The Hydrosphere ATT Review

What is the term for the area where water fills the spaces between sediments and rock layers beneath the Earth's surface?

• Water table

• Groundwater

• Aquifer

• Reservoir

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S6E3.a

Which of the following correctly describes the largest reservoir of freshwater on Earth?

• It is found in rivers and lakes

• It is found in the atmosphere

• It is found in glaciers and ice caps

• It is found underground

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S6E3.a

Consider the water cycle diagram. Plants absorb groundwater for photosynthesis and release water into the atmosphere as a result of cellular respiration. Which process is responsible for the return of this water to the water cycle (#5 in diagram)?

• condensation

• precipitation

• evaporation

• transpiration

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S6E3.b

Explain the process of cloud formation in relation to temperature changes

• Clouds form when the temperature of water on Earth decreases, causing it to condense in the air.

• Clouds form when the temperature of water on Earth decreases, causing it to evaporate into the atmosphere.

• Water on Earth increases in temperature and evaporates into the atmosphere, then cools and condenses to form clouds.

• Water on Earth increases in temperature and evaporates into the atmosphere. The water vapor continues to increase in temperature to form clouds.

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S6E3.b

What is the primary source of energy for the water cycle?

• Wind energy

• Geothermal energy

• Thermal energy

• Hydroelectric energy

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S6E3.b

What is the term for the process where water vapor turns into liquid water and falls back to the Earth?

• Evaporation

• Precipitation

• Sublimation

• Condensation

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S6E3.b

In the picture of the ocean floor, what landform is marked by the letter G?

• mid-ocean ridge

• seamount

• trench

• abyssal plain

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S6E3.c

In the picture of the ocean floor, what landform is marked by the letter B?

• continental slope

• continental shelf

• mid-ocean ridge

• abyssal plain

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S6E3.c

Which points of the diagram of Earth would have high tides?

• A & B

• C & D

• A & C

• B & C

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S6E3.d

What part of the wave is indicated by point c on the diagram?

• CREST

• TROUGH

• WAVE LENGTH

• WAVE HEIGHT

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S6E3.d