4.17 Quiz

A basin- like formation defined by highpoints and divides that descends into lower elevation is a/an ________________.

• Aquifer

• Permeable rock layer

• Watershed

• Water Table

Most of the water on Earth is found in _____________.

• Glaciers

• Lakes

• Rivers

• Oceans

Salinity is the amount of _______________ found in the water.

• Salt

• Calcium

• Oxygen

• Hydrogen

An aquifer must contain a permeable layer of rock, sand, or soil. Which is true about a permeable rock layer?

• It contains little pore space.

• There are pores, but they aren't connected.

• There are pores, and they connect.

• The water cannot move freely.

When trash is dumped into the water ways, it mixes physically with the water. What type of pollution is this?

• Agricultural

• Chemical

• Surface

• Thermal

The type of pollution where the temperature levels rise causing a decrease in dissolved oxygen is called _________ pollution.

• Agricultural

• Chemical

• Surface

• Thermal

A place in the ground where water flows to the surface without being pumped is called an artesian well. What force moves the water to the surface?

• Gravity

• Friction

• Air resistance

• Tension

When pollutants are introduced into the environment over a large area, it is called ________________.

• Point Source Pollution

• Non- Point Source Pollution

• Air resistance

• Permeable pores

Which of the following removes carbon from the atmosphere?

• Combustion

• Photosynthesis

• Respiration

• Death

If the plant population decreased, the amount of carbon would ____________.

• Stay the same

• Increase

• Decrease