Ess 2 6

____________ is the water that collects in spaces and soil UNDERGROUND.

• Soil water

• Groundwater

• under pools

• ice caps

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Why is most of Earth's water not available to drink?

• It is contaminated.

• It is in the polar ice caps.

• It is underground.

• It has a high level of salinity.

The gravitational pull that the moon exerts on Earth is

• greater on solids than liquids

• the main cause of high and low tides

• responsible for longshore currents

• responsible for tsunamis

The height of a wave is MOST affected by the

• speed of the wind

• speed of the ocean

• salinity of the ocean

• amount of solar energy

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Removal and transport of weathered materials from one location to another.

• Erosion

• Deposition

• Weathering

• Chemical weathering

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Occurs when eroded materials are dropped in another location

• Weathering

• Exfoliation

• Deposition

• Frost wedging

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The entire area drained by a river and its tributaries is called a 

• Delta

• Watershed

• Valley

• Floodplain

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The steeper the slope, the ________ the stream.

• Slower

• Broader

• Faster

• Curvier

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Why are too many nutrients (like nitrates and phosphates) bad for our waters?

• Nutrients decrease the pH of the water, causing it to become increasingly acidic

• Nutrients change the salinity of the water

• Wetlands filter out runoff that may contain nutrients

• Nutrients in the water cause too much algae growth

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pH is the measurement of

• how acidic or basic a solution is.

• just the acidity of a solution.

• how acidic or basic the atmosphere is.

• Non of the above.