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WorksheetsWater Quizziz
Total questions: 24
Worksheet time: 2hrs 9mins
As human population increases exponentially, what happens to the amount of freshwater?
it increases
it decreases
it stabilizes
it increases then decreases
Why are ocean currents important?
ocean currents allow people to sail around the world
ocean currents move the continents from one place to another
ocean currents move heat energy from the equator to the poles
Ocean currents affect the rotation of the Earth
As you go deeper in the ocean, the water is colder and less salty.
true
false
Where is ocean water the densest.
the surface
the middle
the bottom
What do we call the constantly moving system of deep-ocean circulation driven by differences in temperature and salinity?
California Current
Surface Currents
Gulf Stream
Global Conveyor Belt
What are a circular system of currents in the Earth's major oceans?
ocean currents
upwellings
Gyres
Conveyer belt
If a material is less dense then water, it will
sink
float
be neutrally buoyant
freese
What heats the Earth's oceans?
People
Earth's core
The moon
The Sun
Regular movements of water far below the oceans surface are called
Warm Currents
Deep Currents
Shallow Currents
Surface Currents
Surface currents are mainly caused by
The Coriolis Effect
Cold and Warm Water
Convection
Wind
On Earth’s surface, gravity moves water from lower to higher areas.
True
False
Which of the following is considered permeable ?
rocks
clay
Which of the following is NOT an example of surface storage or reservoirs of water?
Lake
Runoff
Aquifer
Oceans
Water that fills the spaces between soil particles, fractured rock beneath earth's surface.
None of these
Runoff
Groundwater
Aquifer
When the Sun shines on an ocean, water near the surface
Cools down
Precipitates
Warms up
Sinks
How does the water cycle help aquifers?
It doesn't help or hurt aquifers.
It removes water from the aquifer
It adds more water into the aquifer
None of these
Select all that apply: Which of the following are the two driving factors of the water cycle?
Hydrosphere
Gravity
Sun
Water
Which of the following is considered Impermeable ?
rocks
clay
As a molecule of water absorbs thermal energy, it
vibrates
stays still
cools down
Water above Earth's surface is called
tributary
surface water
watershed
groundwater
When water flows across the surface of the earth it is called?
Watershed
River
Run Off
Rain
Area of land where surface water and groundwater drains into a river system.
Runoff
Tributary
Wetland
Watershed
What is groundwater?
all the bodies of fresh water, salt water, ice, and snow that are found above the ground
the water that is beneath Earth's surface
the area of land that is drained by a river system
a body of rock or sediment that stores groundwater and allows the flow of groundwater
