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Hydrology Studyguide

This document is a study guide for a 6th grade science unit on hydrology. It contains 27 multiple choice and short answer questions about various topics within hydrology, including the water cycle, oceans, and freshwater sources. The questions assess students' understanding of where freshwater is located on Earth, the processes of evaporation and precipitation, ocean currents, factors that influence wave height and salinity, and more. Students are asked to identify stages of the water cycle in diagrams, explain phenomena related to the water cycle, and demonstrate understanding of core hydrological concepts.

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Hydrology Studyguide

This document is a study guide for a 6th grade science unit on hydrology. It contains 27 multiple choice and short answer questions about various topics within hydrology, including the water cycle, oceans, and freshwater sources. The questions assess students' understanding of where freshwater is located on Earth, the processes of evaporation and precipitation, ocean currents, factors that influence wave height and salinity, and more. Students are asked to identify stages of the water cycle in diagrams, explain phenomena related to the water cycle, and demonstrate understanding of core hydrological concepts.

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6th Science Hydrology Unit Study Guide Name______________________ Blk____

1. Place the following in order from largest amount of water found on Earth to the smallest:
glaciers and ice caps, ground water, ocean (S6E3a)

2. Where is most of the Earth’s fresh water located? (S6E3a)

3. Identify which statement is True or False. If the statement is False, identify why it is False.
(S6E3a)

a. A very small amount of the Earth’s water is drinkable.

b. Rivers, lakes, and springs are sources of saltwater.

c. Freshwater makes up about 90% of the Earth’s surface.

d. Saltwater is used for agriculture, personal hygiene, and manufacturing.

4. Label the 4 major oceans in the diagram to the


right. (S6E3c)

5. How does the flow of weathered and dissolved


rock material towards the ocean affect the
chemical composition (makeup) of the ocean?
(S6E3c)

6. What is the only substance that exists as a solid, liquid, and gas in Earth’s atmosphere? (S6E3b)

7. Most water leaves the ocean through _________ and returns to the ocean through
___________.
(S6E3b)

8. Use your knowledge of the water cycle to explain


why side A of the mountain shown in the diagram
to the right has vegetation while side B of the
mountain shown is dry with little vegetation?
(S6E3b)

9. What happens to water immediately after it evaporates? (S6E3b)

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10. Describe what happens to the total amount of water on Earth over time. (S6E3b)

11. Explain why deep water near the equator has a higher salinity than other parts of the ocean.
(S6E3c)

12. Why is water colder the deeper you go in the ocean? (S6E3c)

13. Which location in the diagram to the right is most


likely to have the greatest pressure, the coldest
temperatures, and the greatest density? Explain.
(S6E3c)

14. Explain what factors influence the height of a wave. (S6E3d)

15. Explain where cold ocean currents and warm ocean currents are most likely located in the
ocean and why. (S6E3d)

16. What are the two main factors that influence ocean currents? (S6E3d)

17. What is the source of energy which drives the


water cycle? (S6E3b)

18. What is salinity? (S6E3c)

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19. The diagram to the right shows The Gulf Stream, a current that begins in the Gulf of Mexico.
Explain the movement of The Gulf Stream current.
(S6E3d)

20 . What type of heat transfer is shown by the


arrows in the diagram to the right? ( S6E3b)

21. What type of energy transfer heats the land


and the ocean water shown in the diagram to the
right? ( S6E3b)

22. Identify the stages of the water cycle shown in


the diagram to the right. (S6E3b)

A.

B.

C.

D.

23. Which water cycle process in the diagram above is responsible for atmospheric conditions
such as dew/frost? (S6E3b)

24. Which letters identify processes that have the greatest effect on the salinity of the oceans?
Explain your answer. (S6E3c)

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The diagram shows a model of the water cycle. The


model was left in a sunny location for several days.

25. What do the larger arrows in the diagram represent?


(S6E3b)

26. What water cycle process is represented by the


water droplets hanging from the cling film? (S6E3b)

27. What water cycle process is represented by the


drops of water falling into the small bowl? (S6E3b)

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