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