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Duplicate of Unit 4: Freshwater, Oceans, and Coastlines
Duplicate of Unit 4: Freshwater, Oceans, and Coastlines
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1
Warm ocean currents generally come from
Both the North Pole and the South Pole
The South Pole
The Equator
The North Pole
2
As you go deeper in the ocean, the water is colder and less salty.
True
False
3
What process brings the deep cold ocean currents up to the surface?
Conduction
Global Wind Patterns
Upwelling
Temperature and Salinity
4
What percentage of the water on Earth is freshwater?
20%
2.5%
97.5%
52%
5
Which correctly lists three places that freshwater is found?
rivers, oceans, lakes
oceans, coastal wetlands, seas
ice sheets, water vapor, rivers
water vapor, streams, oceans
6
Which statement explains one way that a lake may form?
A glacier melts and freshwater fills in the depression that is left.
A river floods and fills a floodplain and eventually recedes.
A volcano erupts in the middle of the ocean.
Streams flow into shallow areas.
7
Which one of these is
NOT
a natural or man-made landform along sandy coastlines?
barrier island
spit
tongue
groin
8
Where would we expect to find the most dense ocean water?
Near the poles
In the middle of the Atlantic Ocean
In the middle of the Pacific Ocean
Near the equator
9
The large, circular surface-current pattern found in each ocean.
California Current
Gyre
Surface Current
Global Conveyor Belt
10
During which two lunar phases do Spring Tides occur?
Full Moon and Third Quarter
New Moon and First Quarter
New Moon and Full Moon
First Quarter and Full Moon
11
The two major types of water currents are
surface and deep
warm and cold
local and global
sea and land
12
Which beach zone is also known as the intertidal zone?
Backshore
Offshore
Nearshore
Foreshore
13
Which is one benefit that mangrove trees provide to surrounding coastal wetlands?
They maintain surface water flow.
They hold soil in place.
They filter water and improve water quality.
They store floodwaters.
14
John Williams has done MANY iconic film scores. Which of these films did he NOT compose the music for?
Superman
Star Wars
Jurassic Park
The Terminator
15
Which of the following is
NOT
one of the three things that wave size depends on?
Wind Speed
The temperature of the air that is blown by the wind
Distance the wind has traveled
Length of time the wind has blown
16
Which statement identifies a reason to preserve wetlands?
They supply water to river systems.
They divide different watersheds.
They are used for hydroelectricity.
They prevent further erosion of the land.
17
Why are plants unable to grow at the bottom of lakes?
The water is colder at the bottom.
Sunlight does not reach the bottom.
Groundwater feeds into the bottom.
Less fresh water is found at the bottom.
18
Surface currents are a result of
Density
Global Wind Patterns
Earth's Rotation
All of these are correct
19
What is the longest-running musical in Broadway history?
Les Miserables
Wicked
The Phantom of the Opera
The Lion King
20
Using the image above, what is the wavelength?
8 meters
5 meters
7 meters
6 meters
21
What kind of tide would occur if the Sun, Moon, and Earth were positioned like this?
Mixed Tide
Neap Tide
Spring Tide
Diurnal Tide
22
Due to the Coriolis Effect, water in the northern hemisphere moves
both
clockwise
counter-clockwise
neither
23
What kind of tide would occur if the Sun, Moon, and Earth were positioned in this order?
Neap Tide
Mixed Tide
Diurnal Tide
Spring Tide
24
Disney has done so many animated movies. Which one of these underated movies is NOT a Disney movie?
The Great Mouse Detective
The Black Cauldren
Atlantis: The Lost Empire
Anastasia
25
Which of the following is
NOT
an example of precipitation.
snow
rain
dust
sleet
26
Which answer identifies how wetlands might form?
Water builds up in a depression left by an ice sheet.
Tributaries flow into rivers.
Over time sediments build up in a lake decreasing the depth of the lake.
Runoff travels down the side of a divide.
