of passing water through screens to remove solid particles is called...
precipitation
filtration
coagulation
concentration
All of the following are river characteristics except for:
gradient
turbulence
discharge
amplitude
True or False: Density increases the deeper you go into the ocean.
True
False
True or False:
Temperature increases the deeper you go in the ocean.
True
False
True or False: Wetlands always have water throughout the entire year.
True
False
What are watersheds?
streams or smaller rivers that feed into a main river
land area that supplies water to a river system
ridge of land that separates river systems
What is a divide?
streams or smaller rivers that feed into a main river
land area that supplies water to a river system
ridge of land that separates river systems
What are tributaries?
streams or smaller rivers that feed into a main river
land area that supplies water to a river system
ridge of land that separates river systems
What is a wave?
when winds blowing across surface of water transmits its energy to the water
a deep pool of freshwater
a flowing trial of freshwater
a ridge of land that separates watersheds
What is a wave's crest?
highest point of a wave
lowest point of a wave
distance between two crests
distance from trough to crest
What is a wave's trough?
highest point of a wave
lowest point of a wave
distance between two crests
distance from trough to crest
What is wavelength?
highest point of a wave
lowest point of a wave
distance between two crests
distance from trough to crest
What is wave height?
highest point of a wave
lowest point of a wave
distance between two crests
distance from trough to crest
How do water particles in deep water move as a wave passes?
they travel towards shore
they don't move at all
they move in a random way
they move in a circular path
Which one of these things does not affect the size of a wave?
strength of the wind
how long the wind blows for
distance over which the wind blows
temperature of the wind
True or False: When something is impermeable, water can pass easily through it.
True
False
What is an aquifer?
underground layer of rock or sediment that holds water
wall of rocks or concrete built to stop longshore drift
hills of wind-blown sand covered with plants
rapid rush of water out to sea
What is a sand dune?
underground layer of rock or sediment that holds water
wall of rocks or concrete built to stop longshore drift
hills of wind-blown sand covered with plants
rapid rush of water out to sea
What is a rip current?
underground layer of rock or sediment that holds water
wall of rocks or concrete built to stop longshore drift
hills of wind-blown sand covered with plants
rapid rush of water out to sea
What is a groin?
underground layer of rock or sediment that holds water
wall of rocks or concrete built to stop longshore drift
hills of wind-blown sand covered with plants
rapid rush of water out to sea
What is a breaker?
white-capped waves that crash onto shore
wall of rocks or concrete built to stop longshore drift
hills of wind-blown sand covered with plants
a wave that forms due to an earthquake
What is a tsunami?
white-capped waves that crash onto shore
wall of rocks or concrete built to stop longshore drift
hills of wind-blown sand covered with plants
a wave that forms due to an earthquake
What fuels the water cycle?
the sun
gravity
the Earth's rotation
What is pH of water?
measurement of how acidic or basic water is
measurement of how much bacteria is in water
measurement of how much pollution is in water
measurement of how hot or cold water is
What carries cold and warm ocean water around the world?
waves
rivers
streams
currents
What part of the wave is the number 6 pointing at?
swell
breaker
wave height
wavelength
What part of the wave is the number 7 pointing at?
swell
breaker
wave height
wavelength
What part of the wave is the number 8 pointing at?
crest
trough
groin
breaker
What part of the wave is the number 9 pointing at?
crest
trough
groin
breaker
What part of the wave is the number 10 pointing at?
crest
trough
groin
breaker
Which type of wetland is this?
bog
marsh
swamp
Which type of wetland is this?
bog
marsh
swamp
Which type of wetland is this?
bog
marsh
swamp
What is the number 1 pointing at?
bedrock
water table
unconfined aquifer
artesian well
What is the number 2 pointing at?
bedrock
water table
unconfined aquifer
artesian well
What is the number 3 pointing at?
bedrock
water table
unconfined aquifer
confined aquifer
What is the number 4 pointing at?
bedrock
water table
unconfined aquifer
confined aquifer
What is the number 5 pointing at?
bedrock
water table
unconfined aquifer
confined aquifer
True or False: Water within an artesian well rises due to the pressure within the aquifer.
True
False
What is precipitation?
produces water vapor from bodies of water
forms clouds from water vapor
results in water falling to Earth's surface
What is evaporation?
produces water vapor from bodies of water
forms clouds from water vapor
results in water falling to Earth's surface
What is condensation?
produces water vapor from bodies of water
forms clouds from water vapor
results in water falling to Earth's surface
Which one of these is not an example of precipitation?
rain
sleet
snow
waves
Water that fills the cracks and spaces in underground soil and rock layers is called...
groundwater
surface water
Water that is visible on top of Earth's surface is called...
groundwater
surface water
