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Earth's Water Study Guide
Test Description: Earth's Water: Water Cycle, Water Pollution, Water Conservation, Water Shed
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Trees release water vapor from the holes in their leaves.
A
evaporation
B
perspiration
C
transpiration
D
condensation
2) When it is raining, water is returning to Earth during a water cycle stage called...
A
precipitation
B
perspiration
C
infiltration
D
sublimation
3) Which one is part of our hydrosphere?
A
mantle
B
outer core
C
inner core
D
ocean
4) Water can move from the hydrosphere to the _______ through the process of evaporation.
A
lithosphere
B
biosphere
C
atmosphere
D
geosphere
5) What is a divide?
A
a line halfway down the slope of a drainage basin.
B
the low ground where two drainage basins meet.
C
a man-made fence that is built at the top of a drainage basin.
D
the high ground separating two drainage basins.
6) Which of the following is a way in which groundwater becomes surface water?
A
wells or springs
B
evaporation
C
runoff
D
infiltration
7) Farmers often must add fertilizer to soil that is deficient in nutrients. Which statement best describes an effect that this might have?
A
The fertilizer could make the soil too fertile to grow crops.
B
The fertilizer could cause crops to release pollution into the air.
C
The fertilizer could runoff and pollute nearby water sources.
D
The fertilizer could kill useful insects.
8) Which of the following describes all of the types of water found in the hydrosphere?
A
all of the water on the Earth
B
all of the water found on the surface of the continents
C
all of the fresh water on the Earth
D
all frozen water on the Earth
9) In which of the Earth systems can water be found in a liquid, solid, and a gas?
A
all of these plus the lithosphere
B
biosphere
C
hydrosphere
D
atmosphere
10) The area of land where water is drained downhill into a body of water is known as a drainage basin, or _______.
A
delta
B
water shed
C
aquifer
D
water table
11) How could a scientist best investigate whether a certain pesticide that is harmful to fish is being carried into the water supply?
A
Test samples of water in rivers and lakes near farms that use the pesticide.
B
Count the number of fish that have died near farms that use the pesticide.
C
Take a survey to find out whether people think that their water is safe.
D
Test samples of the rain water that falls at a farm that uses the pesticide.
12) Which of the following cycles tracks the movement of water in the hydrosphere?
A
the nitrogen cycle
B
the hydrogen cycle
C
the rock cycle
D
the hydrologic cycle
13) Which component of the Earth includes the water above, on, or in the Earth's crust?
A
lithosphere
B
atmosphere
C
hydrosphere
D
biosphere
14) ________ describes the process of water turning into water vapor.
A
precipitation
B
precipitation
C
infiltration
D
evaporation
15) Which of the following stages of the water cycle is most likely to be occurring on a clear, sunny, hot day?
A
evaporation
B
surface runoff
C
precipitation
D
condensation
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