(Water cycle) Precipitation

Water droplets in clouds get heavy and fall back to Earth

Form when water collects in hollows and low-lying areas of land

Why does temperature and salinity change and you go deeper?

Less sun; water evaporates, leaving salt

A large stream of moving water that flow through the ocean

Ocean zones (in order)

Sunlit, twilight, dark, abyss, trenches

Oceans are divided into zones based on psychical characteristics such as ______, _______, ______, and _______.

Sunlight, temperature, salinity, and density

Large, looped systems of surface currents

Yeah, but I knew some of it, No, I knew all of it. Good review though!, Yes! I never knew this!, Not really, I just guessed

(Water cycle) Condensation

Clouds form as water vapor cools

A river and all its tributaries

Molecules on water surface= tightness; “gives water a skin”

Area of land covered in a shallow layer of water

Underground water comes from:

Precipitation that soaks into spaces in layers of rock

Crest- highest point of wave; Trough- lowest point of wave

All 5 oceans in order (largest to smallest)

Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Arctic

Measure of the mass of dissolved solids in a mass of water

Daily rise and fall of Earth’s waters caused by Earth, Moon, & Sun

Which relates to temperature?

Changes from surface to about 1000m depending where location is

The land area at supplies water to the system

Layer of rock/sediment that holds water

Well, where water rises because of pressure from an aquifer

What is an upwelling?

Upward movement of cold water from ocean depths

Match up the letter to the water cycle picture. (I drew the picture)

A- precipitation, B- groundwater, C- evaporation, D- condensation

Which relates to salinity?

Top 500m of water is saltier in water warm because it evaporates= salt left

Place where groundwater flows out of cracks in the rock

Water that flows over ground surface

Wind-driven currents that affect water and move as fast as km/day

Allows water to move through a narrow space (ex: water-stems-leaves)

Type of hot spring which rises through narrow spaces; forced out by got gas

What’s the difference between evaporation and condensation?

