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Water In Earth's Processes Test Part 1
Test Description: Review game for water in earth's processes
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) What percent of Earth's water is fresh water?
A
71
B
3
C
30
D
97
2) Water that falls to Earth as rain, snow, sleet, or hail is called
A
precipitaiton
B
transpiration
C
evaporation
D
condensation
3) Using less water is one way to practice water ___.
A
distribution
B
conservation
C
filtration
D
irrigation
4) The 3 major steps of the water cycle are
A
evaporation, abrasion, and precipitation
B
irrigation, precipitation, and conservation
C
evaporation, condensation, and precipitation
D
saturation, evaporation, and liquification
5) A technique that uses sound waves to measure the depth of the ocean floor is
A
weighted lines
B
scuba
C
dredging
D
sonar
6) Which of the following features is made up of a range of mountain that wind through the ocean
A
mid-ocean ridge
B
abyssal plain
C
seamount
D
trench
7) The horizontal distance between wave crests is the
A
wavelength
B
frequency
C
trough
D
wave height
8) Salinity is a measure of which of the following in water?
A
sand
B
dissolved salts
C
oxygen
D
carbon dioxide
9) As you descend through the water column,
A
density decreases
B
pressure decreases
C
light increases
D
temperature decreases
10) A tide with the LEAST difference between low and high tide is called a
A
monthly tide
B
spring tide
C
rip tide
D
neap tide
11) A large stream of moving water that flows through the oceans is called a(an)
A
undertow
B
tsunami
C
current
D
tide
12) Which of the following is true of El Nino?
A
El Nino affects only the ocean, not the land
B
scientists fully understand the conditions that create El Nino
C
El Nino can cause sever storms and can prevent upwelling in certain areas
D
El Nino usually occurs twice a year
13) The total amount of water on Earth
A
is fairly constant
B
is increasing
C
is decreasing
D
depends on the weather
14) Water that fills the cracks and spaces in underground soil and rock layers is called
A
ground water
B
salt water
C
rainwater
D
water vapor
15) A nearly flat region of the ocean floor, covered with thick layers of sediment, is called
A
mid-ocean ridge
B
seamount
C
continental slope
D
abyssal plain
16) The size of a wave is NOT affected by the
A
salinity of the water
B
strength of the wind
C
length of time the wind blows across the water
D
distance the wind blows across the water
17) A rush of water that flows rapidly back to sea through a narrow opening is called a
A
longshore drift
B
rip current
C
tsunami
D
breaker
18) Tides are caused by
A
the shifting of the plates on the ocean floor
B
strong winds that blow over ocean waters
C
the interaction of Earth, the moon, and the sun
D
variations in the salinity of ocean water
19) In the Northern Hemisphere, currents curve to the right because of the
A
longshore drift
B
density
C
Coriolis effect
D
moon's gravity
20) The movement of cold, deep ocean water to replace warm water at the surface is called
A
the Coriolis effect
B
El Nino
C
upwelling
D
a surface current
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