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OLD Unit 1 Test Review - Water/Ocean Currents

Total questions: 76

Worksheet time: 3575secs

Name
Class
Date
1.

Water has an unusually high ____________, which makes it take a lot of energy to heat up.

a)
viscosity
b)

heat capacity

c)
boiling point
d)
density
2.

Water below Earth's surface and the spaces between rocks and soil

a)

Groundwater

b)

Aquifer

c)

Surface water

d)

Withdrawl

3.

Process #6 in the image:

a)

Drawdown

b)

Withdrawl

c)

Infiltration

d)

Aquifer

4.

Which of the following implies the same thing as the word "aquifer"?

a)

Saturated zone

b)

zone of aeration

c)

zone of soil moisture

d)

zone of twilight

5.
What is a watershed?
a)
Water in an area
b)
Water that flows into a river or stream
c)

Entire land area that drains to a given stream, lake, or wetland.

d)
Water that is salty
6.

This is the top of an aquifer/saturated zone, below which water fills all open spaces between the rock...

a)

Groundwater

b)

Reservoir

c)

Water Table

d)

Well

7.
Porosity refers to...
a)
the shape of the particles
b)
The sorting of the particles
c)
% of pore space in a material
d)
% of cement in a material
8.
The measure of how easily water can flow through an aquifer. 
a)
porosity
b)
permeability
c)
gradient
d)
divide
9.

Layers of rock that hold a lot of water and allow it to circulate.

a)

Groundwater

b)

Artesian wells

c)

Transpiration

d)

Aquifers

10.

Groundwater that flows naturally to the surface due to pressure of rock layers pressing on an aquifer from above and below.

a)

Aquifers

b)

Runoff

c)

Artesian wells

d)

Transpiration

11.
What is an area of higher elevation that separates watersheds?
a)
Estuary
b)
Divide
c)
Wetland
d)
Transition zones
12.
What is precipitation?
a)
The part of the water cycle when the sun heats up water, turning it from a liquid into water vapor or steam. It rises from the ground into the air.
b)
The part of the water cycle when the water vapor in the air gets cold. The water turns back into a liquid and forms clouds.
c)
The part of the water cycle when clouds get heavy and can no longer hold the liquid water. This causes the water to fall from the sky to the earth as rain, snow, sleet, or hail.
13.
What is condensation?
a)
The part of the water cycle when the sun heats up water, turning it from a liquid into water vapor or steam. It rises from the ground into the air.
b)
The part of the water cycle when the water vapor in the air gets cold. The water turns back into a liquid and forms clouds.
c)
The part of the water cycle when clouds get heavy and can no longer hold the liquid water. This causes the water to fall from the sky to the earth as rain, snow, sleet, or hail.
14.
What is evaporation?
a)
The part of the water cycle when the sun heats up water, turning it from a liquid into water vapor or steam. It rises from the ground into the air.
b)
The part of the water cycle when the water vapor in the air gets cold. The water turns back into a liquid and forms clouds.
c)
The part of the water cycle when clouds get heavy and can no longer hold the liquid water. This causes the water to fall from the sky to the earth as rain, snow, sleet, or hail.
15.
What is the water cycle?
a)
the 3 forms of water
b)
the movement of water on, above, or below the surface of the Earth
c)
when water melts
d)
when clouds form
16.

Plants giving off moisture and releasing water into the air (D in the image).

a)

Precipitation

b)

Evaporation

c)

Transpiration

d)

Runoff

17.

What is D?

a)
Evaporation
b)
Condensation
c)
Precipitation
d)
Runoff
18.

Horizontal motion of air, water, or heat.

a)

advection

b)

precipitation

c)

condensation

d)

locomotion

19.

This Image represents...

a)

Downwelling

b)

Upwelling

c)

Thermohaline circulation

d)

Rip Current

20.
Movements of ocean water in a continuous flow are called?
a)
ocean currents
b)
global winds
c)
air mass
d)
front
21.
The Coriolis Effect is caused by
a)
Earth rotating around the sun
b)
Earth rotating on its axis
c)
The tides
d)
Gravity
22.
Due to the Coriolis Effect, water in the northern hemisphere moves
a)
clockwise
b)
counter clockwise
c)
both
d)
neither
23.
The large, circular surface-current pattern found in each ocean.
a)
California Current
b)
Surface Current
c)
Gyre
d)
Global Conveyor Belt
24.

The __________ is a surface current that flows along the eastern US and brings warm water to Europe.

a)

California Current

b)

Gulf Stream

c)

North American Gyre

d)

Arctic Current

25.

The red arrows indicate ___

a)

Eastern boundary currents

b)

Western boundary currents

c)

Thermohaline circulation

d)

Trade winds

26.

