Exam 9: The Hydrosphere

It has been calculated that ________ percent of the world's total precipitation falls over continents.

If all of Earth's glacial water was converted to liquid, the amount would be sufficient to supply the world's main rivers for ________ year(s).

Over three-fourths of the world's fresh water is held in the form of ________.

"Sea" is a synonym for "ocean."

The water table is the top of the ________.

North America's most prominent river system in terms of the area of its drainage basin is the ________.

The Amazon River yields about ________ percent of Earth's total freshwater discharge.

Explain the properties of an artesian well.

A chunk of independently floating ice is an ice ________.

Typically, a(n) ________ in the confined water zone is a sloping or dipping layer that reaches to, or almost to, the surface at some location, where it can absorb infiltrating water.

The highest tides occur when the ________.

This part of the world is noted for large lakes caused by Earth's crust splitting and by volcanic activity.

The movement of groundwater is ________.

The term hydrosphere describes one of the Earth's "spheres" and it includes all of the ________.

Whenever there is an active well, the water table will be drawn downward to a(n) ________.

Which of the below is NOT generally accepted as an ocean name?

The North and South polar ice packs ________ in size during their respective winter seasons.

Which of the oceans has, by far, most of its surface south of the Equator?

The movement of a wave across the surface of the ocean is a movement of ________ rather than matter.

The Arctic Ocean contains about ________ percent of Earth's total ocean water.