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- 1. Multiple ChoiceWhat follows evaporation during the water cycle?Water evaporates into water vaporWater vapor condenses and forms a cloudWater precipitates to the groundWater runs down into the hydrosphere
- 2. Multiple ChoiceAfter precipitation occurs, water that does not run off into the hydrosphere can be stored as _______?Ground WaterEvaporationCondensationSnow
- 3. Multiple ChoiceWhat part of the water cycle can carry pollutants from your yard to streams and rivers?evaporationrunoffprecipitationcondensation
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When plants release excess water it is calledevaporationtranspirationcondensationwater cycle - 5. Multiple ChoiceAn area of land that drains into a body of water.mouthpoint-source pollutionwatershedheadwaters
- 6. Multiple ChoiceWhat is directly above the saturated zone?The water tableThe unsaturated zoneThe imperamabilty carpetThe saturated zone
- 7. Multiple ChoiceWhat is permability?The amount of days in between a llama cycle.The water undergroundThe water between particlesThe amount of space between particles allowing water to go through
- 8. Multiple ChoiceThe two categories of ocean currents are _____________________.salinity, temperaturedensity, temperaturesurface, deepfreshwater, saltwater
- 9. Multiple ChoiceWhat powers the water cycle?running waterthe sunEarth's interiorgravity
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWhat is Azone of aerationzone of saturationwater table
- 11. Multiple ChoiceWhat is a stream that empties into another stream called?loadtributarygradientdischarge
- 12. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following causes the Coriolis Effect?Earth's RevolutionEarth's RotationEarth's TemperatureEarth's Core
- 13. Multiple ChoiceIn addition to salinity, what factor affects the density of seawater?depthlatitudetemperaturesalt content
- 14. Multiple ChoiceBecause of the Coriolis effect, ocean currents in the Northern Hemisphere are deflected...clockwisecounter clockwisenorthsouth
- 15. Multiple ChoiceOcean currents that move toward the poles arewarmcoldwarm in the N Hemisphere cold in the S Hemispherecold in the N Hem. warm in the S Hem.
- 16. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the name of the current along the east coast of the US?West WindCanaryCaliforniaGulf Stream
- 17. Multiple ChoiceWhat force guides the movement of deep currents?density differenceswindCoriolis Effectcontinental barriers
- 18. Multiple ChoiceCurrents that flow from the equator toward the poles are usuallywarmcoldirregular in motionno specific temperature
- 19. Multiple ChoiceThe Gulf stream carries _____________ water from the east coast of The United States to the West coast of Europe.ColdWarmFreezingFresh
- 20. Multiple ChoiceThe large, circular surface-current pattern found in each ocean.California CurrentSurface CurrentGyreGlobal Conveyor Belt
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