Name: ___________
Science Chapter 5
Study Guide
1. Where’s most of the Earth’s water?
Oceans
2. Where does salt come from?
Rivers
3. Do all oceans have the same temperature? Explain.
No,
4. Ocean water is what percent of the Earth’s water?
97%
5. The hydrosphere covers _____ of the Earth’s surface.
3/4
6. List all the oceans.
Arctic, Southern, Indian, Atlantic, Pacific
7. All the oceans are a bit different. They vary by what three features?
Salinity, Temperature, and Sea Level
8. Describe freshwater.
Contains dissolved salts, starts as rain or snow, not spread evenly over the
Earth, and is limited.
9. Freshwater can be extended by: ________ and ________.
Conservation and Recycling
10.Explain WHY people need to conserve water. What are a three ways you can
decrease the amount of water you use?
11.What provides the energy for the water cycle?
Sun
12.Draw a picture of the water cycle and explain how water moves through it.
13.What is an aquifer?
The layer of rock and soil that groundwater flows through.
14.Which part of California gets drinking water from aqueducts?
Southern coast
15.Most rain in the U.S. starts as ______.
Snow
16.Name the types of precipitation.
Rain, freezing rain, sleet, snow, and hail.
17.What is a cloud made of?
Water droplets and ice crystals
18.Clouds bring precipitation to ________.
All parts of the Earth.
19.Clouds form by:
Air pressure, water droplets, OR ice crystals and air temperature.
20.What type of precipitation occurs when the temperature between the cloud and
the ground is warmer than O celsius?
Rain
21.What causes most clouds to form?
Rising air
22.Describe: cirrus, stratus, fog and thunderstorm.
pg. 193
23.List and describe the types of precipitation.
pg. 195
24.Knowing that most of the Earths water comes from Oceans explain how this
water is different from the water that people drink. Come up with two ways
that they are different.
Most of the Earth’s water is in Oceans. Ocean water is different from the
water that people drink because it contains a lot of salt. Ocean water is
also different from the water that people drink because it tastes bad and is
not healthful for drinking.