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9th grade Earth Science Hydroshpere

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1
What land use would be the best choice for watershed drainage?
recreational area
mall
parking lot
wetland
2
What is a convection current?
Movement of water through convection
Movements of water horizantally
Movements of water vertically
SPRING TIME!!!
3
Where is most of Earth's available freshwater stored?
icecaps and glaciers
the atmosphere
lakes and rivers
underground
4
What is the large area of land that drains all of its water to a river?
estuary
river basin
aquifer
watershed
5
Groundwater supplies are stored in
river basins
watersheds
lakes and rivers
aquifers
6
Which best describes the process by which water from the ocean enters the atmosphere?
Precipitation
Infiltration
Condensation
Evaporation
7
Which statement compares amounts of water on earth today to the amount millions of years ago
Significantly more water on Earth today
Slightly more water on Earth today
About the same amount of water today
Significantly less water on Earth today
8
Which of the following practices is NOT a good way to conserve water
turn the water off when brushing teeth
take showers the last 5-10 minutes
keep the water running while washing dishes
wash only full loads of laundry
9
Curvature to the right by major ocean currents in the Northern Hemisphere is primarily due to..
The rotation of Earth, also known as the Coriolis Affect
The gravitational attraction of Moon
Differences in the ocean water temperatures
Surface variations in the ocean water salinity
10
Where would the majority of freshwater be found?
lakes and rivers
swamps and wetlands
icecaps and glaciers
groundwater and aquifers