These surface currents are cooler, shallow, slower, and move less water

a)

Eastern boundary currents

b)

Western boundary currents

c)

Westerlies

d)

Coriolis effect

27.

In convection, COOL air or water

a)
Rises
b)
Sinks
28.

In convection, WARM air or water

a)
Rises
b)
Sinks
29.

Winds occur because hot air rises and cool air sinks in a process called...

a)

conduction

b)

convection

c)

radiation

d)

magnetism

30.

A prevailing wind...

a)

blows from one direction more frequently than others

b)

blows north to south

c)

blows east to west

d)

is unpredictable

31.

______ and the Coriolis force cause deep ocean currents

a)

heat capacity

b)

gravity

c)

wind

d)

density differences

32.
Constantly moving system of deep-ocean circulation driven by temperature and salinity. It moves water around the globe.
a)
California Current
b)
Global Conveyor Belt
c)
Surface Currents
d)
Gulf Stream
33.

A microscopic organism found in the ocean that uses photosynthesis:

a)
Phytoplankton
b)
Zooplankton
c)

Amoeba

d)

Paramecium

34.

Which are related to El Niño?

a)

Warmer than normal temperatures in the eastern Pacific

b)

Causes warmer and drier weather in USA

c)

Colder than normal temperatures in the eastern Pacific

d)

Causes colder and wetter weather in USA

e)

Occurs in a cycle every 2 to 7 years

35.

Which are related to la Niña?

a)

Warmer than normal temperatures in the eastern Pacific

b)

Causes warmer and drier weather in USA

c)

Colder than normal temperatures in the eastern Pacific

d)

Causes colder and wetter weather in USA

e)

Occurs in a cycle every 2 to 7 years

36.

Hurricanes hit the _________ side of the United States because winds blow warm ocean currents off the coast of Africa and across the Atlantic Ocean.

a)

east

b)

west

c)

north

d)

south

37.

______ combined with the Coriolis Effect causes surface currents.

a)

salinity

b)

gravity

c)

density differences

d)

wind

38.

Strong El Niños typically create _________winters in Minnesota.

a)

longer

b)

colder

c)

warmer

d)

darker

39.

The salt content of a substance

a)

density

b)

temperature

c)

convection

d)

salinity

40.

Temperature and salinity affect deep ocean water's ___________.

a)

wave height

b)

clarity

c)

density

d)

depth

41.

These deep-ocean currents are driven by differences in the water’s density, caused by temperature and salinity differences.

a)

Surface winds

b)

Moon tides

c)

Thermohaline circulation

d)

Coriolis force

42.

The ___________ acts as the primary driving force of ocean currents, causing winds and temperature differences to create current flow.

a)

Earth's core

b)

Earth's revolution

c)

moon

d)

Sun

43.

Ocean currents regulate ____________, helping to counteract the uneven distribution of solar radiation reaching Earth's surface by circulating the water. 

a)

tide lengths

b)

global climate

c)

earth's rotation

d)

clouds

44.

What phase of the water cycle is #1?

a)

Evaporation

b)

condensation

c)

precipitation

d)

runoff

45.

Which word best completes the water cycle below:

Precipitation --> Runoff --> Ocean --> ________ --> Water Vapor

a)

Transpiration

b)

Evaporation

c)

Advection

d)

Infiltration

46.

Which word best completes the water cycle below:

Sublimation --> ___________ --> Cloud --> Advection --> Precipitation

a)

Transpiration

b)

Evaporation

c)

Condensation

d)

Infiltration

47.

Turns frozen water into water vapors - skipping the melting stage

a)

Sublimation

b)

Percolation

c)

Transpiration

d)

Evaporation

48.

As a part of the water cycle, water from Earth's surface enters the clouds and finally falls back to the ground in the form of rain. What is the correct sequence of processes water undergoes?

a)

Evaporation, Condensation, Precipitation

b)

Precipitation, Condensation, Evaporation

c)

Condensation, Evaporation, Precipitation

d)

Evaporation, Precipitation, Condensation

49.

Process by which animals eliminate waste liquids from their body.

a)

excretion

b)

respiration

c)

absorption

d)

transpiration

50.

Processes by which animals and plants take in water.

a)

excretion and osmosis

b)

advection and condensation

c)

consumption and absorption

d)

transpiration and respiration

51.

The movement of water underground is called:

a)
Below-surface water movement
b)
Subterranean stream
c)
Groundwater flow
d)
Underwater current
52.

Release of water vapor by animals when they breathe is called:

a)
Transpiration
b)
Evaporation
c)
Condensation
d)
Respiration
53.

