Unit 9 Test: Intro to Water, Surface Water, and Ground Water

1. The source of most irrigation and drinking water is: (Data Analysis: Irrigation)

• c. The ocean
• D. Underground

2. In the image to the right, which number is an example of a confined aquifer? (Cornell Notes: Ground Water)

• a. 2
• b. 5
• c. 6
• d. 9

3. In the image to the right, which number is an example of an aquitard? (Cornell Notes: Groundwater)

• a. 2
• b. 3
• c. 8
• d. 9

4. Which of these was NOT a primary cause of the Dust Bowl? (Cornell Notes: Groundwater)

• a. Prolonged drought
• b. Poor farming techniques
• c. Weather
• d. Surface water quickly draining into cracks in the soil.

5. Which of these is NOT true about water? (Think back to your Intro to water WebQuest)

• a. Water expands as a solid
• b. Water is a nonpolar molecule
• c. Water has a neutral pH
• d. Water has a high specific heat.

6. The reason water striders can sit on the top of a body of water is due to which property? (think back to your lab with the penny and eye droppers; water collected on top of water, hence you could fit 20+ drops of water on the penny).

• a. Cohesion
• b. Evaporation
• c. Adhesion
• d. Inversion

7. Which process brings water into the ground? (Cornell Notes: Intro to Water).

• a. Transpiration
• b. Condensation
• c. Infiltration
• d. Evaporation

8. Which is NOT true about aquifers? (Cornell Notes: Ground Water)

• a. Confined aquifers recharge slowly.
• b. An aquifer consists of a layer of permeable rock and the water in its pores.
• c. Artesian wells cannot be drilled directly into an aquifer due to tremendous water pressure.
• d. Water in a in unconfined aquifer cannot be recharged.

9. In the picture to the below, what is represented by letter C? (Cornell Notes: Intro to Water)

• a. Infiltration
• b. Runoff
• c. Groundwater
• d. Transpiration

10. In the picture to the below, what is represented by letter B? (Cornell Notes: Intro to Water)

• a. Infiltration
• b. Runoff
• c. Groundwater
• d. Transpiration