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Chapter 8: The Hydrosphere

Total questions: 85

Worksheet time: 43mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the name for all water on Earth?

a)

Atmosphere

b)

Hydrosphere

c)

Surface Water

d)

Spin Cycle

2.

What is the endless process on Earth of water moving through various locations and processes continuously?

a)

washing machine

b)

water cycle

c)

spin cycle

d)

ocean currents

3.

Which main water cycle process is shown in the animation?

a)

condensation

b)

evaporation

c)

precipitation

d)

transpiration

4.

Which main water cycle process is shown in the animation?

a)

condensation

b)

evaporation

c)

precipitation

d)

transpiration

5.

Which less major water cycle process is shown in the animation?

a)

infiltration

b)

runoff

c)

prespiration

d)

transpiration

6.

Which less major water cycle process is shown in the animation?

a)

infiltration

b)

runoff

c)

prespiration

d)

transpiration

7.

Which less major water cycle process is shown in the animation?

a)

infiltration

b)

runoff

c)

prespiration

d)

transpiration

8.

Which main water cycle process is shown in the image?

a)

condensation

b)

evaporation

c)

precipitation

d)

transpiration

9.

Which is not a main type of water within the hydrosphere?

a)

Groundwater

b)

Atmospheric Water

c)

Surface Water

d)

Hydrostatic Water

e)

Frozen Water

10.

Water that is present within the atmosphere of Earth mainly in the gas form of water vapor is called what?

a)

Groundwater

b)

Atmospheric Water

c)

Surface Water

d)

Frozen Water

11.

Water that is stored below the surface of Earth in voids or cracks in rock after the water infiltrates the soil is called what?

a)

Groundwater

b)

Atmospheric Water

c)

Surface Water

d)

Frozen Water

12.

Water that is found in lakes, rivers, and ocean on Earth is classified as what?

a)

Groundwater

b)

Atmospheric Water

c)

Surface Water

d)

Frozen Water

13.

Water that is found in solid form in glaciers and ice sheets in colder areas of Earth is classified as what?

a)

Groundwater

b)

Atmospheric Water

c)

Surface Water

d)

Frozen Water

14.

An underground layer of rock or sediment that allows for the movement and storage of groundwater is called what?

a)

Aquitard

b)

Aquiclude

c)

Aquifer

d)

Aquifina

15.

What is the name of the largest aquifer in the U.S. shown in the image?

a)

Olive

b)

Ogallala

c)

Argyle

d)

Tornado Valley

16.

What is the name for the process of precipitation growing through the ground to refill an aquifer.

a)

Infiltration

b)

runoff

c)

artesian

d)

Transpiration

17.

What is the name for the location on the surface of Earth where water from precipitation enters the ground to refill an aquifer below the ground?

a)

Recharge Zone

b)

Ablation Zone

c)

Accumulation Zone

d)

Calving Zone

18.

What is the measure of the ability of a substance such as rock to allow water to move through it?

a)

runoff

b)

permeability

c)

transpiration

d)

percolation

19.

The measure of the amount of empty space within rock or soil that can allow for the movement or storage of water is called what?

a)

porosity

b)

permeability

c)

transpiration

d)

percolation

20.

The process of water moving through soil or rock and being filtered as it travels through the material is called what

a)

porosity

b)

permeability

c)

runoff

d)

percolation

21.

A layer of rock or material below the surface that slows down the flow of water but still allows water to flow through is called what?

a)

Aquiclude

b)

Aquifer

c)

Aquitard

d)

Recharge Zone

22.

Layers of rock like granite or sediment like clay below the surface that prevent the flow of water through the layers due to having a low permeability are called what?

a)

Aquiclude

b)

Aquifer

c)

Aquitard

d)

Recharge Zone

23.

Which layer is typically found at the bottom or below aquifers?

a)

Aquiclude

b)

runoff

c)

Aquitard

d)

Recharge Zone

24.

What is the name for the line between areas above that are unsaturated and areas below that are saturated with water below the surface?

a)

Aquifer

b)

Water Table

c)

Aquitard

d)

Recharge Zone

25.

A natural opening on the surface of Earth where groundwater flows towards the surface eventually trickling out of the ground is called what?

a)

Well

b)

Suspension

c)

Spring

d)

River

26.

What is the name given to a man made hole that is drilled into the ground to pump water out of an aquifer?

a)

Well

b)

Whole

c)

Spring

d)

River

27.

