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WorksheetsChapter 2: Water and Physical Geo
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
What is the regular movement of Earth's water from ocean to air to ground and back to the ocean called?
Water cycle
Precipitation
Desalination
Aquifer
What is the main process that moves water from the surfaces of bodies of water into the air in the water cycle?
Condensation
Precipitation
Evaporation
Filtration
Where is most of the Earth's freshwater found?
Oceans
Lakes, rivers, and groundwater
Seas
Saltwater lakes
Why does the total amount of water on Earth remain fairly constant?
Water is constantly being created
Water is constantly being destroyed
Water is constantly moving through the water cycle
Water is only found in oceans
What percentage of the world’s water is found in oceans?
97 percent
50 percent
10 percent
3 percent
This moisture falls to Earth as rain, snow, sleet, depending on air temperature and wind conditions.
condensation
water cycle
evaporation
precipitation
This is underground water-bearing layers of pourous rock, sand, or gravel
Aquifer
Groundwater
Evaporation
Water Cycle
Only about 3% of Earth's total water supply is freshwater. More than two-thirds of EArth's freshwater is ______ as glaciers and ice caps.
Frozen
Liquid
Free
Unavailable
This is freshwater that lies beneath the Earth's surface. It comes from rain and melted snow that filter through the soil
Groundwater
Aquifer
Desalination
Evaportaion
The total volume of water in the water cycle is fairly
Inconsistent
Constant
Non-stop
Uneven
What does the hydrosphere include?
Only oceans
Only rivers
All watery areas of the Earth
Only lakes
Place the planet names in the correct spot.
Which part of a continent extends out underneath the ocean?
Lithosphere
Continental shelf
Hydrosphere
Atmosphere
Which planet is the largest in our solar system?
Earth
Jupiter
Mars
Mercury
What does the hydrosphere include?
Only oceans
Only rivers
All watery areas of the Earth
Only lakes
