WorksheetsEss 2 6
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 15mins
____________ is the water that collects in spaces and soil UNDERGROUND.
Soil water
Groundwater
under pools
ice caps
Why is most of Earth's water not available to drink?
It is contaminated.
It is in the polar ice caps.
It is underground.
It has a high level of salinity.
The gravitational pull that the moon exerts on Earth is
greater on solids than liquids
the main cause of high and low tides
responsible for longshore currents
responsible for tsunamis
The height of a wave is MOST affected by the
speed of the wind
speed of the ocean
salinity of the ocean
amount of solar energy
Removal and transport of weathered materials from one location to another.
Erosion
Deposition
Weathering
Chemical weathering
Occurs when eroded materials are dropped in another location
Weathering
Exfoliation
Deposition
Frost wedging
The entire area drained by a river and its tributaries is called a
Delta
Watershed
Valley
Floodplain
The steeper the slope, the ________ the stream.
Slower
Broader
Faster
Curvier
Why are too many nutrients (like nitrates and phosphates) bad for our waters?
Nutrients decrease the pH of the water, causing it to become increasingly acidic
Nutrients change the salinity of the water
Wetlands filter out runoff that may contain nutrients
Nutrients in the water cause too much algae growth
pH is the measurement of
how acidic or basic a solution is.
just the acidity of a solution.
how acidic or basic the atmosphere is.
Non of the above.
A feature left behind by a glacier depositing large amounts of sediment at the base as it melts is called a(n)
Drumlin
Moraine
Esker
Kettle lake
Ocean currents are NOT influenced by
Salinity differences in the water
Temperatures differences
The rotation of the earth
The gravitational pull of the moon
What is the primary gas found in Earth's atmosphere?
Oxygen
Nitrogen
Carbon Dioxide
Hydrogen
Which of the following is a renewable energy source?
Coal
Natural Gas
Solar Energy
Nuclear Energy
What is the chemical formula for water?
H2O
CO2
O2
CH4