The name given to wells or springs where water freely flows to the surface on its own as the groundwater is under pressure being within a confined layer is what?

a)

Artsy

b)

Artesian

c)

Recharge

d)

Parmesan

28.

What groundwater feature is represented at #4 on the diagram?

a)

aquiclude

b)

recharge area

c)

aquitard

d)

water table

29.

What groundwater feature is represented on the ground above number 7 on the diagram?

a)

aquiclude

b)

recharge area

c)

aquitard

d)

water table

30.

What groundwater feature is represented at numbers 5 and 6 on the diagram?

a)

aquiclude

b)

aquifer

c)

aquitard

d)

water table

31.

What groundwater feature is represented at #2 on the diagram?

a)

aquiclude

b)

aquifer

c)

aquitard

d)

water table

32.

What groundwater feature is represented at #3 on the diagram?

a)

aquiclude

b)

aquifer

c)

aquitard

d)

water table

33.

Which well on the diagram would be classified as artesian?

a)

7

b)

8

c)

9

d)

none

34.

Which well on the diagram would be the worst location for a reliable source of water?

a)

7

b)

8

c)

9

d)

none

35.

Which well on the diagram would be the best location for a reliable source of water?

a)

7

b)

8

c)

9

d)

none

36.

Which glacier zone is shown at location #1 on the image?

a)

ablation zone

b)

recharge zone

c)

accumulation zone

d)

calving zone

37.

Which glacier zone is shown at location #2 on the image?

a)

ablation zone

b)

recharge zone

c)

accumulation zone

d)

calving zone

38.

What is the name for the region of a glacier where snow adds up over time, usually the higher up parts of the glacier, making it larger over time?

a)

ablation zone

b)

recharge zone

c)

accumulation zone

d)

calving zone

39.

What is the name for the region of a glacier where the ice packed surface begins to melt and cause the glacier to shrink in size, usually happening on the lower sections on a glacier?

a)

ablation zone

b)

recharge zone

c)

accumulation zone

d)

calving zone

40.

What process is happening at location #3 on the image?

a)

accumulation

b)

calving

c)

recharge

d)

runoff

41.

What is the name given to the process when a glacier or ice shelf breaks apart to create icebergs that float in the ocean?

a)

accumulation

b)

calving

c)

recharge

d)

runoff

42.

Which type of frozen water feature is shown in the image?

a)

ice shelf

b)

ice sheet

c)

sea ice

d)

glacier

43.

Which type of frozen water feature is shown in the image?

a)

ice shelf

b)

ice sheet

c)

sea ice

d)

glacier

44.

Which type of frozen water feature is shown in the image?

a)

ice shelf

b)

ice sheet

c)

sea ice

d)

glacier

45.

This type of glacier can only be found on large flat land masses such as Greenland and Antarctica.

a)

ice shelf

b)

ice sheet

c)

sea ice

d)

alpine glacier

46.

This type of glacier can only be found within a valley of mountains at high elevations.

a)

ice shelf

b)

ice sheet

c)

sea ice

d)

alpine glacier

47.

This frozen water feature is created when a glacier extends off of the land and floats over the ocean water while remaining connected to the glacier on land.

a)

ice shelf

b)

ice sheet

c)

sea ice

d)

alpine glacier

48.

What is the name given to the seasonal frozen water feature that floats in the water of the ocean but is not created by a glacier or ice sheet breaking apart?

a)

ice shelf

b)

ice sheet

c)

sea ice

d)

alpine glacier

49.

What frozen water feature is created as a result from the calving process?

a)

ice shelf

b)

ice sheet

c)

sea ice

d)

iceberg

50.

Which landmass does not have an ice sheet?

a)

Greenland

b)

All do

c)

Antarctica

d)

South America

51.

About 90% of an iceberg will be ________the water.

a)

above

b)

below

c)

at

d)

out of

52.

Water on Earth that has low amounts of dissolved salts and can be found within rivers, lakes, and glaciers is called what?

a)

freshwater

b)

seawater

c)

hard water

d)

tap water

53.

Water on Earth that has high amounts of dissolved salts and can be found in oceans and seas is called what?

a)

freshwater

b)

seawater

c)

soft water

d)

tap water

54.

97% of water on Earth that makes up 70% of the surface is what type of water?

a)

freshwater

b)

seawater

c)

frozen water

55.

Which type of water makes up only 3% of all water on Earth?

a)

freshwater

b)

seawater

56.

