Hydrosphere

Hydrosphere

8th Grade

25 Qs

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Hydrosphere

Hydrosphere

Assessment

Quiz

Science

8th Grade

Hard

NGSS
MS-ESS2-4, MS-ESS3-1, MS-LS2-1

+3

Standards-aligned

Created by

Lisa Thompson

FREE Resource

25 questions

Show all answers

1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which describes the hydrosphere?

all of Earth’s organisms and the environments in which they live

a layer of Earth’s atmosphere made up primarily of concentrated ozone

all of the water in Earth’s oceans, lakes, seas, rivers, and glaciers, plus the water in the atmosphere

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The water cycle describes the movement of the water of Earth. About 97% of the water of Earth is the salt water found in the oceans while the remaining 3% is fresh water. Where would the majority of the freshwater on Earth be found?

groundwater and aquifers

swamps and wetlands

ice caps and glaciers

lakes and rivers

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which best describes the role of the water cycle?

reduces pollution in most of the water

increases usable supply of Earth’s water

circulates existing water on Earth

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which process removes the most available water from the local water supply?

transpiration

runoff

evaporation

condensation

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Approximately how much of Earth's water is freshwater?

97%

71%

25%

3%

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which will cause an increase in runoff and infiltration in an area?

contouring farmland

a drought

digging wells

excessive rain

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

A rock layer that collects and stores water is called

An aquifer

an estuary

a glacier

a hydrosphere

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

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