1. Water vapor sometimes condenses into stratus clouds that are in contact with the ground. What forms as a
result of this processs?
a. Ozone
b. Methane
c. Fog
d. Smoke
2. Which relationship results in the highest level of evaporation from Earth’s water reservoirs?
a. Greatest surface area and most direct sunlight
b. greatest surface area and least direct sunlight
c. Least surface area and most direct sunlight
d. Least surface area and least direct sunlight
3. Storms transport water in the form of rain. The energy that starts this process comes from the
a. The sun
b. The oceans
c. Earth
d. Clouds
4. Which statement explains what will most likely happen to the hydrosphere in an area where air temperatures
increase?
a. Earth quake intensity will decrease
b. Mountain formation will decrease
c. Rock weathering will increase
d. evaporation will increase
5. Energy from the sun causes evaporation. Why does more evaporation happen from the oceans than from freshwater sources?
a. oceans have a greater surface area.
B. Salt water evaporates faster than freshwater
c. the air over oceans can hold more water vapor
d. oceans touch more land masses than freshwater
1. Water vapor sometimes condenses into stratus clouds that are in contact with the ground. What forms as a result
of this processs?
a. Ozone
b. Methane
c. Fog
d. Smoke
b. Which relationship results in the highest level of evaporation from Earth’s water reservoirs?
a. Greatest surface area and most direct sunlight
b. greatest surface area and least direct sunlight
c. Least surface area and most direct sunlight
d. Least surface area and least direct sunlight
3. Storms transport water in the form of rain. The energy that starts this process comes from the
a. The sun
b. The oceans
c. Earth
d. Clouds
4. Which statement explains what will most likely happen to the hydrosphere in an area where air temperatures
increase?
a. Earth quazke intensity will decrease
b. Mountain formation will decrease
c. Rock weathering will increase
d. evaporation will increase
5. Energy from the sun causes evaporation. Why does more evaporation happen from the oceans than from freshwater sources?
a. oceans have a greater surface area.
B. Salt water evaporates faster than freshwater
c. the air over oceans can hold more water vapor
d. oceans touch more land masses than freshwater
1. Water vapor sometimes condenses into stratus clouds that are in contact with the ground. What forms as a result
of this processs?
a. Ozone
b. Methane
c. Fog
d. Smoke
b. Which relationship results in the highest level of evaporation from Earth’s water reservoirs?
a. Greatest surface area and most direct sunlight
b. greatest surface area and least direct sunlight
c. Least surface area and most direct sunlight
d. Least surface area and least direct sunlight
3. Storms transport water in the form of rain. The energy that starts this process comes from the
a. The sun
b. The oceans
c. Earth
d. Clouds
4. Which statement explains what will most likely happen to the hydrosphere in an area where air temperatures
increase?
a. Earth quazke intensity will decrease
b. Mountain formation will decrease
c. Rock weathering will increase
d. evaporation will increase
5. Energy from the sun causes evaporation. Why does more evaporation happen from the oceans than from freshwater sources?
a. oceans have a greater surface area.
B. Salt water evaporates faster than freshwater
c. the air over oceans can hold more water vapor
d. oceans touch more land masses than freshwater