Hydrosphere and Water Quality EOG Review

Which best describes the amount of Earth’s total water supply that is usable freshwater?

• Less than 1%

• less than 25%

• greater than 50%

• Greater than 75%

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Why is water from an aquifer more likely to be cleaner than water from other sources?

• because it forms where fresh and salt water meet

• because it receives water directly from precipitation

• because it rises to the surface near the ocean

• because pollutants are filtered by rock and soil deep within Earth

Which best describes the characteristics of a river basin?

• the land drained by a river and its tributaries

• the land formed when rivers create estuaries and marshes

• the land at the mouth of a river where water flows into the ocean

• the land formed as a result of a river flooding

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

How can urban sprawl affect water availability?

• The demand for water will decrease, and water supplies will increase.

• Deeper wells will need to be accessed to accommodate the population growth.

• Changing the shape of the land changes the watershed that supplies river systems.

• Building neighborhoods increases the water level of reservoirs supplying water to the region.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

Why is polluting an aquifer more dangerous than polluting other bodies of water?

• Chemicals may be visible in larger bodies of water, while those in aquifers may be invisible.

• Water moves very slowly through an aquifer, and it takes a long time to clean itself.

• Water quickly leaves the aquifer and affects organisms living in the ocean.

• Chemicals in the water may cause the water to have a bad flavor.

Which accurately compares river basins and watersheds?

• A river basin consists of many watersheds that all drain into it.

• A watershed consists of many river basins that all drain into it.

• River basin and watershed are terms that have the same meaning.

• Some areas are drained by river basins and others are drained by watersheds.

Which is the primary source of freshwater in the hydrosphere?

• glaciers and ice caps

• groundwater

• oceans

• lakes

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

Which characteristics must be true of an aquifer?

• The rock must be permeable and contain few pores.

• The rock must be permeable and contain many pores.

• The rock must be impermeable and contain few pores.

• The rock must be impermeable and contain many pores.

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

Which processes would most likely cause a local river basin to dry up?

• increased precipitation and increased evaporation

• increased precipitation and decreased evaporation

• decreased precipitation and increased evaporation

• decreased precipitation and decreased evaporation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Ocean water can be distilled to remove the salt and other dissolved substances, producing pure water. Which best describes the feasibility of distilling ocean water as a means of supplying freshwater to people in areas where the supply of freshwater is lacking?

• Distilling ocean water would not produce enough freshwater to supply all areas where freshwater is lacking.

• Distilling ocean water is a simple process, but current technology does not exist to produce such a large supply of freshwater.

• Distilling ocean water is too expensive of a process to produce enough freshwater supply to all areas where freshwater is lacking.

• Distilling ocean water involves the use of hazardous chemicals, and the water would be contaminated after the process was complete.

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NGSS.HS-ESS3-2

NGSS.HS-ETS1-3