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Chapter 17 - Water
Test Description: Water Cycle, Earth Shaped by Water and Oceans
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) The constant movement of water from Earth's surface into the atmosphere and back again is called ____________.
A
a tide
B
the water cycle
C
weather
D
a surface current
2) ____________ is water that soaks into the ground and collects in the small spaces between bits of soil and rock.
A
Groundwater
B
Erosion
C
Runoff
D
Water Cycle
3) Moving water lays down sediments in a process called ___________.
A
runoff
B
deposition
C
sedimentation
D
erosion
4) What contributes to ocean pollution?
A
Oil tankers have accidents.
B
People haul trash out to sea and dump it.
C
All answers are correct.
D
Runoff carries pollutants to the ocean.
5) Which of the following is true about oceans.
A
About half of Earth's population lives within 100 km of oceans.
B
Method for carrying people, goods, etc.
C
All answers are correct.
D
Oceans give humans food, minerals, and recreation.
6) How are clouds formed?
A
Water vapor cools as it rises and evaporates into liquid.
B
None of the answers are correct.
C
Water vapor warms as it rises and condenses into liquid.
D
Water vapor cools as it rises and condenses into liquid.
7) ____________ are wide bends in a stream formed by moving erosion of banks and moving sediments around.
A
Gullies
B
Grooves
C
Meanders
D
Tides
8) __________ is the measure of the saltiness of water.
A
Condensation
B
pH
C
Salinity
D
Precipitation
9) Which of the following statements is NOT true of ocean currents.
A
Currents can be used to transport people, goods, etc. across the ocean.
B
Friction between wind and ocean water causes some currents.
C
Currents are found only at or near the ocean surface
D
Currents affect climate.
10) Erosion occurs with _____________ is loosened and then moved from one place to another.
A
Debris
B
Vegitation
C
People
D
Soil
11) ___________ is the process that gradually changes water from a liquid to vapor.
A
Clouds
B
Sublimation
C
Condensation
D
Evaporation
12) Currents that move large masses of water across the ocean, at or near the surface, are called ___________.
A
waves
B
erosion
C
tides
D
surface currents
13) The floodplain of a river is the area that is normally flooded ___________.
A
during a time of low water
B
during a time of high water
C
in the fall
D
in the spring
14) Water in its __________ form fills lakes, rivers, and streams.
A
solid
B
vapor
C
liquid
15) __________ form where the top of the groundwater layer meets Earth's surface.
A
Springs
B
Rivers
C
Lakes
D
Aquifers
16) Deposition is one way _____________.
A
rock is loosened
B
water cuts grooves in Earth.
C
streams and rivers change Earth
D
sediment is moved
17) ___________ are changes in the level of ocean water during the course of a day.
A
Water Cycle
B
Tides
C
Currents
D
Waves
18) Water in lakes and rivers makes up ________ of Earth's total freshwater supply.
A
none
B
all
C
half
D
only a fraction
19) _____________ is water that flows over the ground surface and eventually flows into rivers, streams, aor lakes.
A
Aquifer
B
Groundwater
C
Rain
D
Runoff
20) What causes tides?
A
The pull of gravity between the Earth, the moon, and the sun.
B
Centrifugal force
C
All answers are correct
D
Bulges forming in ocean water
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