E- liquid to gas at surface, C- gas to liquid

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1
(Water cycle) Precipitation
Water droplets in clouds get heavy and fall back to Earth
Water cools and freezes
The sky falls 🐓
Water droplets on surface become a gas
2
Why would upwellings attract fish?
Warm water
Cold water
Stirred organisms= food
Forced by currents
3
Wetlands are areas of land cover in a shallow layer of water. Common type(s) is:
All of the above
Bogs
Marshes
Swamps
4
Ponds & lakes
Form when water collects in hollows and low-lying areas of land
Forms when water become a gas
None of the above
Forms when land separates a body of water
5
Why does temperature and salinity change and you go deeper?
Less sun; water evaporates, leaving salt
Other
There’s no explanation
When you go down you’re moving forward into a different location
6
What is a current?
The usual tidal range of an area
None of the above
The movement of wind and water caused by Earth’s rotation
A large stream of moving water that flow through the ocean
7
Ocean zones (in order)
None of the above
Sunlit, twilight, dark, abyss, trenches
Sunlit, twilight, dark, trenches, abyss
Twilight, abyss, dark, sunlit, trenches
8
Oceans are divided into zones based on psychical characteristics such as ______, _______, ______, and _______.
Location, salinity, color, and depth
Sunlight, temperature, salinity, and density
Depth, salinity, organisms, and location
Depth, salinity, sunlight, and location
9
Gyres
None of the above
Movement of wind and water caused by Earth’s rotation
Small, looped systems of surface currents
Large, looped systems of surface currents
10
Did you learn a lot?
Yeah, but I knew some of it
No, I knew all of it. Good review though!
Yes! I never knew this!
Not really, I just guessed
11
Cause= wind; effect= _______ currents
Deep
Surface
Neither
12
(Water cycle) Condensation
Ice forms as water freezes
Clouds form as water vapor cools
Liquid water forms as ice melts
13
Which relates to density?
Top 500m of water is saltier in water warm because it evaporates= salt left
None of the above
Changes from surface to about 1000m depending where location is
Ocean water is layered
14
River system
How a river works
Man made river
A river and all its tributaries
15
(Water cycle) Evaporation
Solid to liquid
Gas to liquid
Liquid to gas
Solid to gas
16
Surface tension
Water can change into all states of matter
Gravity pulls on the surface; causing rain
Molecules on water surface= tightness; “gives water a skin”
Allows water to move through materials with pores
17
Water that flows over the surface is called ______
Runoff
All of the above
Transpiration cycle
Aquifer
18
Cause= density; effect= _______ currents
Convection
Deep
Neither
19
Buying used clothes can conserve water.
False
True
20
What is a wetland?
None of the above
Area of land covered in a shallow layer of water
Place where groundwater flows out of cracks in rock
Area of land covered in a deep layer of water
21
Which related to deep currents? (caused by differences in density of ocean water)
Ocean water gets evaporates, leaving salt
Ocean water moves upwards and then is brought down by downwellings
None of the above
22
Underground water comes from:
The stratosphere
Ocean water flowing onto land
Rivers
Precipitation that soaks into spaces in layers of rock
23
_______ currents warm/cool air above it, influencing the climate of land near the ______.
Surface, coast
Surface, mountains
Convection, coast
Convection, mountains
24
Crest vs. Trough
None of the above
Crest- highest point of wave; Trough- lowest point of wave
Crest- lowest point of wave; Trough- highest point of wave
25
All 5 oceans in order (largest to smallest)
Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Arctic, Southern
Pacific, Indian, Atlantic, Southern, Arctic
Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Arctic
Pacific, Atlantic, Southern, Indian, Arctic
26
Salinity
The amount of salt in a liquid
Measure of the mass of dissolved solids in a mass of water
None of the above
27
Why is water the universal solvent?
It’s everywhere
Cures all diseases
We drink it
Many substances dissolve in it
28
Frequency is the number of waves that pass a point in a certain amount of time
False
True
29
Tides
Daily rise and fall of Earth’s waters caused by Earth, Moon, & Sun
Monthly rise and fall of Earth’s waters caused by Earth, Moon, & Sun
Yearly rise and fall of Earth’s waters caused by Earth, Moon, & Sun
None of the above
30
Which relates to temperature?
Changes from surface to about 1000m depending where location is
Top 500m of water is saltier in water warm because it evaporates= salt left
None of the above
Ocean water is layered
31
H2O means one hydrogen and two oxygen.
True
False
32
Upwellings bring:
Cold water, strong currents
Nutrients, organisms, minerals
Light, warm water
Warm water, strong currents
33
The great ocean conveyor belt is another small system of ocean currents that affect weather and climate.
False
True
34
Watershed
The water area that supplies land to the water
The land area at supplies water to the system
Man made water
A shed full of water
35
