Unit 5- Water Resources

The water cycle is the __________

• Distribution of drinking water on Earth

• Unending circulation of Earth's water supply

• Recycling of water after industrial use

• Evaporation of water from Earth's surfact

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The driving force of the water cycle is?

• the Ocean

• the Sun

• Rain

• Runoff

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What is the ideal pH range for most organisms to live in water systems?

• 1.5 to 3.5

• 3.5 to 5.5

• 6.5 to 8.5

• 10.5 to 12.5

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Which process of the water cycle returns water vapor into the atmosphere?

• evaporation & transpiration

• infiltration & capillarity

• freezing & precipitation

• water retention & runoff

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The average annual precipitation worldwide must equal the quantity of water__________

• evaporated

• transpired

• infiltrated

• locked in glaciers

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Where do most of the river basins in North Carolina drain into?

• Atlantic Ocean

• Mississippi river

• Savannah river

• Gulf of Mexico

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How does water move from plants to the atmosphere?

• infiltration

• precipitation

• transpiration

• condensation

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permeable rock layers of sediment that transmit groundwater freely are called

• aquifer

• glacier

• geyser

• caverns

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What is the most responsible for presence of groundwater in an area?

• movement of water from a confined aquifer into surface water

• the movement of surface water and precipitation through soil and rock

• movement of water from streams and rivers to watersheds

• movement of surface water through impermeable rock

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The least amount of surface water runoff will occur when soil pore spaces are

• saturated and slope is steep

• saturated and slope is gentle

• unsaturated and slope is steep

• unsaturated and the slope is gentle

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