Hydrology

Which best explains why all of the Earth’s freshwater is not available for human use?

• Most of Earth's freshwater is only in lakes.

• Most of Earth's freshwater is underground.

• Most of the Earth's freshwater is still in the water cycle.

• Most of Earth's freshwater is frozen water.

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Which would indicate the water in a lake is not safe for drinking?

• Many varieties of fish in the lake

• high dissolved - oxygen levels in the lake

• cold water temperature of the lake

• high turbidity levels in the lake

If a lake has excess levels of phosphates and nitrates in its water, what will most likely result?

• The temperature of the lake water will decrease.

• The turbidity levels of the lake will decrease.

• The dissolved- Oxygen levels in the lake will increase.

• The growth of algae in the lake will increase.

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Where is most of Earth’s freshwater located?

• In the clouds

• In the ice caps

• In the ocean

• In the ground

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The boundary between the zone of aeration and the zone of saturation is called the _________

• infiltrate

• impermeable bedrock

• water table

• ground zero

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Which would result in more runoff and stream discharge?

• an area with plants and trees

• a bare area

• ground that is saturated

• ground that is unsaturated

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What is another name for the water cycle?

• weather

• atmospheric cycle

• hydrologic cycle

• precipitation

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As water rises through the atmosphere, it cools, condenses and becomes _______.

• water vapor

• Mist

• runoff

• clouds

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Rain, snow, sleet, and hail are examples of what?

• precipitation

• infiltrate

• aeration

• transpiration

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Water that does not soak into the ground becomes _____.

• clouds

• water table

• runoff

• saturated

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