Exam 9: The Hydrosphere

In terms of the total global supply of water, how much of it is in circulation at any one time?

Within the zone of saturation is found water known as ________.

The Sun is associated with some of the gravity causing ocean tides.

Which force supplies the energy for percolation?

Ice, when it is frozen year-round in the ground, is termed ________.

A wall of sea water rushing up into an embayment is called ________.

Which of the following has the greatest area?

The movement of groundwater is ________.

The deepest oceanic trenches are in which ocean?

Most permanent ground ice is characterized as ________.

Transpiration is the change of water vapor directly to ice.

Draw a rough sketch map including all the continents (except Antarctica) and all the oceans. On one of the continents, draw the rough outline of a major drainage basin and label it with its name.

The Great Salt Lake in Utah is ________.

All of Earth's frozen water is called the ________ sphere.

Since water and ice are composed of the same molecules, they remain at the same density regardless of temperature.

The Great Salt Lake of Utah contains most of the world's non-oceanic saline water.

Draw a cross section through the ground showing the relationship between the saturated zone, the water table, a groundwater well, and the cone of depression.

An ice shelf is a flattish, tabular mass of ice unattached to the land.

The lowest temperature which is found in surface seawater is approximately ________ degrees Celsius.

The difference between swamps and marshes is mainly one of ________.