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- 1. Multiple ChoiceAn example of something dissolving would be:butter being heatedsugar in teaice in watercrayons in a box
- 2. Multiple ChoiceThe process when liquid water from earth's surface changes to water vapor:condensationevaporationprecipitationrunoff
- 3. Multiple ChoiceHow much of the earth's water is freshwater?50 %3 %97 %93 %
- 4. Multiple ChoiceWhich best describes most of Earth's water?FreshwaterSaltwaterDrinking Water
- 5. Multiple ChoiceWhich of these contain most of Earth’s water?OceanRiversLakesGlaciers
- 6. Multiple ChoiceWhere is most of Earth's freshwater located?OceansRiversLakesFrozen in Glaciers
- 7. Multiple Choice_______ is the universal solvent because it dissolves most substances.OxygenWaterSaltGatorade
- 8. Multiple ChoiceWhich is a measure of the dissolved salt in saltwater?densitysalinitythermoclinetemperature
- 9. Multiple Choice____________ means slightly salty, like the mixture of river water and seawater in estuaries.Food WebPlanktonBenthosBrackish
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWhat follows evaporation during the water cycle? How does this occur?Water evaporates into water vaporWater vapor condenses and forms a cloudWater precipitates to the groundWater runs down into the hydrosphere
- 11. Multiple ChoiceAfter precipitation occurs, water that does not run off into surface water can seep into soil be stored as _______?Ground WaterEvaporationCondensationSnow
- 12. Multiple Choice
Look at the picture. What is A?EvaporationCondensationPrecipitationRunoff - 13. Multiple ChoiceLook at the picture. What is B?EvaporationCondensationPrecipitationRunoff
- 14. Multiple ChoiceThe clouds are formed because ofsurface waterevaporationcondensationprecipitation
- 15. Multiple ChoiceWhen plants release excess water it is calledevaporationtranspirationcondensationwater cycle
- 16. Multiple ChoiceWater vapor is invisible until it:condensesevaporatestranspires
- 17. Multiple ChoiceOne of the main reasons an estuary is important is because itcontains an aquiferis a good source of drinking waterfilters polution
- 18. Multiple ChoiceCurrents help moderate the temperature of the ocean bymoving warm water toward cold watermelting iceburgsabsorbing sunlight
- 19. Multiple ChoiceWater is a ____________, which means that it can dissolve many other substances.solutionsolventsalinitymixture
- 20. Multiple ChoiceWhich direction do ocean currents travel in the Northern Hemisphere?clockwisecounterclockwise
- 21. Multiple ChoiceThe change of a gas to a liquidtranspirationevaporationprecipitationcondensation
- 22. Multiple ChoiceA water molecule is composed ofone hydrogen atom and two oxygen atomsone helium atom and two oxygen atomsone oxygen atom and two hydrogen atomsone oxygen atoms and two helium atoms
- 23. Multiple ChoiceAn area of land that drains into a body of water.mouthpoint-source pollutionwatershedheadwaters
- 24. Multiple ChoiceMost of the energy that drives the water cycle comes from the:Earth's coreEquatorSunEarth's oceans
- 25. Multiple ChoiceEven if water is odorless, colorless, and tasteless it can still contain ______________.evaporationfermentationinfiltrationcontamination
- 26. Multiple ChoiceAny type of moisture that falls to the Earth.evaporationprecipitationcondensationtranspiration
- 27. Multiple ChoiceAquatic animals, insects and plants prefer a pH of ____________3-54.5-10.56.5-8.57-14
- 28. Multiple ChoiceThe cycle through which water in the hydrosphere moves; includes such processes as evaporation, condensation, and precipitation.Rock CycleCirculatory SystemBicycleWater Cycle
- 29. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following statements is true?Water is less dense as a liquid than as a solid.Water is less dense as a solid than as a liquid
- 30. Multiple ChoiceThe cloudiness or haziness of water is known as ______________.pHNitratesTurbidityDissolved Oxygen
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