Hydrology Review

What is it called when liquid water turns into a gas?

• Condensation

• Evaporation

• Infiltration

• Precipatation

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What two characteristics affect the density of ocean water?

• Temperature and Wind Speed

• Salinity and Depth

• Wave Size and Wave Strength

• Temperature and Salinity

During a Spring Tide the high tides will be _____ and the low tides will be ____.

• Lower; HIgher

• unchanged; Lower

• Higher; Unchanged

• Higher; Lower

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Which city receives its freshwater supply directly from the Hetchy and Aqueduct?

• Fresno

• Los Angeles

• Santa Barbara

• San Francisco

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What can be concluded from the image?

• Most of the freshwater on Earth is found in the oceans.

• Most of the water available on Earth is not drinkable.

• Most of the water available on Earth is drinkable.

• Most of the freshwater found on Earth is found as groundwater

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Water that infiltrates the soil and is stored in the spaces between sediment particles is referred to as

• Water that is evaporated

• Groundwater

• Condensed water

• Water as runoff

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Approximately what percentage of Earth's surface is covered with water?

• 15%

• 41%

• 67%

• 93%

Which of the following combines with Earth’s rotation to create ocean tides?

• The moon’s electromagnetic attraction to water

• The moon’s electromagnetic attraction to water

• The sun and the moon’s gravitational pull on water

• The north and south pole’s gravitational pull on the water

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The main source of energy that drives the water cycle comes from

• Hydrothermal vents

• Atmospheric pressure

• Convection currents

• The sun

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How would heavy cloud cover most likely affect the water cycle?

• Sunlight reflecting off the clouds would increase the rate of precipitation

• Sunlight reflecting off the clouds would decrease the rate of condensation

• Less sunlight reaching the surface would decrease the rate of evaporation

• Less sunlight reaching the surface would increase the rate of transpiration

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