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How does water shape our world? IQWST ES1

Total questions: 83

Worksheet time: 42mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was the first established national park in the United States? 

a)

Rocky Mountain National Park

b)

Yosemite National Park

c)

Yellowstone National Park

d)

Grand Canyon National Park

2.

About how many people visit Yellowstone National Park each year?

a)

1 million

b)

2 million

c)

3 million

d)

4 million

e)

5 million

3.

About how many waterfalls does Yellowstone National Park have?

a)

20

b)

40

c)

60

d)

80

e)

100

4.
a)

Canyon

b)

Cliff

c)

Sea stack

d)

Plateau

5.

What is another name for hot springs below Earth's surface that becomes so hot they boil and then eventually steam created by the boiling water bursts out of the ground? 

a)

Groundwater

b)

Raging Rivers

c)

Waterfalls

d)

Geysers

6.
a)

Arch

b)

Bridge

c)

Cave

d)

Beach

7.

What is another name for a scientist who study the history and structure of Earth?

a)

Botanist

b)

Epidemiologist

c)

Paleontologist

d)

Cytologist

e)

Geologist

8.
a)

Cave

b)

Sea Stack

c)

Bridge

d)

Cliff

9.

Geologists can help predict natural disasters. 

a)

True

b)

False

10.

A(n) ______________ is a natural feature found on Earth's surface. 

a)

landform

b)

bay

c)

reservoir

d)

ocean

11.

What is the 4th largest, of the 7 reservoirs?

a)

Atmosphere

b)

Groundwater

c)

Other

d)

Rivers

e)

Glaciers

12.
a)

Beach

b)

Snake

c)

Cave

d)

Arch

13.

______________ is a measure of how much water vapor is in the air at a given location. 

a)

Temperature

b)

Atmospheric Pressure

c)

Wind Speed

d)

Humidity

14.
a)

Cliff

b)

Canyon

c)

Sea Stack

d)

Arch

15.

A _______________ is an instrument used to measure relative humidity. 

a)

barometer

b)

hygrometer

c)

thermometer

d)

anemometer

16.

As air gets warmer, it can hold less water vapor. 

a)

True

b)

False

17.

What is the 2nd largest, of the 7 reservoirs?

a)

Atmosphere

b)

Groundwater

c)

Oceans

d)

Rivers

e)

Glaciers

18.
a)

stegosaurus

b)

Mountian

c)

Ridge

d)

Cleats

19.

On days that are more humid, your hair becomes longer. 

a)

True

b)

False

20.

The key ingredient to thunderstorms is when the air has _____________

a)

almost no water vapor in it. 

b)

lots of water vapor in it.

21.
a)

Cliff

b)

Plateau

c)

Canyon

d)

Mountian

22.

Glaciers hold about __________of all the fresh water on Earth. 

a)

50%

b)

60%

c)

70%

d)

80%

23.

Glaciers are the largest reservoir of fresh water on Earth.

a)

True

b)

False

24.
a)

U Valley

b)

V Valley

c)

Canyon

d)

Arch

25.

What is the 6th largest, of the 7 reservoirs?

a)

Atmosphere

b)

Groundwater

c)

Other

d)

Rivers

e)

Lakes

26.

Scientists call glaciers that are growing and moving _____________ glaciers. 

a)

advancing

b)

boosting

c)

furthering

d)

forging

27.

Advancing glaciers can move about ___________feet each day. 

a)

1-2

b)

3-4

c)

5-6

d)

7-8

28.
a)

Cliff

b)

V Valley

c)

Canyon

d)

U Valley

29.

Water flows...

a)

Upward

b)

Downward

c)

South

d)

East

e)

West

30.

The breaking down or dissolving of rocks and minerals on the surface of the Earth. 

a)

Weathering

b)

Erosion

c)

Deposition

31.

There is no water in milk or soda. 

a)

True

b)

False

32.