_______ _____ is the largest tidal range, while ______ _____ is the lowest.
Neap tide, spring tide
None of the above
Spring tide, neap tide
High tide, low tide
36
Aquifer
Layer of rock/sediment that soaks water up and makes it a gas
Layer of rock/sediment that releases water into ocean
None of the above
Layer of rock/sediment that holds water
37
Artesian well
Well, where water rises because of pressure from an aquifer
A natural well that collects water
A fake decorated, artistic well that doesn’t work
None of the above
38
Ocean water moves downward and then is brought up by upwellings relates to deep currents.
False
True
39
What is an upwelling?
Downward movement of cold water from ocean depths
Upward movement of warm water form ocean depths
Upward movement of cold water from ocean depths
Downward movement of warm water from ocean depths
40
Match up the letter to the water cycle picture. (I drew the picture)
A- precipitation, B- groundwater, C- Evaporation, D- transpiration
A- groundwater, B- precipitation, C- evaporation, D- condensation
A- precipitation, B- groundwater, C- evaporation, D- condensation
A- evaporation, B- condensation, C- precipitation, D- groundwater
41
The great ocean conveyor belt is a global belt of surface and density currents that distribute _________ around Earth.
Conveyor energy
Thermal energy
Solar energy
Upwellings
42
Climate is the pattern of temperature in an area
False
True
43
Which relates to salinity?
None of the above
Top 500m of water is saltier in water warm because it evaporates= salt left
Ocean water is layered
Changes from surface to about 1000m depending where location is
44
Natural spring
None of the above
Place where groundwater flows out of cracks in the rock
Place where water mixes with dirt and creates mud
A geyser made by nature
45
Runoff
Water that flows over ground surface
Running water
Water that flows under ground surface
Water that runs off of a roof
46
Surface currents
Wind-driven currents that affect land and move as fast as km/day
Moon-driven currents that affect land and move as fast as km/day
Moon-driven currents that affect water and move as fast as km/day
Wind-driven currents that affect water and move as fast as km/day
47
About __% of Earth’s water is salt water (in ocean) while the other __% is fresh water; mainly found in ice.
97%, 3%
50%, 50%
3%, 97%
78%, 22%
48
Capillary action
Allows water to evaporate
Allows water to change into all states of matter (ex: solid, liquid, gas)
Allows water to move through a narrow space (ex: water-stems-leaves)
49
The top of a saturated zone is referred to as a ______
Aquifer
Groundwater recharge
None of the above
Water table
50
Geyser
Type of hot spring which rises through narrow spaces; forced out by got gas
None of the above
Hole in ground where water spews out slowly
Area of land covered by a shallow layer of water
51
What’s the difference between evaporation and condensation?
There is no difference
E- liquid to gas at surface, C- gas to liquid
E- gas to liquid, C- liquid to gas at surface
52
Define the Coriolis effect
Movement of wind and water caused by Earth’s rotation
Pattern of temperature in an area
None of the above
53
___________ energy drives ____________ in the ocean.
Solar, convection currents
Solar, surface currents
Surface, solar energy
Convection, solar energy
54
Deep currents carry ____ water from _____ to _____
warm, equator, poles
cold, equator, poles
warm, poles, equator
cold, poles, equator
55
(S) Saturated zone vs. (U) Unsaturated zone
S- rock that is totally filled with water; U- air, not able to be filled
S- rock that has full color; U- greyish rock, bland
U- rock that is totally filled with water; S- air, not able to be filled
U- rock that has full color; S- greyish rock, bland
56
2/3 of Earth’s water comes from _____
Glaciers
Salt
The ocean
Icebergs
57
________- huge mass of ice and snow; ________- broken, or ________ that have been calved into ocean
Mountain; boulders, rocks
Iceberg; glacier, icebergs
Glacier; icebergs, glaciers
None of the above
58
(WL) Wave length vs. (A) Amplitude
None of the above
WL- energy a wave carries; A- distance from one crest/trough to another;
WL- distance from one crest/trough to another; A- energy a wave carries
59
(Water cycle) Transpiration
Water becomes a plant
Plants drink water, stopping the cycle
Plants release water to air through leaves
Leaves hold water in pores and pause the cycle
60
What are the five main oceans?
Pacific, Asian, Atlantic, Arctic, Indian
Northern, Southern, Western, Eastern, Middle
Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Arctic
None of the above
61
(S) Spring vs. (N) Neap tide
S- Earth, Moon, & Sun form angle; N- Earth, Moon, & Sun form straight line
None of the above
S- Earth, Moon, & Sun form straight line; N- Earth, Moon, & Sun form angle
62
(Water cycle) Ground water
Water on the ground
Plants release water into the air
Water that fills the space is soil & rock layers
Water freezes and become a solid
63
Well
Man made pond that collects water from a river
Brick structure that you put a bucket in to get water
Man made hole drilled below water table to obtain water from an aquifer
Natural hole that collects water from an aquifer

