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Water on Earth Quiz Review
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what is a abyssal plain ?
a slope shelf
a flat surfice
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The section of the ocean that receives no sunlight is called the
ABYSSAL PLAIN
SUNLIT ZONE
INTERTIDAL ZONE
3
An example of saltwater
RIVER
LAKES
oceans
STREAMS
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what does a trench compare to?
mountain
valley
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About 3% of the water on Earth is freshwater. Why is so much fresh water unavaliable?
it is in acquifers
it is salt water
it is frozen
it is polluted
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WHAT ARE THESE CALLED?
SWAMPS
RIVERS
LAKES
OCEANS
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Why is so much freshwater unavailable for human use?
It is polluted
It is in aquifers
It is frozen
It is salt water
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What letter is the continental slope
D
C
B
A
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What is a Glacier?
A large sand pile
A sleigh
A large mountain of ice
A ship
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What letter is the abyssal plain?
C
B
A
D
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What does a rift zone compare to?
trench
canyon
mountain
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What letter is the continental shelf?
F
D
E
G
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the groundwater levels have dropped by as much as 10 meters over a period period of 30 years. The main cause is
The leakage of fertilizers from the farms into the aquifer
The evaporation of water from aquifers.
The excessive pumping of water through wells
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Why is two-thirds of Earth's freshwater unavailable?
It is in aquifiers
It is too salty
It is frozen
It is polluted
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Sequence the seafloor features as you move from the shoreline outward into the ocean.
continental shelf - continental slope - mid-ocean ridge
continental slope - continental shelf - abyssal plain
continental slope - abyssal plain - mid-ocean ridge
continental shelf - continental slope - abyssal plain
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what does the mid ocean ridge compare to
mountain
canyon
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The continental shelf is located at:
B
A
C
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What was the original source of the seamounts?
landslides
Earthquakes
faulting
Underwater volcanoes
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What is a lake?
Something that goes with food
A litte body of water surrounded by and
A animal
A mountain
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Which two oceans are covered with large expanses of sea ice?
Arctic and Antarctic Oceans
Atlantic and Pacific Oceans
Atlantic and Antarctic Oceans
Arctic and Indian Oceans
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What is an ocean Trench
A long, narrow, steep-sided depression in the ocean bottom
A ditch
A pit
A man-made divot in the ocean floor
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WATER FLOWS INTO THE OCEANS FROM
RIVERS
BAYS
MARSHES
SWAMPS
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Which letter is referring to what is known as the Abyssal Plain?
D
A
C
B
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Is a ocean a lake?
True
False
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The two most abundant elements in ocean water, besides hydrogen and oxygen, are
SODIUM AND CHLORIDE
CALCIUM AND CHLORINE
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what does the abyssal plain compare to?
plain
valley
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Which is the largest ocean?
Atlantic
Indian
Pacific
Mississippi
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What letter represents a trench?
H
E
G
F
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Trenches in the ocean are
ON THE CONTINENTAL SHELF
DEEPEST PART OF THE OCEAN
CLOSE TO THE SHORE
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What is an abyssal plain?
A large flat area of land under the ocean
A large flat area of land on the surface
Underwater mountain ranges
A deep landform with steep sides
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what does a seamount compare to?
volcano
mountain
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Which is the correct sequence of seafloor features as you move from the shoreline outward?
continental shelf, continental slope, abyssal plain
abyssal plain, continental slope, continental shelf
continental shelf, abyssal plain, continental slope
continental slope, continental shelf, abyssal plain
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Were do the most rivers end?
Mountains
Lakes
Oceans
Deserts
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Sodium is dissolved in groundwater and river water that flows into the ocean. What is the most likely source of chlorine
Subduction zones
Decomposing bedrock
Volcanic gases
35
California boarders the Atlantic Ocean
True
False
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Glacier
How the process of melting and cooling was made
A slow moving mass of ice
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What letter represents the trench?
G
D
F
E
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What is a major source of calcium and sodium in oceans?
Gases from active volcanoes
Weathering and erosion of rocks
Air pollutants
Minerals dissolved in aquifers
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Three percent of the water on Earth is freshwater. Less than 0.5% of all the freshwater on Earth is found
In aquifers
Underground
In rivers and lakes
Frozen, in ice caps and glaciers
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What letter is the continental slope?
B
C
A
D
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What letter represents the continental shelf?
D
H
E
F
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Which state borders the pacific ocean
California
North Dakota
Arizona
Florida
