Unit 9 Study Questions

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

In the image to the right, which number is an example of a confined aquifer?

• 2

• 5

• 6

• 9

In the image to the right, 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

Describe how water moves up a tree through the xylem?

Which process brings water into the ground?

• transpiration

• condensation

• infiltration

• evaporation

What does not affect infiltration?

• Soil Type and saturation

• Distance to equator

• Land cover

• Land slope

In the picture to the right, what is represented by letter C?

• infiltration

• runoff

• groundwater

• transpiration