Busy. Please wait.
Log in with Clever
or
show password
Forgot Password?
Don't have an account?  Sign up 
Sign up using Clever
or
Username is available taken
show password

Your email address is only used to allow you to reset your password. See our Privacy Policy and Terms of Service.

Already a StudyStack user? Log In

Reset Password
Enter the associated with your account, and we'll email you a link to reset your password.

Chapter 7- Water Test

Enter the letter for the matching Answer
incorrect
1.
Why do cities and towns treat water before it is sent to homes?
incorrect
2.
If air near the ground is very cold, what is it called when raindrops freeze before it hits the ground?
incorrect
3.
How could pollutants get into groundwater?
incorrect
4.
Why does cold water sink under warm water in the ocean?
incorrect
5.
Could precipitation occur before evaporation?
incorrect
6.
What are formed when parts of ice break off from glaciers or ice sheets?
incorrect
7.
How does the temperature of a cold current change as it approaches the equator?
incorrect
8.
What forms when water vapor changes into tiny water droplets or ice crystals?
incorrect
9.
What is it called when the water falls from clouds as rain, snow, sleet, or hail?
incorrect
10.
What causes some ocean water to have a higher salinity than other ocean water?
incorrect
11.
Is the water table usually level?
incorrect
12.
In what forms of water is the fresh water on Earth's surface located?
incorrect
13.
Where does evaporation take place?
incorrect
14.
What is the same about the words evaporation, condensation, precipitation, and sublimation?
incorrect
15.
How large can hailstones get?
incorrect
16.
Ice crystals will fall as snow if the air _____________ the clouds and ground has a temperature below zero degrees Celsius.
incorrect
17.
A company is deciding whether to set up an outdoor salt processing plant in southern Florida or northern Maine. Which would process salt faster?
incorrect
18.
What brings rain and snow to all parts of the world?
incorrect
19.
What factors affect evaporation and condensation?
incorrect
20.
When groundwater slowly moves through aquifers into rivers, lakes and the ocean, how many years can it take?
A.
No, water must first evaporate into the atmosphere before it can condense and fall back to Earth as precipitation.
B.
Precipitation
C.
No, it is rarely level because it usually follows the slope of the land, it is higher beneath hills and lower in valleys.
D.
Clouds
E.
To filter out harmful chemicals and bacteria.
F.
Icebergs
G.
It gets warmer
H.
Between
I.
Sunlight, temperature, and wind
J.
It is possible for chemicals to wash off from farm fields, parking lots, or lawns and sink into groundwater.
K.
In warmer areas, water evaporates quickly, so warm ocean water has higher salinity.
L.
Thousands
M.
A cloud
N.
From the size of a pea to larger than a baseball
O.
Every word ends in -ion, and every word names a process.
P.
Sleet
Q.
Rivers, Streams, Lakes and Ice
R.
Cold water is heavier than an equal volume of warm water.
S.
Southern Florida- It is warmer in southern Florida, so evaporation is faster.
T.
Oceans, Lakes, Rivers and Puddles
Type the Answer that corresponds to the displayed Question.
incorrect
21.
What degree must it be above for ice crystals falling from the sky to melt and fall as rain?
incorrect
22.
What high-altitude clouds form more than 6,000 miles above the ground, and are thin, wispy and white?
incorrect
23.
Most clouds over North America are made of what?
incorrect
24.
What is also called an ice storm and is rain that freezes as soon as it hits the cold ground or other cold objects?
incorrect
25.
What falls from a cloud when it has formed many layers of ice and has become too big for the upward winds to lift it?
incorrect
26.
Clouds often form when air moves _____ to the areas of less air pressure.
incorrect
27.
What low-altitute clouds are often seen less than 2,000 miles above the ground that cover the whole sky and appear dark due to blocking sunlight?
incorrect
28.
What is an artificial lake that forms behind a dam?
incorrect
29.
What is the area from which water drains into a river?
incorrect
30.
What mid-altitute clouds have their bases between 2,000 miles and 7,000 miles above the ground and look like small, puffy balls?

edit
Embed Code - If you would like this activity on your web page, copy the script below and paste it into your web page.

  Normal Size     Small Size show me how
Created by: Mrs.French
Popular Earth Science sets