Quiz about Earth's Fresh Water

Question 1

Layers of rock or soil that allow water to flow through are called...

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aquifers

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lakes

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reservoirs

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watersheds

Question 2

The continuous movement of water from the Earth's surface to the air and back again is called the

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water cycle

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water evaportation

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water sequence

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water rotation

Question 3

When water turns into a gas, the water is called

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water vapor

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condensation

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fresh water

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steam

Question 4

When water vapor changes to liquid water, it

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condenses

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evaporates

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freezes

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precipitates

Question 5

Water that falls from the air to the ground as rain, snow, or sleet is

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precipitation

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condensation

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consternation

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evaporation

Question 6

What percentage of water on Earth is salt water?

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97

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55

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71

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84

Question 7

Most of Earth's fresh water is found

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Frozen in glaciers

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Underground

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In the Great Lakes

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In Oceans

Question 8

The term used to describe water leaving Earth's surface is

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Evaporation

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Condensation

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Precipitation

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Accumulation

Question 9

When water evaporates it eventually cools and forms a cloud.  This is known as

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Condensation

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Evaporation

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Precipitation

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Transpiration

Question 10

Water returns back to the Earth in this stage of the water cycle.

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Precipitation

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Evaporation

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Condensation

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Transpiration

Question 11

What is the water that fills the cracks and spaces in underground soil and rock layers called?

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Groundwater

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Water Table

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Precipitation

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Snow

Question 12

Which represents the distribution of water on Earth?

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3% freshwater, 97% salt water

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97% freshwater, 3% salt water

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71% freshwater, 29% salt water

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29% freshwater, 71% salt water

Question 13

What part of the water cycle does this picture show?

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condensation

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precipitation

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evaporation

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sublimation

Question 14

Which habitat on Earth would probably add the greatest amount of water to the water cycle through evaporation?

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a warm ocean

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a glacier

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desert sand

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a cold lake

Question 15

What is the best definition of aquifer?

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an underground layer of permeable (that is, water-bearing) rock

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empty space

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a space below the water table

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a measure of how well a material absorbs water

Question 16

In this underground structure, all spaces are filled with water.

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zone of saturation

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zone of aeration

Question 17

This type of material does not allow water to penetrate through it.

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impermeable

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permeable

Question 18

An underground layer of rock or sediment that holds water?

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Aquifer

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Reservoir

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Groundwater

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Watershed

Question 19

How much of Earth's water is FRESH water?

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3%

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75%

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97%

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66%

Question 20

A substance has a low permeability when:

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Water can't flow through easily

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Water can flow through easily

Question 21

Impermeable materials...

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have little to no pores.

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have an abundance of pores.

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let water in.

Question 22

What is the upper boundary of the zone of saturation?

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Water Table

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Alluvial plain

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Evaporation

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Nitrates

Question 23

Which of the following implies the same thing as the word "aquifer"?

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zone of saturation

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zone of aeration

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zone of soil moisture

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zone of twilight

Question 24

The top of an aquifer is known as:

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the water table.

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an artesian well.

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the hydraulic gradient.

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a geyser.

Question 25

What would cause the water table to lower?

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High rates of evaporation and transpiration

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Low rates of evaporation and transpiration

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Increasing amounts of runoff

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A heavy rainstorm with a lot of precipitation

Question 26

What is an artisan well?

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well, which water rises because of pressure of surrounding rock

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place where groundwater bubbles or flows out of cracks in the rocks.

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type of hot spring

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layer of rock or sediment that holds water

Question 27

What is a geyser?

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type of hot spring

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place where groundwater bubbles or flows out of cracks in the rocks.

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well, which water rises because of pressure of surrounding rock

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layer of rock or sediment that holds water

Question 28

Ground that is unsaturated is...

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dry

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wet

Question 29

What is a watershed

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it that supplies the water for the river system

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is at the top of the saturated zone

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is at the top of the unsaturated zone

Question 30

A tributary

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is a small river feeding into a larger river or lake

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is a large river

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supplies water to each water system

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is a salvaged lake for recreation

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