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Grade 5 Oceanography and Hydrology
What is an ocean?
  1. large body of salt water
  2. the land along the edge of the ocean
  3. up and down movement of surface water
  4. repeated rise and fall in level of the ocean
Grade 4 Oceanography and Hydrology
Which factors affect the density of deep-ocean currents?
  1. surface currents and wind strength
  2. clockwise direction and ocean location
  3. hemisphere and amount of salt
  4. temperature and amount of salt
Grade 5 Oceanography and Hydrology
The table shows approximate volumes of ocean water by percentage.
Ocean Water Volume
OceanPercentage
Arctic1.5%
Atlantic23.5%
Indian20%
Pacific49.5%
Southern5.5%

Which statement is a conclusion that can be drawn from the data?
  1. The Atlantic Ocean is the saltiest of the five oceans.
  2. The Pacific Ocean holds the largest volume of water.
  3. The volume of water stored in each ocean will change depending on the season.
  4. The volume of water stored in each ocean has changed because of continental drift.
Grade 7 Oceanography and Hydrology
What happens when the seafloor spreading occurs?
  1. there are more fossils.
  2. the plates crack.
  3. crust is added to the ocean floor.
Grade 3 Oceanography and Hydrology
What are glaciers made of?
  1. gas
  2. ice
  3. groundwater
  4. salt water
Grade 5 Oceanography and Hydrology
The highest part of the wave is called the                .
  1. crest
  2. guyot
  3. trough
  4. upwelling
Grade 6 Oceanography and Hydrology
Evaporation is
  1. when warm air condenses on a cold glass.
  2. when plants give off water vapor.
  3. when water is stored in the ground.
  4. when water heats and turns into water vapor.
Grade 5 Oceanography and Hydrology
Where is most of Earth's liquid water found?
Planet Earth - Small
  1. oceans
  2. atmosphere
  3. lakes and rivers
  4. soil and groundwater
Grade 7 Oceanography and Hydrology
What is the part of the Earth system that contains all of Earth’s water called?
  1. Atmosphere
  2. Geosphere
  3. Hydrosphere
  4. Biosphere
Grade 4 Oceanography and Hydrology
The stage of the water cycle where water turns into a gas called water vapor is called                .
  1. condensation
  2. precipitation
  3. evaporation
  4. runoff
Grade 4 Oceanography and Hydrology

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A large amount of water that has built up under the ground is called a(n)                .
  1. aquifer
  2. groundwater
  3. well
  4. water cycle
Grade 4 Oceanography and Hydrology
When people want to access groundwater, they may build a(n)                .
  1. aquifer
  2. groundwater
  3. well
  4. water cycle
Grade 3 Oceanography and Hydrology
The movement of water between Earth's air and land is part of the                .
  1. snow
  2. groundwater
  3. water cycle
  4. storm system
Grade 4 Oceanography and Hydrology
The energy source that drives the water cycle is
  1. cloud formation.
  2. the Sun.
  3. lakes and streams.
  4. condensation.
Grade 3 Oceanography and Hydrology
During the water cycle, what generally happens to the water after evaporation?
  1. It condenses and forms a cloud.
  2. It evaporates until it is entirely gone.
  3. It falls to the ground as precipitation.
  4. It seeps into the earth as groundwater.
Grade 5 Oceanography and Hydrology
What is the energy source that drives the water cycle?
  1. cloud formation
  2. the Sun
  3. lakes and streams
  4. condensation
Grade 2 Oceanography and Hydrology
Around 70% of the world's surface is covered by oceans.
  1. True
  2. False
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