Hydrosphere Review
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- Q1Which describes the hydrosphere?all of the water in Earths oceans, lakes, seas, rivers, etc.all of the Earth's crustal platesa layer of Earth’s atmosphere made up primarily of ozoneall of Earths organisms and their habitats30s
- Q2Water is the only substance on Earth thatcommonly exists in all of its different states.exists in the liquid state.freezes at very low temperatures.boils at very high temperatures.30s
- Q3Approximately what percentage of Earth's water is fresh water?3%71%30%97%30s
- Q4As water moves through wetlands, some waste settles out, are absorbed, or trapped. Wetlands actas natural artesian wells.as natural tributaries.as natural filters.as natural habitats.30s
- Q5Water that fills the cracks and spaces in underground soil and rock layers is calledsaltwatergroundwaterwater vaporrain water30s
- Q6The total amount of water on Earthis increasingremains fairly constant.is decreasingdepends on the weather.30s
- Q7The streams and small rivers that feed into a main river are calledwetlandswatershedsdividestributaries30s
- Q8A river basin is made up of a river and itstributariesrunoffdividessediments30s
- Q9Wetlands provide habitats for many living things because of their sheltered waters andlack of insectslarge supply of nutrientsthick layer of mudability to prevent floods30s
- Q10Materials that allow water to pass through them easily areimpermableunsaturatedpermeablesaturated30s
- Q11People can obtain groundwater by drilling a wellinto an aquiferabove the water table.into the impermeable layer.into the unsaturated zone.30s
- Q12Most of the Earth's freshwater is found ingroundwaterriversglaciers and permanent snowlakes and ponds30s
- Q13Which factor most influences local water availability?incinerationprecipitationinfiltrationrunoff30s
- Q14If Earth’s climate continues to warm over the next 50 years,how would this impact river basins?decline in water qualitynone of the abovedecrease in water supplyincrease in sediments30s
- Q15Groundwater is often obtained by drilling a well to reach below the water table.FalseTrue30s