The action of surface processes that removes soil, rock, or dissolved material from one location on the Earth's crust, and then transports it to another location.

a)

Erosion

b)

Deposition

c)

Weathering

33.

What is the largest, of the 7 reservoirs?

a)

Atmosphere

b)

Groundwater

c)

Oceans

d)

Rivers

e)

Glaciers

34.
a)

V Valley

b)

Mountian

c)

Ridge

d)

Arch

35.

All of the water that there will ever be on Earth is here now.

a)

True

b)

False

36.

The laying down of sediment carried by wind, flowing water, the sea or ice.

a)

Deposition

b)

Erosion

c)

Weathering

37.

The total amount of water on Earth stays about the same over time.

a)

True

b)

False

38.
a)

V Valley

b)

U Valley

c)

Canyon

d)

Cliff

39.

This type of rock forms when lava at Earth's crust is cooled down.

a)

Metamorphic

b)

Sedimentary

c)

Igneous

d)

Sandstone

40.

This type of rock forms under extreme heat and pressure deep within the Earth.

a)

Sandstone

b)

Igneous

c)

Sedimentary

d)

Metamorphic

41.

This type of rock forms when small pieces of rock are pressed together for long periods of time which typically occurs around bodies of water.

a)

Granite

b)

Sedimentary

c)

Metamorphic

d)

Igneous

42.

This occurs when water gets into cracks in the rock. The water then expands when it turns to ice. This repeats until there is too much pressure and the rock breaks.

a)

Thermal Stress

b)

Chemical Weathering

c)

Abrasion

d)

Ice Wedging

43.

What is the 5th largest, of the 7 reservoirs?

a)

Atmosphere

b)

Groundwater

c)

Lakes

d)

Rivers

e)

Glaciers

44.

Which Type of Rock is labeled B?

a)

Igneous

b)

Metamorphic

c)

Sedimentary

d)

Magma

45.

Three types of chemical weathering are hydrolysis, carbonation, and _________________.

a)

Oxidation

b)

Ice Wedging

c)

Abrasion

d)

Erosion

46.

Three types of physical weathering are abrasion, ice wedging, and ____________.

a)

Carbonation

b)

Thermal Stress

c)

Hydrolysis

d)

Oxidation

47.

What is the 7th largest, of the 7 reservoirs?

a)

Atmosphere

b)

Groundwater

c)

Oceans

d)

Rivers

e)

Glaciers

48.

Which Type of Rock is labeled M?

a)

Igneous

b)

Metamorphic

c)

Sedimentary

d)

Magma

49.

What term describes the process of water vapor in the atmosphere turns to liquid and falls to the ground?

a)

Condensation

b)

Precipitation

c)

Sublimation

d)

Infiltration

50.

Which Process is Labeled E?

a)

Erosion + Deposition

b)

Melting

(and crystallization)

c)

Temperature + Pressure

d)

Crystalization

e)

Melting

51.

What term describes solid water turning into water vapor (gas)?

a)

Condensation

b)

Precipitation

c)

Sublimation

d)

Infiltration

52.

Which Type of Rock is labeled A?

a)

Igneous

b)

Metamorphic

c)

Sedimentary

d)

Magma

53.

What is the 3rd largest, of the 7 reservoirs?

a)

Atmosphere

b)

Groundwater

c)

Oceans

d)

Rivers

e)

Glaciers

54.

What shaped most U Valleys?

a)

rivers

b)

glaciers

c)

wind

d)

rain

55.

Which Process is Labeled F?

a)

Erosion + Deposition

b)

Melting

(and crystallization)

c)

Temperature + Pressure

d)

Crystalization

e)

Melting

56.

What shaped most V Valleys?

a)

rivers

b)

glaciers

c)

wind

d)

rain

57.

Which Process is Labeled D?

a)

Erosion + Deposition

b)

Melting

(and crystallization)

c)

Temperature + Pressure

d)

Crystalization

e)

Melting

58.

