3, 2 What's the Big Idea About Water? Water's Impact on the Earth - ReadWorks Flashcards

1

What shapes valleys and canyons?

Earthquakes
Volcanic activity
Wind erosion
Water erosion

2

What forms of water affect climate?

Liquid only
None of these
Liquid, vapor, ice
Vapor only

3

True or false: Water can shape the Earth.

False
True

4

Which process helps water circulate globally?

Melting ice
Ocean currents
Evaporation
Rainfall

5

How does water affect weather?

It doesn't affect it
It controls climate
It only rains
It cools the air

6

How does water affect coastlines?

It has no effect
It erodes them
It freezes them
It builds them up

7

True or false: Water locked in Earth's crust moves continents.

False
True

8

True or false: Water is not important for life.

False
True

9

What is the average weather called?

Climate
Humidity
Precipitation
Temperature

10

How long has water been on Earth?

10 billion years
2 billion years
4 billion years
1 billion years

11

Which water cycle process returns water to Earth?

Precipitation
Transpiration
Condensation
Evaporation

12

Where does water vapor come from?

Soil only
Volcanoes only
Plants only
Lakes and rivers

13

What role does water vapor play?

Cools the planet
Heats the planet
Only forms clouds
Has no effect

14

True or false: Water is always in motion.

True
False

15

What happens when sea ice melts?

Ice stays the same
Nothing happens
Cold water sinks
Warm water sinks

16

True or false: Water only exists in one form.

False
True

17

True or false: Water can erode rocks.

False
True

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3, 2 What's the Big Idea About Water? Water's Impact on the Earth - ReadWorks

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