Hydrosphere

Question 1

What is the hydrosphere?

Answer 1

The hydrosphere is the combined mass of water found on, under, and over the surface of a planet.

Question 2

True or False: The hydrosphere includes only liquid water.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

What percentage of Earth’s surface is covered by water?

Answer 3

About 71%

Question 4

Fill in the blank: The hydrosphere includes _____, glaciers, groundwater, and water vapor.

Answer 4

oceans

Question 5

What are the three main states of water found in the hydrosphere?

Answer 5

Solid, liquid, and gas

Question 6

Which ocean is the largest by surface area?

Answer 6

The Pacific Ocean

Question 7

True or False: The hydrosphere is static and does not change.

Answer 7

False

Question 8

What is groundwater?

Answer 8

Water that is stored beneath the Earth’s surface in soil and rock formations.

Question 9

Multiple choice: Which of the following is NOT part of the hydrosphere? A) Rivers B) Clouds C) Mountains

Answer 9

C) Mountains

Question 10

Fill in the blank: The process of water vapor turning into liquid water is called _____

Answer 10

condensation

Question 11

What is the term for the continuous movement of water on, above, and below the surface of the Earth?

Answer 11

The water cycle

Question 12

True or False: The majority of Earth’s freshwater is stored in glaciers.

Answer 12

True

Question 13

What is salinity?

Answer 13

The concentration of salts in water, typically expressed in parts per thousand.

Question 14

Short answer: What is the main source of energy that drives the water cycle?

Answer 14

The Sun

Question 15

Multiple choice: Which layer of the atmosphere interacts most with the hydrosphere? A) Troposphere B) Stratosphere C) Mesosphere

Answer 15

A) Troposphere

Question 16

What is the term for the amount of water vapor present in the air?

Answer 16

Humidity

Question 17

What is the process of removing salt from seawater.

Answer 17

Desalination

Question 18

Multiple choice: Which of the following is the largest reservoir of freshwater? A) Ice caps B) Rivers C) Lakes

Answer 18

A) Ice caps

Question 19

Fill in the blank: The evaporation of water from plant leaves is called _____

Answer 19

transpiration

Question 20

Multiple choice: Which process describes water moving from the ground to the atmosphere? A) Precipitation B) Evaporation C) Infiltration

Answer 20

B) Evaporation

Question 21

What is the main component of Earth’s hydrosphere?

Answer 21

The oceans

Question 22

True or False: The water cycle is a closed system.

Answer 22

True

Question 23

Multiple choice: Which of the following is a method of water conservation? A) Drip irrigation B) Flood irrigation C) Deforestation

Answer 23

A) Drip irrigation

Question 24

What is the significance of the hydrological cycle to ecosystems?

Answer 24

It supports life by providing necessary water for plants and animals.

Question 25

True or False: The majority of Earth's water is saline.

Answer 25

True

Question 26

What are the prime causes of water loss in Pakistan?

Answer 26

climate change(heat waves, droughts) water politics(minimal reservoirs)

Question 27

Name 5 key terms of the Water Cycle.

Answer 27

Potential answers= condensation evaporation precipitation ground water flow infiltration stem flow surface run off throughflow transpiration

Question 28

Describe salinity pattern in the ocean horizontally and vertically.

Answer 28

The Salinity is high in the Tropics of Capricorn and Cancer and in the Mediterranean however lower in the Arctic and in southeast Asia. As the depth increases the salinity also increases.

Question 29

Describe the temperature pattern in the ocean horizontally and vertically.

Answer 29

The temperature decreases as it gets further away from the equator as less of the suns heat is focused on it. Gets cooler as the depth increases as the suns heat is blocked.(Thermocline)