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1.1,1.2 Quiz

Total questions: 48

Worksheet time: 33mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the primary driving force behind the hydrologic cycle?

a)

Wind

b)

Sun

c)

Gravity

d)

Rain

2.

What happens to surface water when it evaporates?

a)

It turns into ice

b)

It becomes groundwater

c)

It forms rivers

d)

It condenses into clouds

3.

What is the process called when water droplets are evaporated from a plant's leaves?

a)

Infiltration

b)

Transpiration

c)

Condensation

d)

Precipitation

4.

Evaporation is the change of state from ___________ to __________

a)

liquid to gas

b)

solid to liquid

c)

gas to liquid

5.

Where is most of Earth's water located?

a)

lakes

b)

ice caps

c)

rivers

d)

oceans

6.

Approximately what percent of Earth water is salt water?

a)

79%

b)

97%

c)

70%

d)

3%

7.

Which of these is not a source of fresh water?

a)

ocean

b)

rivers

c)

lakes

d)

glaciers

8.

Which of these contain the greatest amount of fresh water?

a)

ocean

b)

rivers and lakes

c)

groundwater

d)

glaciers and ice caps

9.
Study the graph below.  Where is most of the Earth's water located?
a)
Rivers and Lakes
b)
Glaciers and Icecaps
c)
oceans
d)
groundwater
10.

Which sphere does the picture best represent?

a)

geosphere

b)

atmosphere

c)

hydrosphere

d)

biosphere

11.

___________________ is the process by which water changes from a liquid to a gas or vapor. __________________ is the primary pathway that water moves from the liquid state back into the water cycle as atmospheric water

a)

Transpiration

b)

Deposition

c)

Percolation

d)

Evaporation

12.

_____________________ is water released from clouds in the form of rain, freezing rain, sleet, snow, or hail. It is the primary connection in the water cycle that provides for the delivery of atmospheric water to the Earth. Most ________________ falls as rain.

a)

Snowmelt runoff

b)

Precipitation

c)

Surface runoff

d)

Evaporation

13.

__________________ is the process by which moisture is carried through plants from roots to small pores on the underside of leaves, where it changes to vapor and is released to the atmosphere. ______________ is essentially evaporation of water from plant leaves.

a)

Transpiration

b)

Percolation

c)

Infiltration

d)

Plant Uptake

14.
As water vapor rises in the atmosphere it can turn into water droplets or ice crystals which results in cloud formation.
a)
precipitation
b)
condensation
c)
ground water
d)
surface water runoff 
15.
Forms of water falling from the sky as rain, sleet, hail, and snow. 
a)
condensation
b)
transpiration
c)
precipitation  
d)
surface run off
16.
This occurs when heat is added, water turns into a gas. 
a)
condensation
b)
evaporation
c)
transpiration
d)
crystallization
17.
When water enters the atmosphere as water vapor through the release of water vapor from plants' leaves.                
a)
evaporation
b)
transpiration                                      
c)
condensation
d)
ground water
18.
Water that runs down mountains, hills, and 
a)
ground water
b)
transpiration
c)
condensation
d)
surface run-off
19.

What percent of the Earth's freshwater is available for use by humans?

a)

25%

b)

10%

c)

3%

d)

<1%

20.

The amount of water on earth grows by _______ each year.

a)

0%

b)

5%

c)

15%

d)

25%

21.
Which of these is an example of precipitation?
a)
snow
b)
air
c)
clouds
d)
vapor
22.

What body of water is surrounded by land all around?

a)

a lake

b)

a river

c)

an ocean

d)

a waterfall

23.

Which is an example of standing water?

a)

Lakes

b)

Streams

c)

Creeks

d)

Rivers

24.

What is runoff?

a)

Underground water that flows into caves

b)

Surface water that flows into lakes, ponds and wetlands

c)

Surface water that flows into caves

d)

Underground water that runs off to the surface

25.
Thirty percent of the Earth's water is readily available for human use.
a)
true
b)
false
26.
Which BEST describes how the total amount of water present in the hydrosphere varies over time?
a)
The total amount of water in the hydrosphere decreases over time due to the process of evaporation.
b)
The total amount of water in the hydrosphere remains the same over time, but changes form due to the water cycle.
c)
The total amount of water in the hydrosphere increases over time due to the process of precipitation.
d)
The total amount of water in the hydrosphere both decreases and increases over time due to competing processes such as evaporation and precipitation.
27.

Which are examples of decreasing salinity?

a)

Precipitation into the ocean

b)

Evaporation of water from the ocean

c)

Mouth of a river dumping freshwater into an ocean

d)

Glacier melting into an ocean

e)

Surface water freezing at the poles

28.

What do we call the measurement of how salty the ocean water is?

a)

saltiness

b)

oceanography

c)

density

d)

salinity

29.

What type of fish live in the dead sea?

a)

Freshwater fish

b)

Saltwater fish

c)

It's a trick question, fish don't exist

d)

None of the above

30.

The dead sea is a

(a)  

31.

(_______________)- Land (Earth's core, mantle, mountains, sand, metals)

a)

Geosphere/Lithosphere

b)

Hydrosphere

c)

Atmosphere

d)

Biosphere

32.

(_______________)- Water (oceans, lakes, rivers, groundwater, glaciers)

a)

Geosphere

b)

Hydrosphere

c)

Atmosphere

d)

Biosphere

33.

(_______________)- Air (oxygen, nitrogen, water vapor, zone, wind)

a)

Geosphere

b)

Hydrosphere

c)

Atmosphere

d)

Biosphere

34.

What is the biosphere?

a)

all the air and gases on the planet

b)

made up of living things

c)

the non-living soil, rocks, and minerals of the Earth

d)

the rivers, lakes, and oceans of the Earth

35.

Comes from the Greek word for "life"

a)

bio-

b)

hydro-

c)

atmo-

d)

geo-

36.

Comes from the Greek word for "ground"

a)

bio-

b)

hydro-

c)

atmo-

d)

geo-

37.

Comes from the Greek word for "water"

a)

bio-

b)

hydro-

c)

atmo-

d)

geo-

38.
Which sphere would contain whales and dolphins?
a)
geosphere
b)
biosphere
c)
hydrosphere
d)
atmosphere
39.

The particles in a solid move _______ than do the particles in a gas.

a)

more quickly

b)

in the exact same way

c)

more slowly

d)

more quickly and farther

40.

Which substance in the image is a most likely a liquid?

a)

Substance A

b)

Substance B

c)

Substance C

41.

All changes of the state of matter require ____________.

a)

vibration

b)

water

c)

energy

d)

dancing

42.

What is the temperature at which a liquid changes to a solid known as?

a)

Melting

b)

Freezing

c)

Sublimation Point

d)

Freezing Point

43.

At what temperature in degrees Celsius does water freeze?

a)

150

b)

0

c)

200

d)

32

44.

Physical change in matter from a gas to a liquid

a)

Condensation

b)

Freezing point

c)

Melting point

d)

Evaporation

45.

What is a brinicle?

a)

An animal that gets stuck to boats

b)

A swimming organism

c)

An icicle under the water

d)

Something you put on your pasta

46.
The majority of FRESH LIQUID water on Earth is found
a)
In rivers
b)
In Lakes
c)
Underground
d)
Wetlands
47.

Most large cities get water for households and industries from:

a)

deep wells.

b)

pumps connected to springs.

c)

rivers and lakes.

d)

removing salt from sea water.

48.

How many oceans are there?

(a)  

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