WATER IN EARTH’S PROCESSES—Practice Test
_____1.Which one of the following landforms results from river and stream erosion?
A.mountains
B.glaciers
C.river channels
D.aquifers
_____2. In the water cycle, the sun’s energy causes
A.evaporation.
B.condensation.
C.precipitation.
D.percolation.
____3. The water cycle involves energy changesand the continuous movement of water between Earth and its atmosphere. Condensation primarily takes place
A.on Earth’s surface.
B.in the atmosphere.
C.in the oceans.
D.in the polar ice caps.
4. What change in water occurs in the atmosphere at the condensation stage of the water cycle?
A.gas to liquid
B.liquid to solid
C.liquid to gas
D.solid to liquid
5. The Savannah River watershed covers parts of Georgia, North Carolina, and South Carolina. What are the streams and rivers that flow into the Savannah River called?
A.aquifers
B.gradients
C.tributaries
D.deltas
Use the diagram below to answer the question.
___6. At which point in the diagram above is precipitation most likely taking place?
A.Point A
B.Point B
C.Point C
D.Point
Use the diagram below to answer question.
____7. The diagram above shows a map of ocean surface currents. Warm currents carry water from the equator. Cool currents carry water toward the equator. Hurricanes form where the ocean surface is warmest. Based on the types of surface currents and the directions they flow, where would most hurricanes commonly form?
A.off the southwest coast of Africa
B.off the north coast of South America
C.off the north coast of Antarctica
D.off the west coast of South America
_____8. Which of the following statements describes the relative positions of Earth, the sun, and the moon when the smallest difference between high tide and low tide occurs?
A.The sun and Earth were at right angles to each other relative to the moon.
B.The sun and moon were at right angles to each other relative to Earth.
C.The sun, moon, and Earth were aligned, with the moon between the sun and Earth.
D.The sun, moon, and Earth were aligned, with the Earth between the sun and moon.
_____.9. An astronaut viewed Earth from space. Which of the following did she observe?
A.Earth has five main oceans that are distinctly different.
B.Earth has equal amounts of ocean and land on its surface.
C.Ocean water covers about 71 percent of Earth’s surface.
D.Three-fourths of the water on Earth is in the Earth’s oceans.
10. At which point in the diagram above would hot magma most likely rise through the ocean floor?
A.Point A
B.Point B
C.Point C
D.Point D