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