Hydrosphere Review Quiz

Water covers ____ % of the Earth's surface.

• 71

• 97

• 3

• 23

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Hydrothermal vents release _______ and _______ into the ocean.

• hot water; minerals

• cold water; methane

• hot water; oxygen

• cold water; minerals

Oil ______ when in water because it is _____ dense than water.

• floats; less

• sinks; less

• floats; more

• sinks; more

Which of these explains why phytoplankton are important?

• They provide a majority of the Earth's oxygen

• They provide a majority of the Earth's carbon dioxide

• They provide abyssal plain organisms with nutrients

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

As dissolved oxygen increases, fish populations will ________.

• increase

• decrease

• stay the same

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Which of the following substances can occur naturally on Earth in all three phases?

• Water

• Carbon dioxide

• Methane

• Hydrogen peroxide

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Most of Earth's freshwater is located here

• Ice caps and glaciers

• Lakes and ponds

• Oceans and seas

• Rivers

What percentage of water is freshwater?

• 97

• 3

• 83

• 17

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Area of land drained by a river and its tributaries

• Watershed

• Confined aquifer

• Unconfined aquifer

• Estuary

Groundwater that can be extracted and used

• Aquifer

• Watershed

• Icecaps

• Glaciers

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-1