Ice and Water Quiz

What is a lake?
1. A body of land surrounded by water
2. A body of water surrounded by land.
3. A large body of water.
4. A body of water surrounded by land on three sides.
What is the world's smallest ocean?
1. Atlantic Ocean
2. Indian Ocean
3. Arctic Ocean
4. Pacific Ocean
At what temperature does water turn to ice?
1. 100 degress Celsius
2. 140 degress Celsius
3. 32 degress Celsius
4. 0 degress Celsius
What do you call a huge piece of ice that floats in the sea?
1. Block of ice
2. Iceberg
3. Icicle
4. Glacier
What do you call a large area of ice that flows slowly over land?
1. Iceberg
2. Glacier
3. River
4. Moraine
What fraction of the earth's surface, approximately, is covered by water?
1. Half
2. Quarter
3. Three quarters
4. One third
As moist air cools, some of the water vapour begins to change into tiny water droplets. What is this called?
1. Evaporation
2. Condensation
3. Steam
4. Humidity
What do you call the process of water changing from a liquid to a gas?
1. Condensation
2. Evaporation
3. Melting
4. Rain
The process of water travelling between the land, the air and bodies of water is called ....
1. the water cycle
2. the rain cycle
3. the cloud cycle
4. the river cycle
What describes the amount of water vapour in the air?
1. Evaporation
2. Clouds
3. Steam
4. Humidity
An area in the desert where water is close to the surface is called ----------.
1. a dune
2. an oasis
3. a well
4. a lake
Electricity generated from flowing water is called ----------
1. water electricity
2. water power
3. hydroelectricty
4. renewable Energy
------------- is when people bring water to the land.
1. Watering
2. Drainage
3. Irrigation
4. Flooding
How many sides does a snow crystal have?
1. 4
2. 7
3. 6
4. 8
What is the largest ocean?
1. Pacific Ocean
2. Atlantic Ocean
3. Indian Ocean
4. Southern Ocean
Clouds form because -----
1. it is a going to rain.
2. the weather is cold.
3. the land is warmer than the sea.
4. the heat of the sun warms lakes, oceans, and rivers.
A barrier built across rivers to stop the flow of water is called -------
1. a bridge.
2. a dam.
3. irrigation.
4. a reservoir.
What do you call soil that builds up into an area of land near the mouth of a river?
1. A tributary
2. A dam
3. An island
4. A delta
An artificial waterway build across land is a -------
1. stream
2. lake
3. river
4. canal
What is an underground hot spring that shoots water into the air with great force called?
1. Waterfall
2. Geyser
3. Volcano
4. Spring