Test- Surface & Ground Water

The source of most irrigation and drinking water is

• flowing surface water such as streams and rivers
• surface water reservoirs such as lakes and ponds
• the ocean
• underground

What percent of Earth's fresh water is available to humans?

• 1%
• 10%
• We are out of fresh water
• 100%

What is the leading cause of deforestation?

• Diseases
• Housing market
• Agriculture and Farming
• Paper mill

The characteristic that allows water to pass through connecting pore spaces?

• porosity
• permeability
• capillary action
• runoff

The pattern of water moving between Earth and the atmosphere.

• Carbon Cycle
• The Groundwater Cycle
• The Water Cycle
• The Carbon Cycle

Which number is an example of a confined aquifer?

• 2
• 5
• 6
• 9

Which number is an example of an aquitard?

• 2
• 3
• 8
• 9

Which of these was NOT a primary cause of the Dust Bowl?

• prolonged drought
• poor farming techniques
• weather
• surface water quickly draining into cracks in the soil

Which of these is NOT true about water?

• water expands as a solid
• water is a nonpolar molecule
• water has a neutral pH
• water has a high specific heat

The reason water striders can sit on the top of a body of water is due to which property?

• cohesion
• evaporation
• adhesion
• inversion