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Hydrology Unit Pre-Assessment

Total questions: 65

Worksheet time: 2hrs 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What percentage of Earth is covered with water?

a)

80%

b)

60%

c)

71%

d)

70%

2.

What percentage of the water on Earth is fresh water?

a)

97%

b)

3%

c)

1%

d)

2%

3.

What percentage of the water on Earth is salt water?

a)

97%

b)

80%

c)

60%

d)

95%

4.

What percentage of freshwater sources is trapped in glaciers/icecaps?

a)

86.7%

b)

78.7%

c)

58.7%

d)

68.7%

5.

What percentage of freshwater sources is trapped underground?

a)

31.1%

b)

30.1%

c)

32.1%

d)

68.7%

6.

What percentage of freshwater resources are we able to use for consumption?

a)

1%

b)

3%

c)

All of it

d)

less than 1%

7.

At what stage do we gain energy and at what stage do we lose energy?

a)

Gain:Evaporation Lose:Precipitation

b)

Gain:Precipitation Lose:Condensation

c)

Gain:Condensation Lose:Precipitation

d)

Gain:Evaporation Lose:Condensation

8.

Explain at least 5 stages of the water cycle.

a)

Evaporation, Condensation, Precipitation, Infiltration

b)

Evaporation, Condensation, Precipitation, Transpiration

c)

Evaporation, Condensation, Precipitation

d)

Evaporation, Condensation, Precipitation, Infiltration, Transpiration

9.

Ways to conserve energy

a)

Turn off the tap while brushing teeth

b)

Fix your leaks

c)

Cut your showers short

d)

All of the above

10.

What are the two abundant elements found in ocean water?

a)

Chloride and Sodium

b)

Oxygen and Nitrogen

c)

Oxygen and Sodium

d)

Nitrogen and Chloride

11.

Describe what happens as you descend through the water column

a)

Everything decrease except temperature increases

b)

Everything increases except density decreases

c)

Everything decreases except temperature increases

d)

Everything increases except temperature decreases

12.

Name two factors that increase salinity

a)

Evaporation and freezing

b)

Near the mouth of river and freezing

c)

Condensation and Precipitation

d)

Evaporation and melting

13.

Name two factors that decrease the salinity level

a)

Near the surface and at the equator

b)

Near the surface and at the poles

c)

At the surface and at the poles

d)

At the surface and at the equator

14.

What causes tides to occur?

a)

Inertia

b)

Interaction of the Earth Sun and Moon

c)

Evaporation

d)

Condensation

15.

What creates a tidal bulge?

a)

Interaction with Sun, Moon, and Earth

b)

Interaction with Sun and Moon

c)

Interaction with Moon and Earth

d)

Interaction with Moon, Sun, and the oceans

16.

Explain how convection currents allow ocean surface currents to flow around the globe.

a)

Warm water rises, cool water sinks

b)

Warm water rises, warm water sinks

c)

Cool water rises, cool water sinks

d)

Cool water rises, cool water sinks

17.

What is the difference between in the movement of both surface and deep ocean currents?

a)

Surface: Wind

Deep Ocean: Temperature and density

b)

Surface: Wind

Deep Ocean: Temperature and salinity

c)

Surface: Wind

Deep Ocean: Temperature and pressure

d)

Surface: Wind

Deep Ocean: Temperature

18.

What source of energy below is the most important in driving the water cycle?

a)

Geothermal energy changes water to steam so condensation can occur

b)

Sunlight heats up Earth's surface water creating the process of evaporation

c)

Wind helps change surface water into water vapor during the process of evaporation

d)

Gravity is necessary to pull water downhill when it rains thus allowing water to flow into rivers and streams

19.

A student takes a bottle of cold water from the refrigerator and leaves it on the counter. Ten minutes later, the student noticed there is now water on the outside of the bottle. What scientific phenomenon explains the water on the outside of the bottle?

a)

Condensation because the temperature of the air nearest the bottle increased causing water droplets to form

b)

Condensation because the temperature of the air nearest the bottle decreased causing the water droplets to form

c)

Evaporation because the temperature of the air nearest the bottle increased causing the water droplets to form

d)

Evaporation because the temperature of the air nearest he bottle decreased causing the water droplets to form

20.

Lab partners are designing an experiment that shows the important steps of the water cycle. For their experimental design, which of the following procedures could best be used to demonstrate the difference between condensation and evaporation?

a)

To show condensation- increase the temperature within the cycle; to show evaporation-decrease the temperature

b)

To show condensation- decrease the temperature within the cycle; to show evaporation- increase the temperature

c)

To show condensation- maintain a constant temperature within the cycle; to show evaporation- increase the temperature

d)

To show condensation- maintain a constant temperature within the cycle; to show evaporation-decrease the temperature

21.

