ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE HYDROSPHERE
TEST QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH
SOLUTIONS 2024
The unending circulation of Earth's water supply - ANSWER Water cycle
A bend in a stream - ANSWER Meander
The material a stream carries in a solution - ANSWER Dissolved load
What forms whenever the ground surface and water table intersect - ANSWER Spring
Percentage of Earth's surface covered by the global ocean - ANSWER 71 percent
The location where new ocean floor forms - ANSWER Mid-ocean ridge
The three categories of ocean floor sediments - ANSWER Hydrogenous Sediment
Biogenous Sediment
Terrigenous Sediment
Two main factors that influence the density of sea water - ANSWER Temperature & salinity
The ocean layer where there is a rapid change of density with depth - ANSWER Pycnocline
The source of most waves' energy and motion - ANSWER Wind
What is the course that a stream follows called? - ANSWER Stream Channel
What is the volume of water flowing past a certain point in a given time called? - ANSWER Discharge
TEST QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH
SOLUTIONS 2024
The unending circulation of Earth's water supply - ANSWER Water cycle
A bend in a stream - ANSWER Meander
The material a stream carries in a solution - ANSWER Dissolved load
What forms whenever the ground surface and water table intersect - ANSWER Spring
Percentage of Earth's surface covered by the global ocean - ANSWER 71 percent
The location where new ocean floor forms - ANSWER Mid-ocean ridge
The three categories of ocean floor sediments - ANSWER Hydrogenous Sediment
Biogenous Sediment
Terrigenous Sediment
Two main factors that influence the density of sea water - ANSWER Temperature & salinity
The ocean layer where there is a rapid change of density with depth - ANSWER Pycnocline
The source of most waves' energy and motion - ANSWER Wind
What is the course that a stream follows called? - ANSWER Stream Channel
What is the volume of water flowing past a certain point in a given time called? - ANSWER Discharge
