WorksheetsHuman Use Hydrosphere
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 23mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Where does most fresh water exist?
a)
ice caps, lakes, and streams
b)
glaciers, rivers, and oceans
c)
aquifers, ice caps, and glaciers
2.
The change of water from a liquid to a gas.
a)
evaporation
b)
precipitation
c)
condensation
d)
transpiration
3.
How much of the earth's water is freshwater?
a)
50 %
b)
3 %
c)
97 %
d)
93 %
4.
Ocean's cover what percent of the Earth's surface?
a)
70 %
b)
60 %
c)
10 %
d)
none of the above
5.
What part of the water cycle does this picture show?
a)
condensation
b)
precipitation
c)
evaporation
6.
Snow, sleet, hail, and rain are all examples of ________________.
a)
evaporation
b)
condensation
c)
accumulation
d)
precipitation
7.
What is it called when plants give off water vapor as a waste product?
a)
condensation
b)
evaporation
c)
sublimation
d)
transpiration
8.
Water running off the land surface.
a)
Runoff
b)
Precipitation
c)
Evaporation
d)
Sublimation
9.
The process in which material is worn away by a stream.
a)
Erosion
b)
Alluvil Fan
c)
Meander
d)
Wetland
10.
___________________ washes agricultural wastes, including animal wastes, fertilizers, and pesticides, into bodies of water, causing algae to grow.
a)
Runoff
b)
Peak flow
c)
Groundwater
d)
Municipal sewage
11.
An area of permeable layer of rock or soil that holds a large amount of water in the saturated zone is called what?
a)
Aquifer
b)
Spring
c)
Well
d)
Reservoir
12.
What is the water that fills the cracks and spaces in underground soil and rock layers called?
a)
Groundwater
b)
Water Table
c)
Precipitation
d)
Snow
13.
electricity made by water power
a)
hydroelectricity
b)
pollution
c)
replenish
d)
geothermal
14.
What is the supplying of water to land through artificial means?
a)
Sprinkling
b)
Evapotransporation
c)
Irrigation
d)
natural rain
e)
Dont go chasing waterfalls stick to the rivers and streams your used to
15.
Agriculture is best defined as
a)
the hunting and gathering
b)
the altering genetic material of plants
c)
the cultivation of plants/domesticating animals
d)
using technology to increase production
16.
Which industry uses the MOST amount of freshwater?
a)
Agriculture
b)
Factories
c)
Residential
17.
How much FRESHWATER is available for all life on Earth?
a)
17%
b)
100%
c)
64%
d)
1%
18.
The process of removing salt from sea water.
a)
Evaporation
b)
Desalination
c)
Perspiration
100 %