Refer to the diagram below of a student's lab setup of the water cycle. In this experiment, the total amount of water inside the container is measured at the beginning and then again after a full cycle has occurred.


Which of the following best predicts the outcome of the experiment and explains why?

a)

The beginning amount of water in the container would be less than the ending amount of water in the container because the water evaporated, decreasing the water level.

b)

The beginning amount of water in the container would be more than ending amount of water in the container because the process of condensation increases the water level.

c)

The beginning and ending amounts of water in the container would be equal because the water that was evaporated increased the water level but then came back as precipitation which decreased the water level again

d)

The beginning and ending amounts of water in the container would be equal because the water that was evaporated decreased the water level but then came back as precipitation which increased the water level again.

22.

Which of the following questions can best be answered by the data presented in the chart.

a)

What are the types of sea water?

b)

How does sea water differ from fresh water?

c)

Which "other" elements make up sea water?

d)

Which two salt elements are the most abundant in seawater?

23.

Use the diagram above to answer the question.

Which of the following questions can BEST be answered by the data presented in the graph above?

a)

Is there a direct relationship between the density and salinity of ocean water?

b)

Is there an indirect relationship between the density and salinity of ocean water?

c)

Does the density of ocean water increase over time?

d)

Does the salinity of ocean water increase over time?

24.

A student was studying the ocean floor topography and began to question how pressure and temperature would differ at each feature.

What conclusions can she draw about ocean floor features F and G?

a)

Feature F is an ocean trench while Feature G is a continental shelf, which has more pressure than the ocean trench because there are more water molecules above it and a lower temperature because the sun cannot penetrate its deep waters to warm it.

b)

Feature F is a continental shelf while Feature G is a deep ocean trench, which has more pressure than the continental shelf because there are more water molecules above it and a lower temperature because the sun cannot penetrate its deep waters to warm it.

c)

Feature F is an abyssal plain, while Feature G is a mid-ocean ridge, which has more pressure than the ocean trench because there are more water molecules above it and a lower temperature because the sun cannot penetrate its deep waters to warm it.

d)

Feature F is a mid-ocean ridge, while Feature G is an abyssal plain, which has more pressure than the continental shelf because there are more water molecules above it and a lower temperature because the sun cannot penetrate its deep waters to warm it.

25.

Which factor Mostly causes waves?

a)

The wind

b)

The moon

c)

Earthquakes

d)

The Coriolis Effect

26.

The diagram illustrates two types of currents are found in ocean waters.


Which of the following is the BEST explanation for why oceans have two types of currents?

a)

Surface currents are caused by wind whereas deep currents are caused by differences in density.

b)

Surface currents are caused by differences in density whereas deep currents are caused by wind.

c)

Surface currents are caused by temperature differences whereas deep currents are caused by changes in salinity.

d)

Surface currents are caused by changes in salinity whereas deep currents are caused by changes in temperature

27.

High and low tides occur twice daily at regular intervals.

Using the diagram, which of the following letters indicates where high tide is occurring and best explains why?

a)

Letters B and D indicate high tides, where the tidal bulges would occur because of the Coriolis Effect.

b)

Letters A and B indicate high tides, where the tidal bulges would occur because of the strong winds blowing across the oceans.

c)

Letters C and D indicate high tides, where the tidal bulges would occur because of the gravitational pull between the Earth and the moon

d)

Letters A and C indicate high tides, where the tidal bulges would occur because of the gravitational pull of the moon.

28.

The graph shows the distribution of water on Earth's surface.


What can be concluded from the image?

a)

Most of the freshwater on Earth is found in oceans

b)

Most of the water available on Earth is not drinkable

c)

Most of the water available on Earth is drinkable

d)

Most of the freshwater on Earth is found as groundwater

29.

Where does most of the water evaporation on Earth come from?

a)

Transpiring plants

b)

Rivers

c)

Oceans

d)

Surface Lakes

30.

Which part of the ocean would have the lowest salinity?

a)

In areas near melting glaciers

b)

In areas where there is little rainfall

c)

In areas near the equator

d)

In areas with the highest temperatures

31.

Where is most of the Earth's freshwater located?

a)

In the ocean

b)

In icecaps and glaciers

c)

In rivers and streams

d)

In aquifers

32.

Why are water conservation and pollution control important for future generations?

a)

Waste and pollution will lead to less rainfall over land.

b)

Waste will lead to less water in the oceans, rivers, and lakes.

c)

Pollution will cause an increase in tourism in beach communities.

d)

Pollution and waste will lead to a shortage of clean water for human use.

33.

Which of the following characteristics alters the density of ocean water?

a)

Temperature and wave speed

b)

Salinity and Temperature

c)

Wave speed and wave size

d)

Wave size and salinity

34.

What is the continuous chain of underwater mountains, formed by a divergent boundary?

a)

continental shelf

b)

continental slope

c)

abyssal plain

d)

mid-ocean ridge

35.