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1
(Water cycle) Precipitation
Water droplets in clouds get heavy and fall back to Earth
Water cools and freezes
The sky falls 🐓
Water droplets on surface become a gas
2
Why would upwellings attract fish?
Warm water
Cold water
Stirred organisms= food
Forced by currents
3
Wetlands are areas of land cover in a shallow layer of water. Common type(s) is:
All of the above
Bogs
Marshes
Swamps
4
Ponds & lakes
Form when water collects in hollows and low-lying areas of land
Forms when water become a gas
None of the above
Forms when land separates a body of water
5
Why does temperature and salinity change and you go deeper?
Less sun; water evaporates, leaving salt
Other
There’s no explanation
When you go down you’re moving forward into a different location
6
What is a current?
The usual tidal range of an area
None of the above
The movement of wind and water caused by Earth’s rotation
A large stream of moving water that flow through the ocean
7
Ocean zones (in order)
None of the above
Sunlit, twilight, dark, abyss, trenches
Sunlit, twilight, dark, trenches, abyss
Twilight, abyss, dark, sunlit, trenches
8
Oceans are divided into zones based on psychical characteristics such as ______, _______, ______, and _______.
Location, salinity, color, and depth
Sunlight, temperature, salinity, and density
Depth, salinity, organisms, and location
Depth, salinity, sunlight, and location
9
Gyres
None of the above
Movement of wind and water caused by Earth’s rotation
Small, looped systems of surface currents
Large, looped systems of surface currents
10
Did you learn a lot?
Yeah, but I knew some of it
No, I knew all of it. Good review though!
Yes! I never knew this!
Not really, I just guessed
11
Cause= wind; effect= _______ currents
Deep
Surface
Neither
12
(Water cycle) Condensation
Ice forms as water freezes
Clouds form as water vapor cools
Liquid water forms as ice melts
13
Which relates to density?
Top 500m of water is saltier in water warm because it evaporates= salt left
None of the above
Changes from surface to about 1000m depending where location is
Ocean water is layered
14
River system
How a river works
Man made river
A river and all its tributaries
15
(Water cycle) Evaporation
Solid to liquid
Gas to liquid
Liquid to gas
Solid to gas
16
Surface tension
Water can change into all states of matter
Gravity pulls on the surface; causing rain
Molecules on water surface= tightness; “gives water a skin”
Allows water to move through materials with pores
17
Water that flows over the surface is called ______
Runoff
All of the above
Transpiration cycle
Aquifer
18
Cause= density; effect= _______ currents
Convection
Deep
Neither
19
Buying used clothes can conserve water.
False
True
20
What is a wetland?
None of the above
Area of land covered in a shallow layer of water
Place where groundwater flows out of cracks in rock
Area of land covered in a deep layer of water
21
Which related to deep currents? (caused by differences in density of ocean water)
Ocean water gets evaporates, leaving salt
Ocean water moves upwards and then is brought down by downwellings
None of the above
22
Underground water comes from:
The stratosphere
Ocean water flowing onto land
Rivers
Precipitation that soaks into spaces in layers of rock
23
_______ currents warm/cool air above it, influencing the climate of land near the ______.
Surface, coast
Surface, mountains
Convection, coast
Convection, mountains
24
Crest vs. Trough
None of the above
Crest- highest point of wave; Trough- lowest point of wave
Crest- lowest point of wave; Trough- highest point of wave
25
All 5 oceans in order (largest to smallest)
Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Arctic, Southern
Pacific, Indian, Atlantic, Southern, Arctic
Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Arctic
Pacific, Atlantic, Southern, Indian, Arctic
26
Salinity
The amount of salt in a liquid
Measure of the mass of dissolved solids in a mass of water
None of the above
27
Why is water the universal solvent?
It’s everywhere
Cures all diseases
We drink it
Many substances dissolve in it
28
Frequency is the number of waves that pass a point in a certain amount of time
False
True
29
Tides
Daily rise and fall of Earth’s waters caused by Earth, Moon, & Sun
Monthly rise and fall of Earth’s waters caused by Earth, Moon, & Sun
Yearly rise and fall of Earth’s waters caused by Earth, Moon, & Sun
None of the above
30
Which relates to temperature?
Changes from surface to about 1000m depending where location is
Top 500m of water is saltier in water warm because it evaporates= salt left
None of the above
Ocean water is layered
31
H2O means one hydrogen and two oxygen.
True
False
32
Upwellings bring:
Cold water, strong currents
Nutrients, organisms, minerals
Light, warm water
Warm water, strong currents
33
The great ocean conveyor belt is another small system of ocean currents that affect weather and climate.
False
True
34
Watershed
The water area that supplies land to the water
The land area at supplies water to the system
Man made water
A shed full of water
35
_______ _____ is the largest tidal range, while ______ _____ is the lowest.
Neap tide, spring tide
