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Chapter 2: Water and Physical Geo

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the regular movement of Earth's water from ocean to air to ground and back to the ocean called?

a)

Water cycle

b)

Precipitation

c)

Desalination

d)

Aquifer

2.

What is the main process that moves water from the surfaces of bodies of water into the air in the water cycle?

a)

Condensation

b)

Precipitation

c)

Evaporation

d)

Filtration

3.

Where is most of the Earth's freshwater found?

a)

Oceans

b)

Lakes, rivers, and groundwater

c)

Seas

d)

Saltwater lakes

4.

Why does the total amount of water on Earth remain fairly constant?

a)

Water is constantly being created

b)

Water is constantly being destroyed

c)

Water is constantly moving through the water cycle

d)

Water is only found in oceans

5.

What percentage of the world’s water is found in oceans?

a)

97 percent

b)

50 percent

c)

10 percent

d)

3 percent

6.

This moisture falls to Earth as rain, snow, sleet, depending on air temperature and wind conditions.

a)

condensation

b)

water cycle

c)

evaporation

d)

precipitation

7.

This is underground water-bearing layers of pourous rock, sand, or gravel

a)

Aquifer

b)

Groundwater

c)

Evaporation

d)

Water Cycle

8.

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.

a)

Frozen

b)

Liquid

c)

Free

d)

Unavailable

9.

This is freshwater that lies beneath the Earth's surface. It comes from rain and melted snow that filter through the soil

a)

Groundwater

b)

Aquifer

c)

Desalination

d)

Evaportaion

10.

The total volume of water in the water cycle is fairly

a)

Inconsistent

b)

Constant

c)

Non-stop

d)

Uneven

11.

What does the hydrosphere include?

a)

Only oceans

b)

Only rivers

c)

All watery areas of the Earth

d)

Only lakes

12.

Place the planet names in the correct spot.

13.

Which part of a continent extends out underneath the ocean?

a)

Lithosphere

b)

Continental shelf

c)

Hydrosphere

d)

Atmosphere

14.

Which planet is the largest in our solar system?

a)

Earth

b)

Jupiter

c)

Mars

d)

Mercury

15.

What does the hydrosphere include?

a)

Only oceans

b)

Only rivers

c)

All watery areas of the Earth

d)

Only lakes