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WorksheetsEcology 3
Total questions: 28
Worksheet time: 19mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Soil property that allows water to pass through
a)
Permeability
b)
Runoff
c)
Particle size
d)
Composition
2.
Suppose there is a drought in this area. The level of the river drops because of it.
What else could happen here?
What else could happen here?
a)
The river will immediately rise again.
b)
The water table will rise.
c)
The water table will fall.
d)
A new aquifer will form.
3.
An area that is drained by a river and all the streams that empty into it, the tributaries, is called this.
a)
aquifer
b)
divide
c)
water table
d)
watershed
4.
In the groundwater diagram, what is E?
a)
Zone of Aeration
b)
Zone of Saturation
c)
Surface Water
d)
Water Table
5.
In the groundwater diagram, what is D?
a)
Zone of Saturation
b)
Water Table
c)
Zone of Aeration
d)
Run Off
6.
In the groundwater diagram, what is C?
a)
Zone of Saturation
b)
Surface Wqter
c)
Zone of Aeration
d)
Water Table
7.
Which of the following has the lowest porosity/ permeability?
a)
Clay
b)
Silt
c)
Gravel
d)
Sand
8.
The boundary between the zone of aeration and the zone of saturation is called the...
a)
run off
b)
tributaries
c)
water table
d)
watershed
9.
Impermeable materials...
a)
have an abundance of pores.
b)
let water in.
c)
have little to no pores.
d)
drain tributaries
10.
Water that passes through permeable layers of soil and rock.
a)
deposition
b)
divide
c)
groundwater
d)
runoff (surface water)
11.
The underground area where the soil pores are filled with air is called this.
a)
divide
b)
watershed (drainage basin)
c)
zone of aeration
d)
zone of saturation
12.
Bedrock that does not allow water to pass through it is described as this.
a)
deposition
b)
erosion
c)
impermeable
d)
permeable
13.
The high ground between two watersheds (drainage basins) is called this.
a)
aquifer
b)
divide
c)
runoff (surface water)
d)
water table
14.
All of the following are freshwater sources except
a)
glaciers
b)
oceans
c)
ponds
d)
rain
15.
Triangular-shaped deposit where a river empties into a still body of water (like lake or ocean)
a)
Divide
b)
Delta
c)
Watershed
d)
Aquifer
16.
Classified by size ranging from coarse sand to very fine sand to silt and finally to clay
a)
pH
b)
Particle size
c)
Texture
d)
Soil Properties
17.
___ is a mixture of rock particles, minerals, decayed organic material, air, and water
a)
Soil Profile
b)
Erosion
c)
Permeability
d)
Soil
18.
Refers to the fact that soil is basic or acidic
a)
Particle Size
b)
pH
c)
Permeable
d)
Permeability
19.
All the layers or horizons of soil, make up this
a)
Soil Composition
b)
Soil Properties
c)
Soil Profile
d)
Soil Horizon
20.
Which of the following is NOT an example of a natural resources?
a)
coal
b)
air
c)
water
d)
plastic
21.
A _______ resource is a resource that can be replaced at the same rate it is used.
a)
nonrenewable
b)
renewable
c)
natural
d)
conservation
22.
Which of the following is NOT a renewable resource?
a)
Water
b)
Fossil Fuel
c)
Air
d)
Trees
23.
Which of the following is NOT considered a nonrenewable resources?
a)
Coal
b)
Natural Gas
c)
Oil
d)
Wind
24.
Coal takes millions of years for the earth to create, and is used to produce electricity. Which type of resource is coal?
a)
neither renewable or nonrenewable
b)
renewable
c)
Both renewable and nonrenewable
d)
nonrenewable
25.
Diamonds and other minerals.
a)
alternative
b)
renewable
c)
nonrenewable
d)
depletion
26.
Cotton dresses and pants.
a)
renewable
b)
nonrenewable
c)
alternative
d)
depletion
27.
Run off is considered to be?
a)
groundwater
b)
surface water
c)
water table
d)
soil profile
28.
Because they have large connected pores, materials such as sand and gravel allow water to pass through. This is known as
a)
Permeable material
b)
Impermeable material
c)
drainage basin
d)
water table
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