Water Resources Quiz 1

What amount of the earth's surface is covered with water?

• 25%
• 72%
• 97%
• 99%

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Water that collects in spaces and cracks in rocks and soil underground.

• well
• aquifer
• groundwater
• irrigation

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Rainwater that flows over land without sinking into the soil.

• runoff
• spring
• groundwater
• aqueduct

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An underground layer of rock or soil through which water easily moves.

• runoff
• water reclamation
• aqueduct
• aqueifer

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The surface of a layer of saturates ground.

• water table
• groundwater
• watershed
• reservoir

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A region of land that drains into a river.

• water reclamation
• watershed
• aquifer
• irrigation

A hole dug or drilled into the ground to provide a supply of water.

• watershed
• desalination
• groundwater
• well

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The process of suppling fresh water to farm fields for growing crops.

• aqueduct
• irrigation
• spring
• runoff

Which best explains why runoff is important?

• It returns water to other locations on Earth
• It increases the chance of flooding
• It makes evaporation occur faster
• It increases condensation

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_{Snow, sleet, hail, and rain are all examples of  ________________.} 

• evaporation
• condensation
• accumulation
• precipitation

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