ESS - Unit 1 Quiz 1 Review

What is a watershed?

• A place water is stored. Sometimes underground, other times above ground.

• All of the lakes and oceans on Earth.

• Area of land where all of the water that falls there, ends up in the same body of water.

• The process of water shedding from clouds as rain.

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What is it called when water leaves the Earth's surface, changing from a liquid to a gas?

• Percolation

• Evaporation

• Condensation

• Precipitation

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In the water cycle, all of the following would be considered precipitation, except...

• Snow

• Rain

• Sleet

• Ice cubes

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Which of the following could be considered opposite to condensation?

• Evaporation

• Runoff

• Transpiration

• Infiltration

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From the choices below, which of these is the most realistic way human's may impact the water cycle?

• Human's block out the sun, preventing solar energy from leading to evaporation.

• Pollution spilled on a mountain side, is carried in runoff into streams and oceans

• Human's alter the weather to only allow precipitation on Tuesdays and Thursdays

• Electric cars disrupt the water cycle because they will not have water in their exhaust

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Which two elements make up a molecule of water?

• Hydrogen and Oxygen

• Hydrogen and Helium

• Helium and Oxygen

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Water is a polar molecule, meaning it has charged regions. Because water is a polar molecule it is able to attract to itself and other molecules/substances with a charge. What do we call those attractions?

• Ionic Bonds

• Covalent Bonds

• Hydrogen Bonds

• Plasma Bonds

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Water is able to dissolve many substances, therefore we often refer to it as ________________.

• A super-ion

• The universal solvent

• A multi-purpose cleaner

• The best adhesive

Which of the following best describes what happens when water freezes?

• It becomes less dense, so it floats

• It becomes less dense, so it sinks

• It becomes more dense, so it floats

• It becomes more dense so it floats

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Water has a high specific heat, which means...

• Water tends to stick to itself more when it is colder

• It is able to heat a surface as it evaporates

• It takes a lot of energy to change the temperature of water

• Water will dissolve many substances and release heat