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Which state uses the most water per person per day?
a. New York
b. Texas
c. Michigan
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The Great Lakes contain about ____% of all the water in the world's freshwater lakes.
5% 10% 15% 20% none of these |
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____% of the Earth's water contains salt and is found in the oceans.
3% 30% 70% 97% |
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Desalination is the process of removing salt from ocean water.
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______ of the freshwater on Earth is available for human consumption.
1/4 1/3 2/3 1/2 |
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Lakes can disappear due to ________
condensation
eutrophication
transpiration
photosynthesis |
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The streams and smaller rivers that feed into a main river are its ______
watersheds
divides
tributaries
reservoirs |
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Most of the watersheds in the United States drain into the _____
Indian Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
Arctic Ocean |
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| What accelerates eutrophication? |
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| What is the largest watershed in the United States? |
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By knowing the water table depth, you know how deep to dig to reach which of the following?
granite
springs
groundwater
pores |
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According to your book, _____ is the biggest user of water in the USA?
agriculture
households and businesses
industries and mining
power plants |
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Which describes materials that have large and connected pores, such as sand and gravel?
unsaturated
impermeable
saturated
permeable |
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| A(n) _____ well rises on its own because of pressure within an aquifer. |
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Water slows down when it reaches _____ material
impermeable
permeable |
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Wetlands are covered with water during the entire year.
True False |
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| Where is the largest wetland in the USA? |
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Wetlands help control floods by absorbing extra run off from heavy rains.
true false |
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Human activities have destroyed many of the wetlands in the United States.
True False |
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Wetlands keep land temperatures _____ in the summer and _____ in the winter
a. warmer, cooler
b. cooler, warmer |
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| What do scientists use to map the ocean's floor? |
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As you go deeper below the ocean surface, the _____ decreases
a. temperature
b. depth
c. salinity
d. b & c |
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Ocean surface temperature varies due to _________.
a. location
b. salinity
c. seasons
d. a & b
e. a & c |
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Ocean water can freeze.
True False |
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| The ocean floor is replaced about every ____ years |
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A person can swim out of a rip current by swimming across the current.
True False |
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Which term best describes the path of movement of water particles in a waves?
straight
sinking
circular
rising |
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The distance between crests of a wave is called _____
crest length
wavelength
trough
span |
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A wave is the transfer of energy through the water
True False |
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A tsunami can go unnoticed by a boat on the ocean
True False |
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| Earth has ____ major oceans |
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| 5 - Indian, Arctic, Pacific, Atlantic, S. Ocean (Antarctic) |
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Weather and climate are the same thing.
True False |
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Deep ocean currents are caused by surface currents.
True
False |
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| False - Temperature & salinity |
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| In the water cycle, water vapor leaves Earth by ____ |
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| During dry weather, the water level in a small pond drops because of ______ |
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Warm air can hold ____ water vapor than cool air.
less more |
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| In the water cycle, water returns to Earth as _____, usually in the form of rain or snow. |
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MATCHING
A whispy, feather cloud that forms at high altitudes |
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Matching
The temperature at which condensation occurs |
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Matching
Clouds that form in flat layers close to the ground are called ________ |
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Matching
Clouds that look like cotton balls and form less than 2 km above the ground |
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Matching
Ice deposited by the atmosphere on a surface that is below freezing is called ______ |
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Matching
Any form of water that falls from clouds and reaches Earth's surface |
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Matching
Most common form of precipitation, falls as droplets of water |
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Matching
Raindrops fall as liquid water but freeze when they touch a cold surface |
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Matching
a round pellet of ice larger than 5 mm |
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