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Test Ch. 11
Test Description: 2015-2016
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Which feature makes up most of the surface of Earth?
A
hot gases
B
water
C
dry land
D
craters
2) Which of the following contains most of the water on Earth?
A
The oceans
B
watershed
C
the atmosphere
D
ice and aquifers
3) Which type of water reservoir could always provide freshwater?
A
inland lakes
B
tropical seas
C
river deltas
D
mountain glaciers
4) Where would the majority of the freshwater on Earth be found?
A
lakes and rivers
B
ice caps and glaciers
C
groundwater and aquifers
D
swamps and wetlands
5) Which fact best explains why most evaporation happens in the oceans?
A
There are mountain ranges on the ocean floor
B
Ocean water is salty.
C
About 97 percent of Earth’s water is ocean water.
D
Fewer clouds block sunlight over the ocean.
6) Which is Earth’s largest source of drinkable water?
A
lakes
B
aquifers
C
rivers
D
oceans
7) Which phase change in the atmosphere forms clouds?
A
melting
B
evaporation
C
condensation
D
freezing
8) One characteristic that is unique to water is that it
A
has a low specific heat.
B
dissolves very few substances.
C
exists naturally in three states on Earth.
D
can be changed from a liquid to a solid.
9) What is the primary source of energy that causes evaporation of water from the surface of bodies of water?
A
transpiration by plants
B
solar radiation
C
convection currents in the water
D
heat from nearby land masses
10) Condensation in the water cycle can best be described as the result of water vapor
A
changing from a liquid form into a solid and forming snow.
B
rising into the atmosphere, cooling and changing into a liquid form.
C
changing from a gas form into a solid and forming hail.
D
rising into the atmosphere, warming and changing into a gaseous form.
11) When moist air comes in contact with a cold surface in the winter, one result can be frost. What has happened to the water vapor in the air to cause frost?
A
It has sublimated
B
It has melted
C
It has condensed
D
It has evaporated
12) Which of these factors causes water to evaporate the fastest?
A
high humdity
B
high temperatures
C
slow runoff
D
slow winds
13) As temperatures increase, which process is responsible for increasing the amount of water vapor in the atmosphere?
A
condensation
B
ionization
C
respiration
D
evaporation
14) Water that evaporates from lakes and streams condenses into clouds and later falls as rain. The property of water that is demonstrated is the ability to
A
act as a universal solvent.
B
boil at a high temperature.
C
change from a liquid to a gas.
D
absorb large amounts of energy.
15) Near Earth’s equator, water generally exists naturally in the liquid and gas states. In which other part of Earth is water usually found naturally in only two states?
A
South Pole
B
Indian Ocean
C
interior of Africa
D
Tropic of Cancer
16) During an ice age, enormous ice sheets called glaciers increase in size on Earth’s surface, resulting in decreased ocean depths. Due to global cooling, the water cycle is disrupted between which two stages to cause an increase in glacier size?
A
precipitation and runoff
B
transpiration and precipitation
C
transpiration and evaporation
D
runoff and evaporation
17) Which steps in the water cycle most directly cause floods?
A
precipitation and runoff
B
condensation and evaporation
C
runoff and condensation
D
evaporation and precipitation
18) Water vapor sometimes condenses into stratus clouds that are in contact with the ground. What forms as a result of this process?
A
smoke
B
ozone
C
methane
D
fog
19) Which factor determines whether precipitation will be in the form of rain or snow?
A
humidity
B
air pressure
C
temperature
D
wind
20) Which process in the water cycle would be accelerated by an increase in temperature?
A
condensation
B
runoff
C
precipitation
D
evaporation
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