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a) Lithosphere.
b) Stratosphere.
c) Troposphere.
d) Biosphere.
2. When traveling by air, your airplane flies through this zone of atmosphere:
3. Ozone molecules useful in blocking UV rays of the sun are dispersed at this altitude
from the surface of earth:
a). Both contain Ozone but concentration of ozone is higher in Stratosphere than
in Troposphere
b) Sun is closer to stratosphere compared to troposphere.
c) Clouds are present in Troposphere which cool the later.
d) None of the above.
5. How much of the earths air is found in the atmosphere inner most layer (troposphere)
a) 75 %
b) 80 %
c) 65 %
d) 57 %
8. The transitional region between the the atmosphere and vacuum of inter planetary
space is called?
a) Troposphere.
b) Stratosphere.
c) Mesosphere.
d) Exosphere.
9. The layer of the earth the reflects radio wave back to earth is called?
a) Ionosphere
b) Radiation zone
c) Aurora borealis
d) Ozone layer
10. In the atmosphere, tiny solid or liquid suspended particles of various composition are
called?
a) Aerosols
b) Carcinogens
c) Greenhouse Gases
d) Microbes
Hydrosphere
A. 10%
B. 35%
C. 71%
D. 90%
11. Rising levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide will cause which of the
following changes in oceanic chemistry?
A. Increased salinity
B. Decreased pH
C. Decreased salinity
D. Increased precipitation of calcium carbonate
12. Which two features together control the density of seawater?
A. Salinity and depth
B. Temperature and sea depth
C. Temperature and salinity
D. Salinity and plankton concentration
13. Surface ocean currents are driven mainly by which of the following?
A. Salinity gradients
B. Prevailing winds
C. Temperature gradients
D. Warm Air
14. Deep ocean currents are driven mainly by which of the following?
A. Prevailing winds
B. Temperature and salinity gradients
C. Mid-ocean ridge volcanism
D. Earths rotation
15. Which of the following reservoir contains the most water?
A. Atmosphere
B. Biosphere
C. Groundwater
D. Lake and Rivers
16. The main parts of the water cycle are evapotranspiration, precipitation, and
A. Evaporation
B. Condensation
C. Runoff
D. Deposition
17. Condensation is a change in water from a
A. Solid to liquid
B. Liquid to solid
C. Gas to liquid
D. Liquid to gas
18. All the sediment carried by a river is called the
A. Suspended load
B. Bed load
C. Stream load
D. Dissolved load
19. An aquifer contains a great deal of water, but the water cannot be removed easily
with an ordinary well. This is most likely due to sediment and rock characterized by
A. Low porosity
B. Low permeability
C. Poor sorting
D. High iron content
20. The water table forms the upper surface of the
A. Cap rock layer
B. Contour surface
C. Zone of saturation
D. Artesian formation
21. Which of the following statements about groundwater is true?
A. Groundwater is a nonrenewable resource.
B. Groundwater can be replenished by pumping sea water into the ground.
C. Once groundwater is polluted it can never be used again
D. Groundwater can be conserved by recycling used water.
22. Drainage basins are also called
A. Floodplains
B. Whirlpools
C. Watersheds
D. Artesian wells
23. The attraction of water molecules to other materials, such as soil, is called
A. Permeability
B. Gradient
C. Porosity
D. Capillary action
24. One of the major disadvantages of hard water is that it
A. Cannot be used for drinking
B. Inhibits the flow of water up through artesian wells
C. Contaminates groundwater aquifers
D. Damages appliances due to the buildup of mineral deposits
25. When water freezes it
A. Decreases in volume
B. Becomes denser causing ice to sink
C. Increased in volume, which causes ice to float.
D. No phase change occurs
26. Because water become less dense when the temperature moves from 4o C to 0o C
water that is near the freezing point will be found
A. On the surface of a lake
B. On the bottom of a lake
C. At the mid-level of a lake
D. Only next to the shore.
27. Water is called the universal solvent because
A. Water dissolves nothing
B. Water dissolves more substances than any other solvent.
C. Water dissolves everything
D. None of the above
28. Properties that make water feel wet are
A. Adhesion
B. Cohesion
C. A and B
D. None of the above
29. Cohesion properties of water allow
A. Some spiders to walk on water
B. Wood to float
C. Water to dissolve sugar
D. Water to cool out bodies
30. Capillary action of water is caused by
A. Adhesion and cohesion properties
B. Adhesion properties only
C. Solvent properties of water
D. Water's specific heat
31. Phase changes of water occur when
A. Liquid changes to ice
B. Ice changes to liquid
C. Liquid changes to steam
D. All of the above
32. Energy is lost from water when
A. Ice changes to liquid
B. Liquid changes to steam
C. The water temperature increases
D. Steam changes to liquid
33. The unique properties of water are mostly the result of?
A. Ionic bonds
B. Atomic bonds
C. Hydrogen bonds
D. Covalent bonds
34. The unique properties of water are important to?
A. Ecology of lakes, streams, and oceans
B. Plants the use water to transport nutrients
C. Animals whose blood must contain water to move all chemicals they need to
survive
D. All of the above.
35. Which body of water has the highest salinity?
A. Mediterranean Sea
B. Red Sea
C. Baltic Sea
D. Black Sea
36. Which feature is at the greatest depth in the ocean?
A. Abyssal plain
B. Continental shelf
C. Submarine canyon
D. Continental rise
37. What is transported through the ocean in turbidity currents?
A. Nutrients
B. Oxygen
C. Salts
D. Sediments
38. At what temperature does fresh water have its maximum density?
A. 0 degree C.
B. 4 degrees C
C. 32 degrees C
D. 100 degrees C
39. A river flows into a quiet lake and begins to form a __________________?
A. Delta
B. Alluvial fans
C. Natural levees
D. Point bars
40. About how much dissolved materials do rivers transport each year?
A. 2-4 thousand tons
B. 2-4 million tons
C. 2-4 billion tons
D. 2-4 trillion tons