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Water Unit Fall 2022

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 34mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The Earth is often called the...
a)
"Fire Planet"
b)
"Water Planet"
c)
"Air Planet"
d)
"Cold Planet"
2.
Water leaves Earth through evaporation and transpiration and returns by condensation and____________.
a)
hydration
b)
sublimation
c)
precipitation
d)
accumulation
3.
Which of the following are not forms of precipitation?
a)
snow
b)
sleet
c)
rain
d)
erosion
4.
Which of the following are not forms of precipitation?
a)
snow
b)
sleet
c)
rain
d)
erosion
5.
The area of land that is drained by a river is called a _________.
a)
watershed
b)
water table
c)
aquifer
d)
recharge zone
6.
Most water must be treated to make it potable or safe to drink .
a)
True
b)
False
7.
What are organisms that cause illness or disease called?
a)
potable
b)
pathogens
c)
carcinogens
d)
microorganisms
8.
Plants require a lot of water to grow, and as much as 20% of the water used in agriculture evaporates and never reaches plant roots.
a)
True
b)
False
9.
Evaporation of water from the leaves of plants is called ___________.
a)
perspiration
b)
condensation
c)
transpiration
d)
precipitation
10.
•A hole that is dug or drilled to reach the groundwater is called a _____.
a)
water table
b)
recharge zone
c)
well
d)
surface tension
11.
97% of the water on Earth is salt water
a)
True
b)
False
12.
The Mississippi system is the largest river system in the world, it drains an area of land that is nearly the size of Europe.
a)
True
b)
False
13.
An underground formation that contains ground water is called a(n)______.
a)
watershed
b)
water table
c)
aquifer
d)
recharge zone
14.
Most of the freshwater that is available  for human use cannot be seen, it exists __________.
a)
in oceans
b)
on the surface
c)
underground
d)
in your plumbing
15.
Which of the following is NOT commonly found in an aquifer?
a)
rock
b)
sand
c)
gravel
d)
diamonds
16.
The percentage of total volume of a rock that has spaces (pores) is called ______. 
a)
porosity
b)
impermeability
c)
permeability
d)
spongey
17.
The ability of rock or soil to allow water to flow through is called_____.
a)
porosity
b)
impermeability
c)
permeability
d)
spongey
18.
An area of the Earth’s surface from which water percolates down into an aquifer is called a(n)__________.
a)
water table
b)
recharge zone
c)
well
d)
surface tension
19.
___________are weak, attractive bonds that exist between individual water molecules. Hydrogen bonds are easily broken and re-formed
a)
Ionic bonds
b)
Covalent bonds
c)
Hydrogen bonds
d)
Microbonds
20.
When a molecule has a positive pole on one end and negative pole on the other or unequal distribution of charges it is called?   
a)
polarity
b)
density
c)
cohesion
d)
adhesion
21.
It is slow to undergo changes in temperature.
a)
Specific Heat
b)
Density
c)
Polarity
d)
Cohension
22.

Bodies of water do not freeze solid. instead, a layer of solid water (ice) forms nearer the top, insulating the organisms at the lower layers

What property of water makes this possible?

a)
density
b)
high specific heat
c)
buoyancy
d)
saltiness
23.
This creates capillary action which allows water to move up a plant so plants can carry out photosynthesis.
a)
True
b)
False
24.
Water can exist in three states: solid, gas, and liquid.
a)
True
b)
False
25.
Oil can transport or hold onto dissolved substances for organism Oil is often called the “universal solvent”
a)
True
b)
False
26.
What is the formula for water?
a)
H2O
b)
H2O2
c)
CO2
d)
H2
27.

Water that flows across the land and enters rivers and streams. It eventually flows into lakes and the ocean.

a)

infiltration

b)

Surface Runoff

c)

Deposition

d)

Precipitation

28.

Formation of clouds.

a)

evaporation

b)

condensation

c)

sublimation

d)

deposition

29.

Filtering, as in water filtering through rocks and sediments.

a)

porosity

b)

percolation

c)

permeability

d)

condensation

30.

An area of land that drains to a particular river, lake, bay, or other body of water.

a)

Tributary

b)

Wetland

c)

Divide

d)

Watershed

31.
What is the hydrosphere?
a)
Water on the earth's surface
b)
Oceans of the Earth
c)
Rivers, oceans and lakes of the Earth
d)
None of the above
32.
Sublimation is
a)
when solid turns into gas
b)
when gas turns into plasma
c)
when liquid turns into gas
d)
when gas turns into solid
33.

What is the largest river system in the world?

a)

Amazon

b)

Mississippi

c)

Nile

d)

Chattahoochee

34.

