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1
The largest watershed in the U.S. supplies what river?
Mississippi River
Susquehanna River
Yellowstone River
Nile River
2
Three places water is held within the hydrosphere?
underground, surface, upper mantle
atmosphere, surface, underground
core, surface, upper mantle
oceans, underground, lower mantle
3
When water stays in one place for a long time, it will be referred to as its residence time.
False
True
4
Water that flows over land until it reaches lakes, rivers, and oceans
Watershed
Base Runoff
Groundwater Runoff
Surface Runoff
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A term that describes the amount of dissolved salts in water.
Salinity
Ocean Water
Seamount
Aquifer
6
The five oceans on earth are the Arctic, Indian, Pacific, Atlantic, and the Southern.
True
False
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Large rotating ocean current systems.
Continental Margin
Seamount
Guyot
Gyres
8
Where is most of Earths freshwater held?
Underground
Oceans
Streams/Rivers
Glaciers
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The true ocean floor that is flat and smooth because of a thick layer of sediment.
Water Table
Seamount
Abyssal Plain
Bank
10
What percentage of Earths water is salt water?
66%
80%
79%
97%
11
The human body is made up of 60% to 75% water. Water dissolves nutrients so they can be carried through the bloodstream.
False
True
12
What seasons will the water table be high?
Winter and Early Spring
Late Spring and Summer
Summer and Fall
Early Fall and Winter
13
How can volcanic activity be part of the water cycle?
Subducting contirnetal plates carry water into the lower mantle.
Subducting oceanic plates carry water into the core
Subducting oceanic plates carry water into the upper mantle
Subducting continental plates in the upper mantle
14
When water evaporates from the ocean, the salt evaporates too.
True
False
15
A low flat region on the continental shelf.
Shelf
Continental Margin
Bank
Seamount
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1% of water on Earth is available for human consumption.
True
False
17
What are the main energy sources that drive the water cycle?
Water, Gravity, Oxygen
Wind, Water, Gravity, Sun
Water, Gravity, Sun, Glaciers
Water, Wind, Sun, Trees
18
Condensed water vapor in the atmosphere that falls back to earth in the form of rain, snow, sleet, or hail.
Water Vapor
Precipitation
Condensation
Evaporation
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The region around continents includes the continental shelf, continental slope, and continental rise.
Seamount
Abyssal Plain
Bank
Continental Margin
20
The compound called sodium chloride is what dissolves in the ocean.
True
False
21
The process of water seeping into the ground through soil and rock.
Surface Runoff
Aquifer
Condensation
Percolation
22
During the summer the water table is lower because there is less rain.
False
True
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An area of land that catches precipitation and surface runoff and collects it in a body of water, such as a river.
Guyot
Surface Runoff
Watershed
Gyres
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The process by which a substance in its gaseous phase loses energy and enters its liquid state.
Evaporation
Transpiration
Condensation
Precipitation
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An underground area of sediment and rocks in which groundwater collects
Watershed
Aquifer
Gyres
Deep Ocean Currents
26
70% of Earth’s surface is covered by water.
True
False
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Why does volcanic activity play a part in the water cycle?
Subducting oceanic plates push water into the core.
Subducting contiental plates carry water into the core.
Subducting contiental plates push water into the upper mantle.
Subducting oceanic plates carry water into the upper mantle.
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The process by which plants lose water through tiny pores in their leaves.
Transpiration
Percolation
Condensation
Surface Runoff
29
A set of processes energized by the sun that keeps water moving from place to place on earth.
Precipitation
Water Cycle
Water Table
Aquifer
30
How many years does it take an aquifer to replenish if it is running low?
700 to 1000 years
10 to 40 years
100 to 200 years
300 to 1000 years
31
Water in its most gaseous form..
Condensation
Smoke
Water Vapor
Evaporation
32
Wind driven currents that move at the ocean surface, often for long distances.
Surface Ocean Currents
Continental Margin
Surface Runoff
Deep Ocean Currents
33
A guyot is a seamount with a flat top
False
True
34
Deep Ocean Currents are density and temperature driven currents that move slowly within the ocean.
True
False
35
A barrier island is a low sand island that lies parallel to the shoreline.
True
False
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The process by which a substance in its liquid phase gains energy and enters its gaseous phase.
Precipitation
Evaporation
Water vapor
Condensation
37
What role do the oceans play in providing the Earth with fresh water?
Important part of the water cycle
All of the above
Phytoplankton produce the most oxygen in the atmosphere
Oceans spread heat toward the plates
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The water cycle is a process driven by solar energy that keeps water moving.
True
False
39
A steep-sided mountain that rises from the ocean floor.
Bank
Water table
Seamount
Barrier Island
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Salts from the ocean originate from minerals on the ocean floor, gasses by volcanoes, and rivers dissolved minerals.
True
False
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What is a reservoir?
A lake that collects surface runoff
A seamount with a flat top.
A low flat region on the continental shelf.
A protected artificial or natural lake that is used to store water
