Lake or Pond Quiz

What determines whether a body of water is called a lake or a pond?

• The depth of the body of water

• The presence of wetlands or marshlands

• The clarity of the water

• The size of the body of water

What is the photic zone?

• The layer of water that is deepest

• The layer of water that is closest to the shore

• The layer of water that is always in shadow

• The layer of water that sunlight can penetrate through

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If a body of water is a mile wide but the photic zone spans the entire depth, what is it called?

• A pond

• A wetland

• A lake

• A marshland

What is the opposite of the photic zone?

• The shallow zone

• The deep zone

• The aphotic zone

• The surface zone

What determines whether a body of water is a lake or a pond based on water clarity?

• The presence of wetlands or marshlands

• The size of the body of water

• The depth of the water

• The presence of carbon in the water

What happens if a pond gets really dirty and the sunlight can't reach the bottom?

• It becomes a river

• It becomes a marshland

• It becomes a wetland

• It becomes a lake

What is the term for the layer of water that sunlight can't reach?

• The shallow zone

• The photic zone

• The aphotic zone

• The surface zone

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What can cause a pond to become dirty and prevent sunlight from reaching the bottom?

• Rooting around on the bottom

• Birds flying over the water

• Fish swimming near the surface

• Rainfall and storms

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If a body of water is 20 yards across but has an aphotic zone, what is it called?

• A lake

• A pond

• A wetland

• A marshland

What determines how deep sunlight can reach in a body of water?

• The size of the body of water

• The presence of wetlands or marshlands

• The temperature of the water

• The depth of the water

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