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- 1. 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
- 2. Multiple ChoiceWhere does condensation occur (forming the clouds)?HydosphereGeosphereLithosphereAtmosphere
- 3. Multiple ChoiceAfter precipitation occurs, water that does not run off into the hydrosphere can be stored as _______?Ground WaterEvaporationCondensationSnow
- 4. Multiple Choice
What is A?EvaporationCondensationPrecipitationRunoff - 5. Multiple ChoiceWhat is B?EvaporationCondensationPrecipitationRunoff
- 6. Multiple ChoiceWhat is C?EvaporationCondensationPrecipitationRunoff
- 7. Multiple ChoiceWhat is D?EvaporationCondensationPrecipitationRunoff
- 8. Multiple ChoiceHow much of the earth's water is freshwater?50 %3 %97 %93 %
- 9. Multiple ChoiceWhat part of the water cycle can carry pollutants from your yard to streams and rivers?evaporationrunoffprecipitationcondensation
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWhere is most of Earth's freshwater located?OceansRiversLakesFrozen in Glaciers
- 11. Multiple ChoiceMost of the energy that drives the water cycle comes from theEarth's coreEquatorSunEarth's oceans
- 12. Multiple ChoiceWater that fills the cracks and spaces in underground soil and rock layersaquifergroundwatercondensationocean
- 13. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following is a threat to lakes?Overabundance of nutrientsAgriculture runoffmetals and other pesticidesAll of these
- 14. Multiple ChoiceWhat is directly above the saturated zone?The water tableThe unsaturated zoneThe imperamabilty carpetThe saturated zone
- 15. 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
- 16. Multiple ChoiceWhat are sources of water pollution?Precipitation as Acid rainRunoff water & GroundwaterIndustry & Household wasteAll of these
- 17. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the name of the area of groundwater where it is saturated?Zone of SaturationZone of AerationWater Table
- 18. Multiple ChoiceGround water is naturally purified as it soaks through the soil layers.TrueFalse
- 19. Multiple ChoiceThe ability of a material to transmit water through interconnected pores is calledcapacitycompetencepermeabilityporosity
- 20. Multiple ChoiceWhich is most likely an example of point source pollution?fertilizer sprayed onto a fieldwater runoff from a city streeta pipe flowing into a river
- 21. Multiple ChoiceWhere does most fresh water exist?ice caps, lakes, and streamsglaciers, rivers, and oceansaquifers, ice caps, and glaciers
- 22. Multiple ChoiceOcean's cover what percent of the Earth's surface?70 %60 %10 %none of the above
- 23. Multiple ChoiceEl Nino is characterized by ___ water temperatures in the Pacific Ocean.warmcoolnormal
- 24. Multiple ChoiceAquifers store ____ water.groundlakeoceanglacier
- 25. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following is not a permeable surface?soilsandpavementmoss
- 26. Multiple ChoiceWhich best describes how the oceans are connected to the water reserves on Earth?floodingevaporation and precipitationtides, waves, and erosion of the seashore
- 27. Multiple ChoiceSubsurface ocean currents continually circulate from the warm waters near the equator to the colder waters in other parts of the world. What is the main cause of these currents?Differences in th
topography along
the ocean floorMovement of the jet streamDifferences in
density of
ocean waterRotation of the Earth on its axis - 28. Multiple ChoiceThe major cause of surface waves in the ocean is —EarthquakesRainWindGravity
- 29. Multiple Choice_______________ are caused by earthquakes on the ocean floor, volcanic eruptions, or underwater landslides.tideswavestsunamissurface currents
- 30. Multiple ChoiceWhat powers the water cycle/running waterthe sunEarth's interiorgravity
- 31. Multiple Choicewhat is the water cycle?distribution of drinking waterunending circulation of water supplyrecycling of water after industrial wasteevaporation of water from Earth's surface
- 32. Multiple ChoiceWhat is Azone of aerationzone of saturationwater table
- 33. Multiple ChoiceThe Coriolis Effect is caused byEarth rotating around the sunEarth rotating on its axisThe tidesGravity
- 34. Multiple ChoiceCold ocean currents generally come fromThe North PoleThe South PoleThe EquatorBoth A and B
- 35. Multiple Choicewhat is the main cause of water pollution?humansanimalsplantsinvasive species
- 36. Multiple Choicewater pollution can damage...ecosystemshabitatsfoodchainsall of the above
- 37. Multiple Choicewhat is one way you can conserve water?take shorter showersdrink a lot of waterwater your lawn dailykeep your faucet running
- 38. Multiple Choicewhat is water pollution?water being contaminated with pollutantswhen you get water dirtywhen fish over populate a lakewhen your water tastes bad
- 39. Multiple Choicewhat is water pollution?water being contaminated with pollutantswhen you get water dirtywhen fish over populate a lakewhen your water tastes bad
- 40. Multiple Choicewhat word means dirty or unsafe?contaminatedrunoffchemicalsfertilizer
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