WorksheetsFresh Water - Chapter 1 Review
Total questions: 56
Worksheet time: 44mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is a place where groundwater seeps out of the ground called?
a)
Well
b)
Reservoir
c)
Aquifer
d)
Spring
2.
The name of the area that is the upper level of the zone of saturation:
a)
Zone of Saturation
b)
Zone of Aeration
c)
Water Table
3.
Water stored below the Earth's surface is called:
a)
Groundwater
b)
Bogs
c)
Water in the ground
4.
The amount of space between soil is:
a)
Porosity
b)
Permeability
5.
The ability of a liquid to flow through a substance is:
a)
Porosity
b)
Permeability
6.
A material with a high porosity has:
a)
Little space
b)
A lot of space
7.
A substance has a low permeability when:
a)
Water can flow through easily
b)
Water CAN'T Flow through easily
8.
What do we call the land area that supplies water to a river system?
a)
runoff
b)
recharge
c)
watershed
d)
valley
9.
What is an underground layer of rock or soil filled with water called?
a)
Aquifer
b)
Spring
c)
Well
d)
Reservoir
10.
A well in which groundwater rises because of pressure is called a(n)
a)
spring well
b)
geyser well
c)
artesian well
d)
cry well
11.
The land area that supplies water to a river system is called a
a)
water table
b)
trailer
c)
house
d)
watershed
12.
What is a river that flows into another river?
a)
reservoir
b)
watershed
c)
tributary
d)
stream
13.
A divide separates ___________________.
a)
continents
b)
oceans
c)
tributaries
d)
watersheds
14.
Most of Earths surface water (97%) is salt water found in oceans
a)
True
b)
False
15.
3% of Earths surface water is found in Freshwater.
a)
true
b)
false
16.
What follows evaporation during the water cycle? How does this occur?
a)
Water evaporates into water vapor
b)
Water vapor condenses and forms a cloud
c)
Water precipitates to the ground
d)
Water runs down into the hydrosphere
17.
What is A?
a)
Evaporation
b)
Condensation
c)
Precipitation
d)
Runoff
18.
What is B?
a)
Evaporation
b)
Condensation
c)
Precipitation
d)
Runoff
19.
What is C?
a)
Evaporation
b)
Condensation
c)
Precipitation
d)
Runoff
20.
What is D?
a)
Evaporation
b)
Condensation
c)
Precipitation
d)
Runoff
21.
What source of energy evaporates the most water from Earth’s surface?
a)
volcanoes
b)
the sun
c)
lightning
d)
wind
22.
What is it called when plants give off water vapor as a waste product?
a)
condensation
b)
evaporation
c)
sublimation
d)
transpiration
23.
Which human activity can speed up the process of eutrophication?
a)
Building cities
b)
Nuclear power plants
c)
Deforestation
d)
Farming
24.
Ponds and lakes are different from rivers because they _________________.
a)
contain water that is not moving
b)
are deeper
c)
are larger
d)
contain algae
25.
The build up of nutrients in a lake is a process called ________________.
a)
eutrophication
b)
volcanic eruption
c)
algae buildup
d)
pond death
26.
How does water get into the atmosphere?
a)
precipitation
b)
evaporation
c)
infiltration
d)
condensation
27.
Where is most fresh water found on Earth?
a)
oceans
b)
atmosphere
c)
glaciers, polar ice caps
d)
lakes and rivers
28.
What is the major source of freshwater in the United States?
a)
mountain snowpack
b)
Mississippi River
c)
Great Lakes
d)
groundwater
29.
What is the common groundwater problem in coastal areas?
a)
saltwater contamination
b)
crude oil contamination
c)
sulfur in water
d)
excessive recharge
30.
Water vapor is invisible until it
a)
condenses
b)
evaporates
c)
transpires
31.
The change of a gas to a liquid
a)
transpiration
b)
evaporation
c)
precipitation
d)
condensation
32.
Where is most of the freshwater found on Earth?
a)
lakes
b)
glaciers
c)
oceans
d)
rivers
33.
The change of water from a liquid to a gas.
a)
evaporation
b)
precipitation
c)
condensation
d)
transpiration
34.
Any type of moisture that falls to the Earth.
a)
evaporation
b)
precipitation
c)
condensation
d)
transpiration
35.
What is B representing in the water cycle?
a)
Evaporation
b)
Condensation
c)
Runoff
d)
Precipitation
36.
What is D representing in the water cycle?
a)
Evaporation
b)
Condensation
c)
Precipitation
d)
Runoff
37.
What is C representing in the water cycle?
a)
Evaporation
b)
Condensation
c)
Precipitation
d)
Runoff
38.
What is the Unsaturated Zone?
a)
Rocks and soil above the water Table
b)
Totally filled with water
c)
Water can not pass through
d)
All The Above
39.
What is the Water Table
a)
The top of the Saturated Zone
b)
A water Table
c)
The bottom of the Unsaturated Zone
d)
Permeable
40.
What is The Saturated Zone?
a)
Empty With water
b)
Totally Filled with Water
c)
Top Of the Water Table
d)
I don' Know
41.
Which well(s) end(s) in a saturated zone?
a)
1 and 2
b)
1 only
c)
4 and 5
d)
1,3 and 5
42.
The materials that make up Aquifers A and B are
a)
permeable
b)
impermeable
43.
When water _________, dew forms.
a)
Melts
b)
Evaporates
c)
Condenses
d)
Precipitates
44.
Out of these choices what is impermeable
a)
Gravel
b)
Solid Rock
c)
Dirt
d)
Sand
45.
What's permeable out of the choices
a)
Rock
b)
Concrete
c)
Sand
d)
Glass
46.
Why is water important?
a)
All living things need water
b)
Many living things live in water
c)
Water carries out body processes
d)
All of the above
47.
What are Body Processes?
a)
Water allows organisms to break down food
b)
Water allows organisms to grow
c)
water allows organisms to reproduce and get and use materials they need from their enviroments
d)
All of the above
48.
What are Habitats?
a)
Place where organisms live and obtain all the living things needed to survive
b)
Water does not provide habitats for many living things
c)
Habitats are not important for organisms to grow
49.
As water vapor rises, it enters into a colder atmosphere, causing the water to condense into liquid water and clouds are formed
a)
Condensation
b)
Evaporation
c)
Transpiration
d)
Interception
50.
stream or river that flows into a larger stream or river
a)
lake
b)
ocean
c)
tributary
d)
river system
51.
includes a river and its tributaries
a)
ocean
b)
inlet
c)
river system
d)
gulf
52.
What is a divide?
a)
a natural stream of water of considerable volume
b)
a continuous ridge that separates a watershed
c)
small rivers or streams that flow into a larger river or stream
d)
a body of fresh water found in low lying areas
53.
What can cause lakes to disappear?
a)
watersheds
b)
divides
c)
eutrophication
d)
tributaries
54.
Where on Earth's surface does most evaporation occur and most precipitation fall?
a)
plants and soil
b)
the oceans
c)
the mountains
d)
lakes and streams
55.
Ponds are shallower than lakes so sunlight can reach the bottom. This allows plants, bacteria and algae to grow throughout
a)
True
b)
False
56.
What is Eutrophication?
a)
over long periods of time, nutrients can build up in a lake
b)
As lake organisms die, bacteria break down the bodies and release nutrients into the water
c)
This process can change a lake - algae layers can become so thick that it blocks out sunlight and plants in the lake die
d)
All of the Above
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