Lesson 1
What are the factors that can affect the processes of
the water cycle?
a. Air temperature, air pressure, wind, and
landforms
b. Moon phases and atmospheric pressure
c. Earth's rotation and gravity
d. Ocean currents and tides
a. Air temperature, air pressure, wind, and
landforms
What percentage of Earth's surface is covered by water?
What is the primary source of warmth for Earth's ocean water?
The sun's heat
How does runoff occur in the water cycle?
a. Water moves uphill
b. Water evaporates from rivers
c. Water flows downhill
d. Water forms clouds
c. Water flows downhill
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What is precipitation in the context of the water
cycle?
a. Water flowing in rivers
b. Water falling from clouds in the form of rain,
sleet, snow, or hail
c. Water evaporating from the ocean
d. Water seeping into the ground
b. Water falling from clouds in the form of rain,
sleet, snow, or hail
What percentage of Earth's water is categorized as "freshwater?"
2.5%
What is the approximate temperature of the ocean near the equator?
30 degrees Celsius and 86 degrees Fahrenheit
What is the capital of Illinois?
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Where does water go after running off into streams
and rivers?
a. It becomes groundwater
b. It freezes into ice
c. It evaporates into the atmosphere
d. It flows to lakes or the ocean
d. It flows to lakes or the ocean
What is a glacier?
A slowly moving body of ice on land.
What causes the movement of ocean water?
Wind, waves, and currents
What is 564 divided by 3
188
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What does the sun's heat cause frozen water to do?
a. It causes it to disappear completely
b. It causes it to become solid ice
c. It causes it to condense into clouds
d. It causes it to melt and become liquid
d. It causes it to melt and become liquid
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Why do scientists give names to current in the ocean?
It helps to identify location!
What is 15 - (3 x 2)
9
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9. How long has the water cycle been happening on
Earth?
a. Only in recent centuries
b. Since the time of dinosaurs
c. Since the last ice age
d. Since the formation of Earth
d. Since the formation of Earth
What did the ocean say to the muddy river?
What causes the rising and falling patterns of tides in the ocean water?
The pull of gravity.
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