Earth Science

MIDTERM EXAM
GRADE 2 SEMESTER 1
YEAR 2014_2015 Time : One Hour

Student Name: .................................................................................................

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Choose the correct answer :
1. Where is there more precipitation than evaporation within the Earth
system?
(a) over the surface of Earth’s continents
(b) over the surface of Earth’s oceans
(c) over Earth’s poles
(d) Evaporation and precipitation are equal over all parts of Earth.

2. Over which of the following areas the most clouds form ?

(a) one square-mile of land.
(b) one square-mile of ocean.
(c) one square-mile of a region covered with plant life.
(d) one square-mile of a humid region along the equator.

3. Unusual properties of the water at the degree of temperature ……

(a) zero
(b) 4
(c) 6
(d) 8

4. The dashed line in the figure below represents

(a) the top unsaturated zone
(b) the sea water level
(c) the water table
(d) the bottom of saturated zone

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 5. The unusual properties of the water are due to ………..
(a) polar bonds between the molecules of water.
(b) hydrogen bonds between the molecules of water.
(c) ionic bonds between the molecules of water.
(d) all the previous answers.

6. What is groundwater?
(a) All liquid water that resides beneath the Earth's surface
(b) Only water that is stationary beneath the Earth's surface
(c) Only the water found in underground lakes and rivers that is clean enough
to drink
(d) Only water that is moving beneath the Earth's surface

7. Calving means that ……….

(a) the liquid water at Earth’s surface.
(b) the breaking away of a mass ice from the glacial and moves forward into
ocean water.
(c) some of the rain that falls on Earth’s surface sinks directly into the soil.
(d) the water that remains in the soil after rainfall moves downward toward
the ground water zone.
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 8. What is the connection between clouds and rain?
(a) Clouds are empty and fill up with water. When the clouds are full, it rains.
(b) Clouds are empty and fill up with water and other things. When the clouds
are full, it rains.
(c) Clouds are made up of water. When the temperature gets low enough in the
clouds, it rains.
(d) Clouds are made up of water. When the temperature gets high enough in
the clouds, it rains.

9. What controls the direction of movement of the most surface ocean

currents?
(a) density differences at various ocean depths
(b) varying salt contents in the ocean
(c) prevailing winds
(d) volcanic activity

10. What are the 3 states of water on the earth?

(a) groundwater, lakes, and clouds
(b) liquid water, frozen water, and water vapor
(c) gas, steam, and vapor
(d) groundwater, oceans, and ice

11. What word means change of state from liquid to gas?

(a) precipitation
(b) condensation
(c) infiltration
(d) evaporation

12. The groundwater passes most easily through sand than clay because
(a) grains of sand are larger and poorly connected pore spaces than those of
clay.
(b) grains of sand are smaller and poorly connected pore spaces than those of
clay.
(c) grains of sand are larger and well connected pore spaces than those of clay.
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(d) grains of sand are impermeable while grains of clay are permeable.

13. How is water stored in an aquifer?

(a) in an open underground lake
(b) in crack and pore spaces in rocks
(c) in impermeable rock
(d) in wells and springs

14. What are the two major processes in the water cycle?
(a) precipitation and condensation
(b) evaporation and precipitation
(c) transpiration and evaporation
(d) condensation and transpiration

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 15. Why does ice float on top of water?
(a) because of the oxygen bonding
(b) because water is more dense than ice
(c) because water is less dense than ice
(d) because of the intermolecular forces

16. Infiltration means that ……….

(a) the glacial ice moves forward into the ocean water.
(b) all forms of the water that move beneath Earth’s surface.
(c) some of the rain that falls on Earth’s surface sinks directly into the soil.
(d) the water that remains in the soil after rainfall moves downward toward
the groundwater zone.