Which type of water on Earth makes up the largest percentage of Freshwater of any phase on the planet?

a)

Frozen water

b)

Groundwater

c)

Surface Water

d)

Atmospheric Water

57.

Which type of water on Earth makes up the largest percentage of liquid Freshwater on the planet?

a)

Frozen water

b)

Groundwater

c)

Surface Water

d)

Atmospheric Water

58.

Water that is more salty than freshwater but less salty compared to seawater and is typically found where rivers meet oceans is called what?

a)

Brackish

b)

Seawater

c)

Frozen Water

d)

Fresh water

59.

Which type of salt makes up the highest percentage of salt dissolved in the ocean?

a)

calcium chloride

b)

potassium chloride

c)

sodium chloride

d)

hydrochloric sodium

60.

The measure of the amount of dissolved salts within a body of water is called what?

a)

salinity

b)

percolation

c)

transpiration

d)

humidity

61.

What is the salinity of the ocean?

a)

40%

b)

3.5%

c)

15%

d)

30%

62.

What is the saltiest body of water on Earth?

a)

Dead sea

b)

pink lake

c)

don juan pond

d)

great salt lake

63.

Which location would most likely have only freshwater?

a)

Ocean

b)

Desert

c)

Estuary

d)

Aquifer

64.

Which location would most likely have only seawater?

a)

Ocean

b)

Desert

c)

Estuary

d)

Aquifer

65.

Which location would most likely have only brackish water?

a)

Ocean

b)

Desert

c)

Estuary

d)

Aquifer

66.

What is the name given to the large interconnected body of water on the surface of Earth?

a)

World Ocean

b)

Lakes

c)

Glaciers

d)

Hydrosphere

67.

Which ocean on Earth is the largest in size?

a)

Pacific

b)

Atlantic

c)

Indian

d)

Southern

68.

Which ocean on Earth is the smallest in size?

a)

Arctic

b)

Atlantic

c)

Indian

d)

Southern

69.

Which ocean on Earth is the least salty?

a)

Pacific

b)

Atlantic

c)

Indian

d)

Southern

70.

Which ocean on Earth is the most salty?

a)

Pacific

b)

Atlantic

c)

Indian

d)

Southern

71.

Which ocean on Earth is split up into a north and south section?

a)

Pacific

b)

Arctic

c)

Indian

d)

Southern

72.

Movements of water on the surface of the ocean that are driven by global winds as well as differences in temperature and salinity of ocean water are called what?

a)

ocean currents

b)

infiltration

c)

percolation

d)

trade winds

73.

Ocean currents that move warm water from the equator towards the poles of Earth are called what?

a)

warm currents

b)

cold currents

c)

mild currents

d)

frozen currents

74.

Ocean currents that move cold water from the poles towards the equator of Earth are called what?

a)

warm currents

b)

cold currents

c)

mild currents

d)

frozen currents

75.

The name given to the average height of the ocean’s surface that is used as a reference point for measuring elevation on land is termed what?

a)

recharge zone

b)

sea level

c)

elevation

d)

height

76.

Water that is also referred to as tap water that is considered safe to drink is referred to as what?

a)

Hard

b)

Potable

c)

Soft

d)

Spring

77.

Water that has a high level of dissolved minerals within it including calcium, magnesium, and iron is classified as what?

a)

Hard

b)

Potable

c)

Soft

d)

Spring

78.

Water that has a low level of dissolved minerals within it including calcium, magnesium, and iron is classified as what?

a)

Hard

b)

Potable

c)

Soft

d)

Spring

79.

The name for the process of removing dissolved salts from seawater is called what?

a)

percolation

b)

infiltration

c)

desalination

d)

transpiration

80.

A man made body of water similar to a lake that is created on the upstream side of a river through the process of damming or controlling the flow of the river is called what?

a)

Lake

b)

Sea

c)

Reservoir

d)

Spring

81.

Which is not a main type of dam?

a)

enbankment

b)

concrete

c)

masonry

d)

beaver

82.

What type of dams produce electricity?

a)

concrete

b)

masonry

c)

arch

d)

hydroelectric

83.

A barrier that controls the flow of water by building a wall across a river or stream is called what?

a)

dam

b)

blockage

c)

fish ladder

d)

ship elevator

84.

What is the largest dam on Earth?

a)

Granite Falls

b)

Fond Du Lac

c)

Hoover

d)

Three Gorges

85.

Which is not a benefit of constructing a dam?

a)

controls flooding

b)

generates power

c)

blocks fish

d)

stores water