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Name______________________________ Date_________________ Class___________________ COMMON ASSESSMENT : WATER/WEATHER Multiple Choice Directions: Use the diagram below to answer question 4. 1. How can water be scarce when 3/4 of the Earth is covered by water? A Most of Earth’s water is salty water. B Most of Earth’s water is underground. C Most of Earth’s water is in the atmosphere. D Most of Earth’s water is frozen at the poles. 4. Water seeps through the soil from runoff, lakes, ponds, and rivers. This water is called groundwater. On the diagram above, what is area A, which holds groundwater, called? A spring B aquifer C water table D artesian well 2. The total amount of water on Earth A is increasing. B is fairly constant. C is decreasing. D depends on the weather. 5. 3. Which of the following is a source of water for ponds and lakes? A reservoir B eutrophication C evaporation D runoff A biologist studies a wetland area. The water in the area is acidic. Most of the plants in the area are mosses. The biologist would most likely classify the area as a A bog. B temperate forest. C mangrove forest. D delta. 1 Common Assessment: Water/Weather (May 2013) Name______________________________ Date_________________ Class___________________ COMMON ASSESSMENT: WATER/WEATHER (continued) Directions: Use the diagram below to answer questions 6 and 7. 6. 7. The feature labeled D in the diagram is part of the continuous underwater mountain range that circles Earth. It is called A a seamount. B a mid-ocean ridge. C a trench. D an abyssal plain. The feature labeled C in the diagram represents some of the deepest spots on the ocean floor. These areas are called A mid-ocean ridges. B abyssal plains. C trenches. D deep sea vents. 8. Wetlands help control flooding by A absorbing runoff from heavy rains. B collecting water behind dams. C providing water for plants. D quickly releasing water. 9. Which of the following events happens in the least amount of time? A formation of a seamount B breaking of an ocean wave C process of sea-floor spreading D evaporation of a tide pool 10. Deep currents are caused mostly by A surface winds. B differences in density. C the Coriolis Effect. D upwelling. 2 Common Assessment: Water/Weather (May 2013) Name______________________________ Date_________________ Class___________________ COMMON ASSESSMENT: WATER/WEATHER (continued) 14. What is happening at point C in the diagram? A The sun warms Earth's surface through radiation. B The ground warms the atmosphere through conduction. C The air warms the ground through convection. D Heat moves through the air due to convection. 11. Which of the following types of current typically carries cold, dense water from the poles toward the equator? A surface currents B longshore currents C deep currents D rip currents 12. What gas is there less of in the atmosphere over a desert than in the atmosphere over a rain forest? A oxygen B nitrogen C phosphorous D carbon dioxide 15. What causes the sky during a sunset to appear orange and red? A only red light is given off at this time of day B more blue light is scattered before it reaches your eyes C only blue light is given off at this time of day D more red light is scattered before it reaches your eyes 13. When climbing a high mountain, you get out of breath easily because A the percentage of nitrogen in the air decreases. B the air is more dense. C there is less oxygen in each cubic meter of air. D air pressure is greater. 16. Heat transfer between two substances that are in direct contact is called A conduction. B thermal energy. C convection. D radiation. Directions: Use the diagram below to answer question 14. 17. Unlike local winds, global winds generally A are not influenced by heating of Earth’s surface. B are unpredictable. C change directions from day to day. D blow from specific directions over long distances. 3 Common Assessment: Water/Weather (May 2013) Name______________________________ Date_________________ Class___________________ COMMON ASSESSMENT: WATER/WEATHER (continued) 18. The wind blowing over your skin removes body heat. The increased cooling this wind can cause is called the A doldrums. B lake-effect snow. C windchill factor. D convection currents. 21. When a rapidly moving cold air mass overtakes a slow-moving warm air mass, the result is a(n) A cold front. B occluded front. C warm front. D stationary front. 19. Using different types of technology, like weather satellites, radar, and river gauges, scientists can reduce flood damage and loss of life by providing A flash floods. B long-term droughts. C nonpoint sources. D advance warnings. Directions: Use the diagram below to answer question 22. Directions: Use the diagram below to answer question 20. 22. Identify the example shown of how atmospheric conditions can change a landscape. A A thunderstorm can bring drenching rain. B A volcanic eruption can eject poisonous gases into the air. C A hurricane can erode and change the shape of a coastline. D A tornado can destroy buildings and vegetation that are in its path. 20. In the weather map above, what do the curved lines at A, C, D, and E indicate? A cold fronts moving south B continental climate zones C different weather patterns D continental isotherm boundaries 4 Common Assessment: Water/Weather (May 2013) Name______________________________ Date_________________ Class___________________ COMMON ASSESSMENT: WATER/WEATHER (continued) Directions: Use the diagram below to answer question 23. 23. The diagram shows a rain shadow. What causes the cloud to form? A Warm, moist air is evaporating. B Warm, moist air is condensing. C Cold air is rising and expanding. D Warm air is sinking and condensing. Directions: Use the map below to answer questions 24 and 25. 24. Scientists have divided Earth into several general climate zones. Most of the United States is in Zone B. This is A polar zone. B temperate zone. C tropical zone. D equatorial zone. 26. Some scientists theorize that continental movements may cause climate changes by A changing patterns of winds and ocean currents. B shifting the equatorial and temperate zones. C altering the makeup of the troposphere. D redistributing Earth’s vegetation. 25. The climate zones lying between 66.5° and 90° N and S latitude are A temperate zones. B polar zones. C tropical zones. D subtropical zones. 5 Common Assessment: Water/Weather (May 2013) Name______________________________ Date_________________ Class___________________ COMMON ASSESSMENT: WATER/WEATHER (continued) absorbed by the plants inside. 27. In what way does the glass of a greenhouse model carbon dioxide and other gases in Earth’s atmosphere? A The glass absorbs light and releases energy in the form of heat. B The glass allows light in and traps much of the radiated heat. C Plants in a greenhouse absorb energy from the sunlight and can grow through the winter. D The glass blocks incoming light and reduces the amount of heat 28. Increased carbon dioxide may cause global warming by A allowing more sunlight into the atmosphere. B reflecting more sunlight from clouds. C reducing the amount of oxygen in the air. D trapping more heat in the atmosphere. 6 Common Assessment: Water/Weather (May 2013)