Earth Science: Earth's Water Review

1. A river that flows into another river is a ____________.

• tributary

• drainage basin

• geyser

• mid-ocean ridge

2. The land area in which runoff flows into a river and its tributaries is a ____________.

• drainage basin

• continental shelf

• mid-ocean ridge

• salinity

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3. Underground water forms a soaked layer, the top of which is the ________________.

• water table

• drainage basin

• geyser

• mid-ocean ridge

Tags

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4. Heated groundwater blasts out of the ground at a _____________________.

• geyser

• drainage basin

• mid-ocean ridge

• salinity

5. A deep valley on the ocean floor is called a _______________.

• trench

• continental shelf

• drainage basin

• mid-ocean ridge

6. A mountain chain on the ocean floor is called a ________________.

• mid-ocean ridge

• continental shelf

• drainage basin

• geyser

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7. Water with more salt has greater _________________ than water with less salt.

• salinity

• continental shelf

• drainage basin

• geyser

8. The ______________ extends from the shoreline into the ocean.

• continental shelf

• drainage basin

• geyser

• mid-ocean ridge

9. Water moves from the ocean to the atmosphere by __________.

• evaporation
• condensation
• precipitation

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

10. ___________ are sources of fresh water.

• Rivers
• Ocean ridges
• Ocean currents

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