Water and the Environment

Question 1

An imaginary line that runs through Greenwhich , England, and divides the world into the Eastern and Western hemispheres

Answer 1

Prime Meridian

Question 2

A group of elements bonded together

Answer 2

Molecule

Question 3

A series of vertical measurements around the globe

Answer 3

Longitude

Question 4

A series of imaginary horizontal lines running about 69 miles apart across the earth

Answer 4

Latitude

Question 5

The amount of heat it takes to raise the temperature of a substance by one degree

Answer 5

Heat capacity

Question 6

A storm with violent winds and rain

Answer 6

Hurricane

Question 7

The energy created by the movement of molecules-

Answer 7

Heat

Question 8

An effect created when the warmth from the sun that would normally leave the atmosphere instead trapped within it because of the presence of these gases

Answer 8

Greenhouse effect

Question 9

The gradual increase in the earth’s temperature caused by the increase of gases, such as carbon dioxide

Answer 9

Global warming

Question 10

A substance made of atoms that cannot be reduced to few parts

Answer 10

Element

Question 11

The act of sticking together

Answer 11

Cohesion

Question 12

The height in relation to sea level-

Answer 12

Altitude

Question 13

The act of sticking to other elements

Answer 13

Adhesion

Question 14

The gradual increase in the earth’s temperature caused by the increase of gases, such as carbon dioxide

Answer 14

Global warming

Question 15

Hurricanes always reach land

Answer 15

False

Question 16

H2O is an abbreviation for the elements that make up water. *

Answer 16

False

Question 17

The location at 0° longitude is called *

Answer 17

The prime meridian

Question 18

The example of water boiling away is used to illustrate that water -

Answer 18

can change from solid to gas.

Question 19

Heat causes water molecules to *-

Answer 19

expand

Question 20

Thermal is to heat as _________ is to water.

Answer 20

absorb

Question 21

Thermal is to heat as _________ is to water.

Answer 21

absorb

Question 22

All of the following are examples of topography EXCEPT

Answer 22

clouds

Question 23

Longitude and latitude divide the Earth into how many hemispheres?

Answer 23

four

Question 24

All of the following are true of surface currents EXCEPT *-

Answer 24

they have the same movement as thermohaline currents.

Question 25

Why does water attract so many other kinds of molecules? *

Answer 25

It is both positively and negatively charged.

Question 26

When frozen, water molecules shrink. *

Answer 26

False

Question 27

In a year without an El Niño or La Niña pattern, California would experience *-

Answer 27

an average amount of rain.

Question 28

Why do those in Alaska experience 80 days of solid daylight in the summer? *

Answer 28

That region of the Earth is tilted toward the sun during summer.

Question 29

All of the following can contribute to the watershed EXCEPT

Answer 29

oceans

Question 30

The fact that sand gets very hot but also cools quickly illustrates which of the following? *

Answer 30

Substances have differing abilities to retain heat.

Question 31

Where does the ocean get most of its heat? *

Answer 31

the sun

Question 32

Thermohaline currents are influenced by wind. *

Answer 32

False

Question 33

Thermohaline currents are influenced by wind. *

Answer 33

False

Question 34

Thermohaline currents are defined by *

Answer 34

temperature and density

Question 35

Very light items remain on the surface of water because of surface currents. *

Answer 35

False

Question 36

Water is an example of *

Answer 36

a chemical

Question 37

If there is heat, molecules are moving.

Answer 37

true

Question 38

What percentage of scientists believe that global temperatures are rising in part because of human activity?

Answer 38

97 percent

Question 39

What happens once an item breaks through the surface tension of water?

Answer 39

it sinks

Question 40

All of the following are examples of topography EXCEPT

Answer 40

clouds

Question 41

Tropical islands have consistently warm climates because

Answer 41

they are near the equator.

Question 42

Why does water attract so many other kinds of molecules?

Answer 42

It is both positively and negatively charged.

Question 43

The coldest water will be found in which part of the ocean?

Answer 43

the deepest regions