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Earth Science Ch 11 Review
Earth Science Ch 11 Review
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1
A mountain chain on the ocean floor is called a ______
mid-ocean chain
continental shelf
trench
water table
2
As ocean water deepens, its temperature ____
gets colder
gets warmer
stays the same
varies
3
A _______ extends from a shoreline out into an ocean.
drainage basin
continental shelf
tributary
water table
4
What is D in the diagram below?
trench
continental shelf
Seamount or island
mid-ocean ridge
5
What is A in the diagram below?
continental shelf
continental slope
plain
mid-ocean ridge
6
After a dry summer, water no longer comes up through a well. What has happened?
The well is saving water for use
The water table is lower than the well
The water table is gone
It's raining cats and dogs
7
A deep valley on the ocean floor is called a ______
tributary
mid-ocean ridge
drainage basin
trench
8
Which of the following is NOT part of the water cycle?
runoff
precipitation
evaporation
condensation
9
A river that flows into another river.
tributary
water table
drainage basin
trench
10
What is F in the diagram below?
trench
plain
continental slope
mid-ocean ridge
11
What is B in the diagram below?
continental slope
mid-ocean ridge
continental shelf
plain
12
Artificial lakes that supply fresh water, control flooding, and produce electricity are called _____
reservoirs
tributaries
water tables
drainage basins
13
What is C in the diagram below?
continental shelf
trench
Seamount or island
plain
14
The top of the wave is the ______
wave height
seamount
trough
crest
15
Moisture that sinks into the ground is called ______
groundwater
a reservoir
surface water
plankton
16
What is E (the tall peak) in the diagram below?
Seamount or island
continental shelf
mid-ocean ridge
trench
17
Precipitation that doesn't evaporate or sink into the ground _______
flows into streams as runoff
flows out of the ground as a spring
is not part of the water cycle
becomes groundwater
18
In the water cycle, water moves from oceans to the atmosphere by ______
precipitation
condensation
runoff
evaporation
19
A fish swimming in an ocean is classified as ______
nekton
benthos
plankton
salinity
20
Heated groundwater blasts out of the ground at a _________
geyser
tributary
water table
continental shelf
21
Water with more salt has greater ______ than water with less salt.
taste
geyser
tributary
salinity
22
The water cycle is powered by _______
precipitation
oceans and rivers
the sun's heat
the water table
23
Ocean currents are caused by ______
winds
waves
tides
runoff
24
The land area in which runoff flows into a river and its tributaries is a ______
mid-ocean ridge
drainage basin
tributary
trench
25
Underground water forms a soaked layer, the top of which is the _____
continental shelf
trench
water table
drainage basin