Water beneath the Earth’s surface in sediment and rock formations is called...

a)

surface water

b)

ground water

c)

potable water

d)

portable water

35.

Choose the answer that places the steps for water treatment in the correct order.

a)

First filtration, Chlorination, Coagulation, Second Filtration, Aeration, and Final Filtration

b)

First filtration, Coagulation, Second Filtration, Chlorination, Aeration, and Final Filtration

c)

Chlorination, First filtration, Coagulation, Second Filtration, Final Filtration, Aeration

d)

Aeration, Chlorination, Coagulation, First filtration, Second Filtration, Final Filtration

36.

Industrial accounts for 19% of water use.

a)

True

b)

False

37.

Most industrial water is use is used for....

a)

workers to hydrate

b)

rinse manufactured goods

c)

to cool power plants

d)

to water plants

38.

Agriculture accounts for 19% of water use in the world.

a)

True

b)

False

39.

In regions where rainfall is inadequate , extra water can be supplied by _________.

a)

importing water from other countries

b)

irrigation

c)

importing water from oceans

d)

large faucets

40.

Can be traced back to the point of origin.

a)

Point Source Pollution

b)

Non-point source pollution

41.

Cannot easily be traced to the source of the pollution.

a)

Point Source Pollution

b)

Non-point source pollution

42.

Coliform bacteria in runoff from a nearby farm.

a)

Point Source Pollution

b)

Non-point source pollution

43.

Sewage leaking from a pipe.

a)

Point Source Pollution

b)

Non-point source pollution

44.

Chemicals dumped into a river from an unknown source.

a)

Point Source Pollution

b)

Non-point source pollution

45.

Septic tank leaking and contaminating groundwater.

a)

Point Source Pollution

b)

Non-point source pollution

46.

Pesticides runoff: A point source or Nonpoint source pollution?

a)

Point source

b)

Nonpoint source

c)

Both of them

47.

Leaking fuel tank: Point source or Nonpoint source?

a)

Point source

b)

Nonpoint source

c)

Both of them

48.

When talking about fertilizers in Eutrophication, fertilizers contain...

(pick TWO answers)

a)

Carbohydrates

b)

Sulfates

c)

Phosphates

d)

Nitrates

49.

Which of the following is NOT a source of nitrates and phosphates into a river?

a)

Fertilizers

b)

Animal waste

c)

Wastewater

d)

Burning fossil fuels

50.

Which statement best explains this image?

a)

The west coast is the source of the most nutrients due to colonization and development of land.

b)

The midwest is the source of most nutrients due to farming and fertilizer use.

c)

The east coast is the source of most nutrients due to flooding of fields.

51.

A new mall and movie theatre are being built on the outskirts of suburbia. Trees and brush are cleared away, the land is bulldozed, and a silt fence is installed across part of the development. However, construction is delayed for a year, leaving the land exposed to the elements.

a)

Toxic

b)

Sediment

c)

Nutrient

d)

Bacterial

52.

Source of pollution that can be traced to back to a single source.

a)

runoff

b)

sediment

c)

point source pollution

d)

nonpoint source pollution

53.

Pollution source that cannot be traced to a single point because comes from many sources

a)

thermal

b)

toxic

c)

nonpoint source pollution

d)

point source pollution

54.

Eutrophication is defined as a change that occurs to an aquatic ecosystem. This change is mainly due to what?

a)

Newly introduced fish

b)

Depletion of the ozone layer

c)

Increased nutrient concentration

d)

Increase in atmospheric carbon dioxide.

55.

What types of human activities lead to acid rain?

a)

Using aerosol cans that contain CFCs

b)

Throwing trash in the water and making huge trash piles on the ocean

c)

Power plants release sulfur dioxide (SO2) and nitrogen

oxides when they burn fossil fuels, such as coal, to

produce electricity.

d)

Animal feces running off into ponts

56.

What category of water contamination comes from Bacteria, protozoa enter water where they do not normally grow. This contamination comes from animal and human waste.

a)

Microbiological

b)

Particulate matter

c)

Trash and microplastics

d)

Chemical

57.

What category of water contamination comes from plastics and other trash that contaminates surface water worldwide. Toxic materials can leach from the trash into fresh and saltwater.

a)

Microbiological

b)

Particulate matter

c)

Trash and microplastics

d)

Chemical

58.

Pollutants that are too large to dissolve in water are called suspended matter.

a)

True

b)

False

59.

Radioactive materials can have

various effects on living things, including:

a)

damage to

DNA

b)

cancer

c)

toxicity to organs and birth defects

d)

overpopulation of plants species.

60.

And acid rain also removes ______ and _________ from the soil that trees need to grow

a)

minerals, nutrients

b)

sunlight, water

c)

soil, water

d)

disease, predators

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