What makes the currents in the Northern Hemisphere CURVE to the right?

a)

longshore drift

b)

density

c)

Coriolis Effect

d)

moon's gravity

36.

How does a straight alignment between Earth, the sun, and the moon impact the tides on Earth?

a)

It produces the greatest changes in tidal range

b)

It produces neap tides

c)

It produces the least change in tidal range

d)

It produces diurnal tides

37.

If the first HIGH tide of the day occurs at 1:00AM, when will the next HIGH tide occur?

a)

7:00am

b)

1:00pm

c)

7:00pm

d)

1:00am the next day

38.
. The flat area of the ocean basin is called the
a)
Ocean floor
b)
The Abyss
c)
Continental rise
d)
Abyssal Plain
39.
Why is most of Earths freshwater is not available for human use.  
a)
because it's in the ground
b)
because it's frozen in ice caps and glaciers
c)
because of pollution
d)
because of global warmin
40.
What is Salinity? 
a)
how much salt is in any given liquid
b)
salt on the rocks
c)
how much salt is in takis
41.
The edges of the continents slopes down from the shore into the ocean
a)
continental rise
b)
continental slope
c)
continental shelf
42.
What technology is used to measure the depth of the ocean?
a)
submarine
b)
sonic
c)
sonar
43.
What causes deep ocean currents?
a)
moon's gravitational pull
b)
temperature, density, salinity
c)
wind
44.
27.  What area of the ocean floor would have the greatest amount of pressure being exerted? 
a)
trench
b)
Rift Valley
c)
seamount
45.
 What are mid ocean ridges and why are they important? 
a)
volcanic islands that are still active
b)
underwater mountain range that creates new sea floor
c)
Part of the Himalayan mountain range
46.
How do clouds form? 
a)
smoke from factories
b)
when condensation near land freezes
c)
when water vapor condenses and cools 
47.
The steep slope where the continental shelf drops to the bottom of the ocean floor
a)
continental shelf
b)
continental slope
c)
continental rise
d)
continental breakfast
48.
 What is the most abundant (most common) salt in the ocean? 
a)
sodium
b)
chloride
c)
sulfate
d)
other
49.
What is the Coriolis effect and why is it important in understanding surface currents? 
a)
earth's rotation that causes currents in the northern hemisphere counterclockwise and southern hemisphere currents to move  clockwise
b)
earth's rotation that causes currents in the northern hemisphere to move clockwise and southern hemisphere currents to move counter clockwise
50.
This is when water falls back down to the earth as rain, hail, sleet or snow
a)
partnership
b)
promotion
c)
precipitation
d)
participation
51.
This occurs when there is an abundance of water vapor suspended in the air
a)
frost
b)
heat
c)
humidity
d)
dew
52.
Which of these is an example of precipitation?
a)
snow
b)
air
c)
clouds
d)
vapor
53.
Which best explains why runoff is important?
a)
It returns water to other locations on Earth
b)
It increases the chance of flooding
c)
It makes evaporation occur faster
d)
It increases condensation
54.
Snow, sleet, hail, and rain are all examples of  ________________. 
a)
evaporation
b)
condensation
c)
accumulation
d)
precipitation
55.
Which stages does liquid water from the ocean turn into water vapor?
a)
condesantion
b)
evaporation
c)
precipitation
d)
run off
56.
Which stage does ground water try to return to the ocean or soak into the ground?
a)
condensation
b)
evaporation
c)
precipitation
d)
run off
57.
What is C?
a)
Evaporation
b)
Condensation
c)
Precipitation
d)
Runoff
58.
What is B?
a)
Evaporation
b)
Condensation
c)
Precipitation
d)
Runoff
59.
What is      D?
a)
Evaporation
b)
Condensation
c)
Precipitation
d)
Runoff
60.
Which reservoir in the water cycle contains the most water?
a)
Ice Caps
b)
Lakes
c)
Groundwater
d)
Oceans
61.
The hydrologic cycle continuously recycles _______ through Earth's systems.
a)
rocks
b)
water
c)
oxygen
d)
carbon dioxide 
62.

How can upwellings improve fishing for ocean fishermen?

a)

They cause the ocean water to get warmer.

b)

They cause the ocean currents to remain calm.

c)

They bring nutrients from the cold deep ocean waters.

d)

They bring ocean currents from the equator.

63.
What might form on the ocean floor where two plates separate?
a)
Mid-ocean ridge
b)
Ocean trench
c)
Continental shelf
d)
Seamount
64.
How does the Gulf Stream affect the British Isles?
a)
It makes it warmer and tropical.
b)
It makes it cooler and mild.
c)
It makes it warmer and mild.
d)
It makes it cooler and polar.
65.
Which of the following does not affect surface currents?
a)
Density
b)
Global Winds
c)
Continental Deflection
d)
Coriolis Effect