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WATER CYCLE & OCEANS EXAM

1. Which form of energy powers the water cycle, winds, and weather? a. Electrical energy b. Chemical energy c. Solar energy ____________________________________________________ 2. All of the following are characteristics of weather EXCEPT a. Temperature b. Precipitation c. Erosion ____________________________________________________ 3. Which of the following is NOT a part of the water cycle? a. Rain falls b. Water evaporation c. The moon causes tides ____________________________________________________ 4. Which gas in the atmosphere condenses to form clouds? a. Oxygen b. Carbon dioxide c. Water vapor ____________________________________________________ 5. Which process is an important part of the water cycle? a. Evaporation b. Succession c. Photosynthesis ____________________________________________________ 6. Without an atmosphere, Earths surface would be much a. Higher b. Colder c. Warmer

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7. By what process does water in lakes and oceans enter the atmosphere? a. Freezing b. Evaporating c. Precipitating ____________________________________________________ 8. Which of the following gases in Earths atmosphere is NOT a part of the life processes of many organisms? a. Water vapor b. Oxygen c. Hydrogen ____________________________________________________ 9. What does the diagram below show

a. Carbon cycle b. Food chain c. Water cycle ____________________________________________________ 10. Which form of energy can be measured using a thermometer? a. Light energy b. Sound energy c. Heat energy ____________________________________________________ 11. Waves change a shoreline by erosion and a. Condensation b. Precipitation c. Deposition

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12. According to this information, what kind of weather is related to low air pressure?
Day 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Air Pressure (mm of mercury) 767 767 765 756 758 764 765 Weather Fair; mild temperatures Fair; mild temperatures Cloudy; mild temperatures Rainy; windy, cool temperatures Rainy; cool temperatures Fair; mild temperatures Sunny; mild temperatures

a. Sunny b. Rainy c. Mild ____________________________________________________ 13. What provides the energy for the water cycle? a. Moon b. Sun c. Ocean wave ____________________________________________________ 14. What waves drop sediments on the shore it is called a. Surface current b. Deposition c. Moon

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15. 16.

Waves do not shape the shoreline. The proper steps in the water cycle are: evaporation, condensation, and precipitation. 70% of the Earths surface is land. Drops on the outside of a glass are an example of condensation. The change from a liquid to a gas is evaporation. Rain is a form of precipitation.

True True

False False

17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24.

True True True True

False False False False False False False False

Most water is found in a gaseous state. True In order for snow to form the temperature must be below freezing. Dew, clouds, and fog are examples of erosion. Water evaporates everyday. True True True

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25. Occurs as water droplets turn into water vapor, and the water moves from a liquid state to a gaseous state. 24. The water vapor becomes water droplets, forming clouds. 25. Water droplets fall to the ground in the form of rain or snow. 26. The continuous movement of the earths water from the oceans, to the air and back to the ocean and land again.

Precipitation

Water Cycle

Evaporation Condensation

27. The process by which wind and moving water carry away bits of rock. 28. The process of waves carrying away sediment and dropping it elsewhere. 29. An ocean current formed when steady winds blow over the surface of the ocean.

Surface Current

Erosion Deposition