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Water Unit

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which indirectly causes ocean and sea waves?

a)

pressure energy

b)

tidal energy

c)

solar energy

d)

sea energy

2.

How will this pie graph change if temperatures on Earth continue to increase?

a)

Less than 2% of the Earth's water will be in the polar ice caps.

b)

Less than 97% of Earth's water will be salt water.

c)

Nearly all water from Earth's polar ice caps will become available freshwater.

d)

Nearly all of Earth's available freshwater will disappear.

3.

Which of the following form the pattern of surface currents on Earth?

a)

the Sun's gravitational pull and Earth's rotation

b)

global winds and the Coriolis effect

c)

high and low tides

d)

the Moon's gravitational pull and Earth's tilt on its axis

4.

Which of the following best explains why surface currents turn in opposite directions above and below the equator?

a)

The temperature of the water above and below the equator is opposite, causing the currents to rotate in opposite directions.

b)

Surface currents are affected by the rotation of Earth, and this is called the Coriolis effect.

c)

Surface currents are affected by the rotation of Earth, and this is called the circular effect.

d)

The density of the water above and below the equator line is opposite, causing the currents to rotate in opposite directions.

5.

Which is most likely represented by letter X?

a)

Oceanic trench

b)

abyssal plain

c)

volcanic island

d)

continental slope

6.

Which correctly orders the reservoirs of Earth's total water from the largest to the smallest portions?

a)

oceans → lakes → ice → rivers → groundwater

b)

groundwater → oceans → lakes → rivers → ice

c)

ice → oceans → lakes → groundwater → rivers

d)

oceans → ice → groundwater → lakes → rivers

7.

Which number identifies the continental shelf?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

8.

Which ocean temperature zone is the warmest?

a)

surface zone

b)

deep zone

c)

thermocline

d)

littoral zone

9.

Which ocean borders the Georgia coast?

a)

Atlantic Ocean

b)

Pacific Ocean

c)

Arctic Ocean

d)

Southern Ocean

10.

What is the name of this current?

a)

North Equatorial Current

b)

North Atlantic Drift

c)

Gulf Stream Current

d)

Labrador Current

11.

When is seawater the densest?

a)

when salinity is low and its temperature is high

b)

when salinity is high and its temperature is low

c)

when salinity is high and its temperature is high

d)

when salinity is low and its temperature is low

12.

Which does NOT affect deep ocean currents?

a)

density

b)

wind

c)

salinity

d)

temperature

13.

From which ocean floor destination would a sonar signal take the longest amount of time to return to the receiver?

a)

a deep-ocean basin

b)

a trench

c)

a continental shelf

d)

an abyssal plain

14.

Most of Earth's surface is covered by 

a)

rocks

b)

ice

c)

water

d)

craters

15.

What is the primary cause of tides on Earth?

a)

the Sun's electromagnetic energy

b)

Earth's magnetic field

c)

the gravitational force of the Moon and Sun

d)

Earth's rotation

16.

Why are oceans a major part of the water cycle?

a)

because the salt water condenses easily to become a gas in the air

b)

because they are large bodies of salt water that fresh water can be evaporated from

c)

because they are large bodies of salt water that easily evaporate salt into the air

d)

because the salt water runs off onto land to fill lakes and streams

17.

Where is most of the Earth's freshwater located?

a)

in rivers and streams

b)

in aquifers

c)

in icecaps and glaciers

d)

in the ocean

18.

How much of Earth's water is salt water?

a)

65%

b)

89%

c)

97%

d)

58%

19.

Which part of the ocean would have the lowest salinity?

a)

in areas near the equator

b)

in areas where there is little rainfall

c)

in areas with the highest temperatures

d)

in areas near melting glaciers

20.

Which process is most responsible for the salt levels of the ocean?

a)

temperature and wave speed

b)

wave size and salinity

c)

salinity and temperature

d)

wave speed and wave size

21.

Lakes, rivers, and oceans are all part of which Earth system?

a)

biosphere

b)

hydrosphere

c)

lithosphere

d)

atmosphere

22.

Aquifers are sources of 

a)

freshwater, which is used for drinking, bathing, and watering crops.

b)

silica, which is used to make glass and paper products.

c)

oil, which is drilled from the aquifer and used to power homes.

d)

saltwater, which is pushed through turbines to make energy.

23.

What is the source for most of the water vapor that enters the atmosphere through evaporation?

a)

land

b)

plants

c)

mountains

d)

oceans

24.

Which number identifies a mid-ocean ridge?

a)

5

b)

4

c)

2

d)

3

25.

Surface currents are continual, long-term factors that influence the climate of the Earth. What causes the formation of surface currents?

a)

salinity differences

b)

water temperature

c)

global winds

d)

differences in density

26.

How does temperature affect ocean currents?

a)

Warm water moves fast and will sink. As the water cools down, it slows down and will rise to the surface.

b)

Cold water is dense and will sink. As the water warms up, it becomes less dense and will rise to the surface.

c)

Cold water moves fast and will sink. As the water warms up, it slows down and will rise to the surface.

d)

Warm water is dense and will sink. As the water cools down, it becomes less dense and will rise to the surface.

27.

Ocean currents are produced by

a)

earthquakes on the bottom of the ocean floor

b)

differences in the number of organisms living at different depths.

c)

differences in the temperature of the water at different depths

d)

volcanoes on the bottom of the ocean floor.

28.

If Maria draws a topography map of the ocean, which of these features would be closest to the coast?

a)

Continental shelf

b)

Continental slope

c)

continental rise

d)

ocean trench

29.

Which process is most responsible for the salt levels of the ocean?

a)

precipitation

b)

evaporation

c)

sedimentation

d)

transpiration

30.

Most of the Earth is covered in water.  What percentage of this water can humans drink?

a)

1%

b)

20%

c)

10%

d)

5%

31.

How does the Gulf Stream affect the coasts of the United States and England?

a)

The Gulf Stream creates greater temperature extremes.

b)

The Gulf Stream promotes milder temperatures.

c)

The Gulf Stream promotes more upwelling.

d)

The Gulf Stream creates high wave action.

32.

Which of the following best describes the primary cause of wave formation?

a)

wind

b)

tidal fluctuations

c)

tsunamis

d)

gravitational pull of the moon

33.

Which of these things most likely affects the amount of dissolved oxygen and carbon dioxide in a region of the ocean?

a)

the types of life-forms in the water

b)

the temperature of the water

c)

the dissolved nutrients in the water

d)

the salinity of the water

34.

The salts in the ocean get there mainly through

a)

winds blowing sediments into the ocean.

b)

snow melting into the ocean.

c)

rivers carrying sediments into the ocean

d)

rain falling on the ocean.

35.

Freshwater is water that contains little or no salt. Which of the following is least likely to be a source of freshwater?

a)

lakes

b)

glaciers

c)

rivers

d)

oceans