Water test

Question 1

The temperature high up in the atmosphere is very cold. In these sub-freezing temperatures, liquid water does not exist. This is how snow forms. Water vapor becomes water crystals without becoming liquid. This phase is called:

Answer 1

Deposition

Question 2

Brackish water is best described as:

Answer 2

A mix of salt and fresh water

Question 3

Melting is the:

Answer 3

Transfer of matter from the solid state to the liquid state

Question 4

Using the diagram from question 12, identify the part of the river labeled F:

Answer 4

Delta

Question 5

Parts per million is a description of the _________ of a substance.

Answer 5

Concentration

Question 6

When a river meanders, that means:

Answer 6

It winds back and fourth

Question 7

The name for the stage of a river before it is a stream is:

Answer 7

Rill

Question 8

During our time with the pH measurement/ID Kit, we worked with acids and bases. These were what’s known as an aqueous solution. What is an aqueous solution?

Answer 8

A solution in which the solvent is water

Question 9

Using the diagram from question 12, identify the part of the river labeled D:

Answer 9

Meander

Question 10

Porosity and Permeability are related concepts. They are both measurements of something rather abstract. Porosity for example is the:

Answer 10

Empty space within or between materials

Question 11

Using the diagram from question 12, identify the part of the river labeled C:

Answer 11

Erosion

Question 12

Which of the following statements does NOT describe runoff?

Answer 12

Movement of liquid from an ocean into rivers

Question 13

When water condenses it goes from the:

Answer 13

Gaseous state to the liquid state

Question 14

The Outer Banks of North Carolina are composed of a string of long, thin islands off the coast. Ocean currents change the shape of the islands by causing erosion of the shorelines. Which of the following would be the most effective method to reduce erosion of the shorelines of the islands?

Answer 14

Planting native grasses on beaches

Question 15

Using the diagram from question 12, if letter F were to fry up it would then be called:

Answer 15

Alluvial Fan

Question 16

A grocery store employee takes dry ice out of the freezer for a customer. It begins to let off steam and look like a fog machine. This change of the phase of matter is called:

Answer 16

Sublimation

Question 17

Porosity and Permeability are related concepts. They are both measurements of something rather abstract. Permeability fro example is the:

Answer 17

Ability of a material to allow fluids to pass through it

Question 18

What happens when very moist air travels from the ocean and moves inland over hot, dry land?

Answer 18

Air mass rises, clouds built up, and it rains

Question 19

Many places like the Grand Canyon are the result of a combination of process that continue to shape Earth, like the water cycle and the rock cycle. How does the water cycle influence the rock cycle in an area like the Grand Canyon?

Answer 19

Large amounts of flowing water increase the rate of weathering and erosion.

Question 20

Which of the following is not a form of precipitation?

Answer 20

Dust

Question 21

When water evaporates it goes from:

Answer 21

The liquid state to the gaseous state

Question 22

The following diagram shows a river from start to finish. Part A is where the river gets its source water. This process is called:

Answer 22

Precipitation

Question 23

Using the diagram from question 12, identify the part of the river labeled B:

Answer 23

Stream

Question 24

Janelle hikes along the beach every morning at the same time. Throughout the month, she notices the shore line follows a pattern of recording and advancing. What causes the shoreline to follow this pattern?

Answer 24

Erosion and Deposition