27
Which zone of the beach is categorized as where waves steepen and break, and then re-form in their passage to the beach?
Foreshore
Nearshore
Backshore
Offshore
28
What was the first country to put pineapple on pizza?
Italy
USA
Brazil
Canada
29
Deep Ocean currents are a result of
All of these are correct
Density
Earth's Rotation
Global Wind Patterns
30
The painting below is one of the most famous paintings to exist, but which famous painter created it?
Leonardo Da Vinci
Vincent Van Gogh
Claude Monet
Pablo Picasso
31
What was Google's original name?
Dogpile
Lycose
AltaVista
Backrub
32
The Coriolis Effect is caused by
Gravity
The tides
Earth revolving around the sun
Earth rotating on its axis
33
Which number represents the water table?
1
2
4
3
34
Where is groundwater found?
below Earth's surface
on ice sheets at the poles
at the mouths of rivers and streams
in lakes and rivers
35
What feature of a wave does the letter "D" represent?
Amplitude
Wavelength
Crest
Trough
36
What percent of the Earth's freshwater is found in the ice caps and glaciers
97.5%
2.5%
20%
79%
37
Which of the following effect ocean tides the most?
Earth and Moon
Sun and Moon
Earth and Sun
Moon and Stars
38
The Moon has a greater effect on ocean tides than the Sun because the Moon is ...
Closer to Earth
Brighter
Smaller
Heavier
39
Which holiday was Jingle Bells originally written for?
Independence Day
Thanksgiving
New Years
Christmas
40
A farmer dug a well but did not find any water.Which
most likely
explains why the farmer did not find water?
The well is located where groundwater is stuck between impermeable layers.
The well is being dug between two vertical, impermeable layers.
The water table is deeper than the well.
All the ground water is flowing out of a spring.
41
Which of the following hydrologic cycle terms is most likely to occur in the following situation in the picture below?
Precipitation
Infiltration
Sublimation
Evaporation
42
Which of the following is
NOT
a process that occurs in the hydrologic cycle (water cycle)?
Condensation
Precipitation
Emmancipation
Evaporation
43
Where is
most
of Earth’s freshwater found?
near the poles
in lakes and streams
in the air as water vapor
in the ground
44
What percent of the Earth's freshwater is groundwater?
2.5%
52%
97.5%
20%
45
Three US presidents have died on July 4th. Which one of the following did NOT die on July 4th?
John Adams
Abraham Lincoln
James Monroe
Thomas Jefferson
46
What part of the beach is pictured in the image below?
Offshore
Foreshore
Backshore
Nearshore
47
If the average wavelength is 30 feet, how deep would you need to dive down to reach the wave base?
30 feet
20 feet
15 feet
10 feet
48
What feature of a wave does the letter "B" represent?
Wavelength
Amplitude
Trough
Crest
49
Which one of the following is
NOT
one of the three zones of a beach?
Backshore
Foreshore
Nearshore
Offshore
50
How do plants uptake water from the soil?
Through their flowers
Through their branches
Through their leaves
Through their roots
51
What is the best selling Christmas song of all time?
Rockin Around the Christmas Tree by Brenda Lee
White Christmas by Bing Crosby
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer by Gene Autry
All I want from Christmas is you by Mariah Carey
52
Which statement
best
describes a spring?
a vent in Earth's surface that periodically ejects a column of hot water
an underground layer of rock or sediment that holds groundwater
the top of the saturated zone
groundwater flowing to the surface where it is lower than the water table
53
What classic movie has the line "I'm gonna make him an offer he can't refuse."?
Dirty Harry
The Godfather
Casablanca
Gone with the Wind?
54
Which would allow humans to access groundwater?
an aquifer capped by thick granite
a well drilled into an aquifer
layers of soil and rock above the water table
a well drilled above the water table
55
Frank Oz was a famous voice actor and puppeteer. Which of these puppets did Frank Oz NOT voice?
Big Bird
Miss Piggy
Yoda
Cookie Monster