None of the above
Spring tide, neap tide
High tide, low tide
36
Aquifer
Layer of rock/sediment that soaks water up and makes it a gas
Layer of rock/sediment that releases water into ocean
None of the above
Layer of rock/sediment that holds water
37
Artesian well
Well, where water rises because of pressure from an aquifer
A natural well that collects water
A fake decorated, artistic well that doesn’t work
None of the above
38
Ocean water moves downward and then is brought up by upwellings relates to deep currents.
False
True
39
What is an upwelling?
Downward movement of cold water from ocean depths
Upward movement of warm water form ocean depths
Upward movement of cold water from ocean depths
Downward movement of warm water from ocean depths
40
Match up the letter to the water cycle picture. (I drew the picture)
A- precipitation, B- groundwater, C- Evaporation, D- transpiration
A- groundwater, B- precipitation, C- evaporation, D- condensation
A- precipitation, B- groundwater, C- evaporation, D- condensation
A- evaporation, B- condensation, C- precipitation, D- groundwater
41
The great ocean conveyor belt is a global belt of surface and density currents that distribute _________ around Earth.
Conveyor energy
Thermal energy
Solar energy
Upwellings
42
Climate is the pattern of temperature in an area
False
True
43
Which relates to salinity?
None of the above
Top 500m of water is saltier in water warm because it evaporates= salt left
Ocean water is layered
Changes from surface to about 1000m depending where location is
44
Natural spring
None of the above
Place where groundwater flows out of cracks in the rock
Place where water mixes with dirt and creates mud
A geyser made by nature
45
Runoff
Water that flows over ground surface
Running water
Water that flows under ground surface
Water that runs off of a roof
46
Surface currents
Wind-driven currents that affect land and move as fast as km/day
Moon-driven currents that affect land and move as fast as km/day
Moon-driven currents that affect water and move as fast as km/day
Wind-driven currents that affect water and move as fast as km/day
47
About __% of Earth’s water is salt water (in ocean) while the other __% is fresh water; mainly found in ice.
97%, 3%
50%, 50%
3%, 97%
78%, 22%
48
Capillary action
Allows water to evaporate
Allows water to change into all states of matter (ex: solid, liquid, gas)
Allows water to move through a narrow space (ex: water-stems-leaves)
49
The top of a saturated zone is referred to as a ______
Aquifer
Groundwater recharge
None of the above
Water table
50
Geyser
Type of hot spring which rises through narrow spaces; forced out by got gas
None of the above
Hole in ground where water spews out slowly
Area of land covered by a shallow layer of water
51
What’s the difference between evaporation and condensation?
There is no difference
E- liquid to gas at surface, C- gas to liquid
E- gas to liquid, C- liquid to gas at surface
52
Define the Coriolis effect
Movement of wind and water caused by Earth’s rotation
Pattern of temperature in an area
None of the above
53
___________ energy drives ____________ in the ocean.
Solar, convection currents
Solar, surface currents
Surface, solar energy
Convection, solar energy
54
Deep currents carry ____ water from _____ to _____
warm, equator, poles
cold, equator, poles
warm, poles, equator
cold, poles, equator
55
(S) Saturated zone vs. (U) Unsaturated zone
S- rock that is totally filled with water; U- air, not able to be filled
S- rock that has full color; U- greyish rock, bland
U- rock that is totally filled with water; S- air, not able to be filled
U- rock that has full color; S- greyish rock, bland
56
2/3 of Earth’s water comes from _____
Glaciers
Salt
The ocean
Icebergs
57
________- huge mass of ice and snow; ________- broken, or ________ that have been calved into ocean
Mountain; boulders, rocks
Iceberg; glacier, icebergs
Glacier; icebergs, glaciers
None of the above
58
(WL) Wave length vs. (A) Amplitude
None of the above
WL- energy a wave carries; A- distance from one crest/trough to another;
WL- distance from one crest/trough to another; A- energy a wave carries
59
(Water cycle) Transpiration
Water becomes a plant
Plants drink water, stopping the cycle
Plants release water to air through leaves
Leaves hold water in pores and pause the cycle
60
What are the five main oceans?
Pacific, Asian, Atlantic, Arctic, Indian
Northern, Southern, Western, Eastern, Middle
Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Arctic
None of the above
61
(S) Spring vs. (N) Neap tide
S- Earth, Moon, & Sun form angle; N- Earth, Moon, & Sun form straight line
None of the above
S- Earth, Moon, & Sun form straight line; N- Earth, Moon, & Sun form angle
62
(Water cycle) Ground water
Water on the ground
Plants release water into the air
Water that fills the space is soil & rock layers
Water freezes and become a solid
63
Well
Man made pond that collects water from a river
Brick structure that you put a bucket in to get water
Man made hole drilled below water table to obtain water from an aquifer
Natural hole that collects water from an aquifer