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Extra Credit Hydrosphere Quiz

Authored by Dana Edwards

Science

9th - 12th Grade

NGSS covered

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Extra Credit Hydrosphere Quiz
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

In what type of soil would the permeability of groundwater into streams occur the slowest?

Fine sand

Gravel

Fine Clay

Pebbles

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

How would several wells in a given area affect the balance of groundwater recharge and discharge?

The wells would provide dissolved oxygen

The wells would increase the water table level by adding water from runoff

The wells would deplete the groundwater which is usually supplied by percolation from rain

The wells would provide storage areas for groundwater to maintain the water level

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

When a sewer pipe breaks near a stream which would most likely occur?

Increase in salinity

Decrease in dissolved oxygen

Decrease is dissolved nitrogen

Increase in pesticides

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

What process does not remove salt from ocean water?

precipitation of salt in dry, coastal regions

evaporation of water in subtropical regions

sea spray being carried inland by wind

absorption by marine organisms

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

What is a drainage basin?

the channel of a stream

the land area that contributes water to a river

the land covered by flood waters

all streams that flow directly into an ocean

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Over 6 billion people on Earth use water every day, yet Earth’s water remains relatively constant. Which statement best explains this phenomenon?

The sea level is rising due to glacial melt

Water exists in three phases on the Earth

Water is constantly recycled by the Water Cycle

Global warming melts ice needed to replace used water

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Runoff from farms containing fertilizers can lead to the following downstream:

decreased turbidity

increased velocity

eutrophication

increased dissolved oxygen

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