17. Rain, snow, sleet, and hail are forms of ..........

(a) evaporation
(b) artesian
(c) condensation
(d) precipitation

18. Rank the earth’s reservoirs of water from the lowest quantity to the
highest.
(a) land, ocean, and atmosphere
(b) ocean, land, and atmosphere
(c) land, atmosphere, and ocean
(d) atmosphere, land, and ocean

19. The measure of the percentage of open spaces in a material is

(a) permeability
(b) impermeability
(c) porosity
(d) saturation of the groundwater

20. Oceans cover approximately what percent of the earth?

(a) 75%
(b) 50%
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(c) 25%
(d) 10%

21. The groundwater speeds in aquifers are different where

(a) the smaller the pore spaces between the grains, the faster the groundwater
flows
(b) the smaller the pore spaces between the grains, the slower the groundwater
flows
(c) the greater the pore spaces between the grains, the slower the groundwater
flows
(d) the greater the impermeable pore spaces between the grains, the faster the
groundwater flows

22. Why is liquid water more dense than solid water?

(a)The molecules of liquid water is more closely packed than the molecules of
frozen water.
(b) The molecules in frozen water are attracted to one another while in liquid
water they repel one another.
(c) The thermal vibrations of molecules in frozen water are stronger than those
of liquid water.
(d) The molecules in frozen water repel one another while in liquid water they
are attracted to one another.

23. The top of what zone is known as the water table?

(a) unsaturated zone
(b) impermeable zone
(c) porosity zone
(d) saturated zone
24. Which of the following is a property of water?
(a) A water molecule consists of two hydrogen atoms bonded to an oxygen
atom by ionic bond.
(b) A water molecule has a negative charge on one side and a positive charge
on the other.
(c) Water has a low boiling point as well as a high freezing point.

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(d) A water molecule consists of two hydrogen atoms bonded to an oxygen
atom by covalent bond.

25. Soil moisture means that ……….

(a) the liquid water that moves forward into the rivers.
(b) the liquid water at Earth’s surface.
(c) some of the rain that falls on Earth’s surface sinks directly into the soil.
(d) the water that remains in the soil after rainfall moves downward toward the
ground water zone.

26. The part of water that travels over the ground surface without passing
beneath the surface is
(a) flux
(b) surface runoff
(c) surface creep
(d) infiltration

27. Which of the following is considered as a good aquifer ?

(a) granite
(b) shale
(c) sand
(d) clay

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 28. In the above diagram, the water cycle, what would happen to the ocean
level if the input of groundwater discharge and surface runoff was less than
the evaporation from the surface of the ocean?
(a) the ocean level would be static
(b) the ocean level would rise
(c) the ocean level would lower
(d) this scenario would not affect the ocean level

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 29. The water table marks ......
(a) the upper surface of saturated zone
(b) the lower surface of saturated zone
(c) the upper surface of unsaturated zone
(d) the upper surface of soil zone

30. a measure of how easy to force water to flow through a porous material is
(a) porosity
(b) saturation
(c) permeability
(d) infiltration

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 Earth Science
ANSWER KEY MIDTERM EXAM
GRADE 2 SEMESTER 1
YEAR 2014_2015 Time : One Hour

Student Name: .................................................................................................

Student ID#: ......................................................................................................
School Name: .....................................................................................................
ES.2.01 Students recognize the unusual properties and cycling of water through
the earth system along a variety of pathways, and can identify the major
reservoirs of water in the earth system.

Cog Cog
Question Answer LO'S Question Answer LO'S
Demand Demand
1 a 1 B 16 c 1 B
2 b 1 B 17 d 1 B
3 b 1 S 18 d 1 B
4 c 1 B 19 c 1 S
5 b 1 B 20 a 1 B
6 a 1 B 21 b 1 S
7 b 1 B 22 a 1 B
8 c 1 S 23 d 1 B
9 a 1 B 24 b 1 B
10 b 1 B 25 d 1 B
11 d 1 B 26 b 1 B
12 c 1 B 27 c 1 B
13 b 1 B 28 c 1 S
14 b 1 B 29 a 1 B
15 b 1 B 30 c 1 B

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