What landform is a deep gorge or area between two steep cliffs that usually has a river flowing through it?

a)

Mountain

b)

Plateau

c)

Beach

d)

Canyon

59.

Which Process is Labeled G?

a)

Erosion + Deposition

b)

Melting

(and crystallization)

c)

Temperature + Pressure

d)

Crystalization

e)

Melting

60.

What term describes water on the soil enters into the ground?

a)

Condensation

b)

Precipitation

c)

Sublimation

d)

Infiltration

61.

Which Process is Labeled I?

a)

Erosion + Deposition

b)

Melting

(and crystallization)

c)

Temperature + Pressure

d)

Crystalization

e)

Melting

62.

What term describes the process of liquid water turning into water vapor ( gas )?

a)

Condensation

b)

Precipitation

c)

Evaporation

d)

Infiltration

63.

Which Type of Rock is labeled C?

a)

Igneous

b)

Metamorphic

c)

Sedimentary

d)

Magma

64.

What term describes the process that forms clouds?

a)

Condensation

b)

Precipitation

c)

Sublimation

d)

Infiltration

65.

Which Process is Labeled J?

a)

Erosion + Deposition

b)

Melting

(and crystallization)

c)

Temperature + Pressure

d)

Crystalization

e)

Melting

66.

What is the smallest water reservoir we studied?

a)

lakes

b)

glaciers

c)

rivers

d)

atmosphere

67.

Which type of rock displays many layers and typically has fossils in them?

a)

Igneous

b)

Sedimentary

c)

Metamorphic

68.

Which Process is Labeled H?

a)

Erosion + Deposition

b)

Melting

(and crystallization)

c)

Temperature + Pressure

d)

Crystalization

e)

Melting

69.

Which types of rock forms by magma cooling and solidifying?

a)

Igneous

b)

Sedimentary

c)

Metamorphic

70.

Which type of rock forms by sediment being buried and then compact and cemented?

a)

Igneous

b)

Sedimentary

c)

Metamorphic

71.

Which Process is Labeled L?

a)

Erosion + Deposition

b)

Melting

(and crystallization)

c)

Temperature + Pressure

d)

Crystalization

e)

Melting

72.

Which type of rock forms by sedimentary rock or igneous rock undergoing extreme heat and pressure?

a)

Igneous

b)

Sedimentary

c)

Metamorphic

73.

In which 

reservoir is most of the freshwater stored on earth today?

a)

Oceans

b)

Glaciers

c)

Rivers

d)

Lakes

74.

Which Process is Labeled K?

a)

Erosion + Deposition

b)

Melting

(and crystallization)

c)

Temperature + Pressure

d)

Crystalization

e)

Melting

75.

Which type of rock is the strongest and least likely to erode?

a)

Igneous

b)

Sedimentary

c)

Metamorphic

76.

What is the process that brings rock from deep below the surface up to the top?

a)

Burial

b)

Uplift

c)

Deposition

d)

Weathering

77.

What process turns all types of rocks into magma?

a)

Heat and Pressure

b)

Weathering and Erosion

c)

Cooling and Cementing

d)

Melting

78.

What is the break down of rock called?

a)

Weathering

b)

Erosion

c)

Deposition

d)

Uplift

79.

What is the movement of sediments called?

a)

Weathering

b)

Erosion

c)

Deposition

d)

Uplift

80.

What is the process of sediment settling out of the wind or water carrying it, and being "deposited" to a new location?

a)

Weathering

b)

Erosion

c)

Deposition

d)

Uplift

81.

What are the pieces of broken down rock called?

a)

Weathering

b)

Erosion

c)

Deposition

d)

Sediments

82.

What process turns all types of rock into sediments?

a)

Heat and Pressure

b)

Weathering and Erosion

c)

Cooling and Cementing

d)

Melting

83.

What process turns igneous and sedimentary rocks into metamorphic rock?

a)

Heat and Pressure

b)

Weathering and Erosion

c)

Cooling and Cementing

d)

Melting

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