Freshwater Review

Wetlands store flood waters. How is this beneficial? Choose the best answer.

• Its not really beneficial because this may flood peoples homes.

• It releases the water is increments which will really increase the wildlife in that area.

• It releases the water in increments ( a little at a time) which slows the water down thus slowing erosion.

• Its really not beneficial because this will flood the habitats of the wildlife living there.

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A stream that runs into a river is known as a

• porosity

• tributary

• stream run

• runoff

What causes tributaries to flow downward toward a main river?

• friction

• surface tension

• gravity

• silt and sand

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Streams, rivers, and lakes are examples of...

• surface water

• ground water

• aquifers

• water tables

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About ______________ of Earth is covered in water.

• 3%

• 50%

• 70%

• 90%

Materials that water can pass through are called...

• impermeable

• runoff

• pores

• permeable

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What percentage of all water on Earth is fresh?

• 75%

• 3%

• 97%

• 66%

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2/3 of freshwater on Earth is "locked away" in what water source location?

• atmosphere
• rivers and lakes
• underground
• ice and glaciers

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A substance has a low permeability when...

• water can flow through easily

• water CAN'T Flow through easily

How many river basins are in North Carolina?

• 11

• 17

• 30

• 27

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