A place in the water cycle where water can exist for a given amount of time.

a)
Reservoir
b)
Volcano
c)
Waterfall
d)
Desert
54.

Formed when gaseous (evaporated) water condenses in the atmosphere.

a)

Rivers

b)

Aquitards

c)
Clouds
d)

Glaciers

55.

Major bodies of saline (salty) water on earth's surface.

a)

Oceans

b)

Groundwater

c)

Glaciers

d)
Lakes and rivers
56.

A __________ is formed when water accumulates in a low spot on the landscape as a result of surface-water runoff and groundwater seepage. They can be both freshwater and salt water.

a)

aquifer

b)
lake
c)

ocean

d)

glacier

57.

A natural body of water that flows from higher to lower elevations as a result of gravity. Also called streams, or creeks, depending on their size.

a)

Ocean

b)

Lake

c)

Cloud

d)

River

58.

Water stored in ice or snow near the earth's poles.

a)
Arctic tundra
b)
Polar ice
c)

Ocean

d)
Tropical rainforest
59.

Mass of ice that forms in mountain slopes and valleys.

a)
volcano
b)
ocean
c)

mountain glacier

d)
desert
60.

A river or stream flowing into a larger river or lake.

a)
tributary
b)
estuary
c)
mainstream
d)
headwater
61.

The portion of the subsurface above the groundwater table. The soil and rock in this zone contains mostly air and little water.

a)
Water table
b)
Aquifer zone
c)

Unsaturated zone

d)

Saturated zone

62.

Created by compacted layers of clay, silt or rock that block water flow underground. They act as a barrier for groundwater. They separate aquifers and partially disconnect the flow of water underground.

a)

Aquitard/Confining Layer

b)

Aquifer

c)

Vadose zone

d)
Aquaduct
63.

What is the main source of freshwater accessible for human consumption?

a)

Ice

b)

Groundwater aquifers

c)

Transpiration

d)

Surface water bodies

64.

How are surface-water bodies replenished?

a)

Evaporation and transpiration

b)

Precipitation, infiltration, and groundwater flow

c)

Advection and condensation

d)

Runoff and evaporation

65.

What is the most productive type of aquifer for groundwater extraction?

a)

Permeable aquifers

b)

Low porosity aquifers

c)

Fractured bedrock aquifers

d)

Impermeable aquifers

66.

What factors determine the amount of surface water and groundwater available in a given area?

a)

Population density and industrialization

b)

Elevation and wind patterns

c)

Climate, watershed size, and water usage rate

d)

Geological age and soil composition

67.

What can prolonged drought do to surface water bodies?

a)

Increase infiltration and groundwater flow

b)

Decrease evaporation rates

c)

Lower the water table and increase runoff

d)

Decrease the amount of water flowing into the water body

68.

What can overuse of surface water and groundwater cause?

a)

Increase in precipitation rates

b)

Depletion of water resources

c)

Increase in water quality

d)

Increase in water table levels

69.

What can cause water to become unsafe for use as a community water supply?

a)

High levels of sedimentation

b)

Low levels of dissolved oxygen

c)

Natural mineral deposits

d)

Agricultural and industrial contamination

70.

What is the main purpose of land protection in watershed areas?

a)

To prevent contamination of surface water and groundwater

b)

To reduce water consumption

c)

To increase water usage

d)

To decrease water quality

71.

What is the main purpose of dams in relation to water resources?

a)

To decrease water quality

b)

To increase water usage

c)

To store surface water for use during dry periods

d)

To increase water contamination

72.

What is the main purpose of wells drilled into the ground in relation to water resources?

a)

To extract groundwater from aquifers

b)

To increase water contamination

c)

To decrease water quality

d)

To increase water usage

73.

Gyre #2 is called _________ and rotates _______.

a)

North Atlantic, Clockwise

b)

South Atlantic, Counterclockwise

c)

Indian, Counterclockwise

d)

South Pacific, Clockwise

74.

Which best describes the Gulf Stream?

a)

an ocean current which originates in the Gulf of Mexico and causes warm water to travel up the east coast of the United States

b)

an ocean current which originates in the Gulf of Mexico and causes cool water to travel up the east coast of the United States

c)

an ocean current which originates in the Gulf of Mexico and causes warm water to travel down the east coast of Mexico

d)

an ocean current which originates in the Gulf of Mexico and causes cool water to travel down the east coast of Mexico

75.
Which statement is true based on the above image?
a)
C is the most permeable
b)

B has the largest porosity

c)
B would have the highest capillarity
d)
Water would infiltrate the slowest in B
76.

Which container has the lowest permeability?

a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
A and B

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