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Water Cycle And Oceans Review
Test Description: Review of Oceans and Water Cycle
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) The largest amount of freshwater on Earth is found in
A
oceans and seas
B
lakes and rivers
C
groundwater
D
glaciers and polar ice caps
2) Dissolved salts in ocean water come from
A
acid rain
B
weathering and erosion of rocks
C
pollutants
D
gases from active volcanoes
3) How does the Atlantic Ocean and Lake Allatoona differ?
A
The water in Lake Allatoona is always much colder than the Water in the Atlantic.
B
The water in the Atlantic contains more dissolved minerals than the water in Lake Allatoona.
C
The water in the Atlantic is part of the water cycle, but the water in Lake Allatoona is not.
D
The water from Lake Allatoona comes from rivers, while the water in the Atlantic comes from rain.
4) Water along the equator has a high rate of evaporation. This causes the water in these tropical areas will have higher...
A
daily temperatures
B
salinity
C
amounts of algae
D
wave crests
5) The deepest area on the ocean floor is...
A
continental shelf
B
continental slope
C
abyssal plain
D
a trench
6) A flat area on the deep ocean floor is...
A
a continental slope
B
a continental shelf
C
an abyssal plain
D
an ocean ridge
7) The ocean floor can be described as
A
smooth and sandy
B
flat with lots of lakes and rivers
C
uneven with mountains and trenches
D
hidden and unknown
8) The section of the ocean that lies just beyond shore and extends beneath the ocean surface is the...
A
continental slope
B
continental shelf
C
continental ridge
D
continental basin
9) Traveling along the ocean floor from the shore line to the deep ocean you may encounter
A
abyssal plain -- continental shelf --mid-ocean ridge -- continental slope
B
mid-ocean ridge -- abyssal plain -- continental shelf -- continental slope
C
continental shelf -- continental slope -- abyssal plain -- mid-ocean ridge
D
continental slope -- continental shelf -- abyssal plain -- mid-ocean ridge
10) Areas of underwater mountain chains located near many active volcanoes are...
A
seamounts
B
guyotes
C
mid-ocean ridges
D
hydrothermal vents
11) How do clouds form?
A
water vapor condenses around microscopic dust particles in the air
B
when water vapor rises then disappears
C
when water vapor rises too high to return to the ground
D
water vapor encounters a warm front
12) One of the main purposes of the ocean is to...
A
supply water for the water cycle
B
give us vacation places
C
cause condensation
D
make it rain
13) Three factors that impact waves are
A
wind, sun, and the water cycle
B
tides, currents, and water density
C
density of the water, temperature of the water, and depth of the water
D
length of time wind blows, distance wind blows, how fast wind blows
14) The rise and fall of water on the coastlines is
A
waves
B
currents
C
density
D
tides
15) The major factor that influences tides is...
A
gravity of the moon
B
the Coriolis effect
C
gravity of the Earth
D
gravity of the sun
16) Ocean currents that flow from the poles toward the equator are
A
density currents
B
cold currents
C
deep currents
D
warm currents
17) The energy that powers the water cycle comes from the
A
sun
B
Earth's rotation
C
moon
D
wind
18) The process that turns liquid water into a gas is
A
condensation
B
convection
C
precipitation
D
evaporation
19) The process that chances water vapor into liquid water is
A
condensation
B
evaporation
C
precipitation
D
convection
20) When water falls to Earth it is called
A
participation
B
precipitation
C
personification
D
hydration
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