WorksheetsWater
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 33mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the water cycle?
a)
the 3 forms of water
b)
the movement of water on, above, or below the surface of the Earth
c)
when water melts
d)
when clouds form
2.
What part of the water cycle does this picture show?
a)
condensation
b)
precipitation
c)
evaporation
3.
Which of these is an example of precipitation?
a)
snow
b)
air
c)
clouds
d)
vapor
4.
Which is the opposite of condensation?
a)
runoff
b)
evaporation
c)
precipitation
d)
transpiration
5.
Which best explains why runoff is important?
a)
It returns water to other locations on Earth
b)
It increases the chance of flooding
c)
It makes evaporation occur faster
d)
It increases condensation
6.
Snow, sleet, hail, and rain are all examples of ________________.
a)
evaporation
b)
condensation
c)
accumulation
d)
precipitation
7.
What does groundwater do?
a)
It sends water to our buildings, houses, and water transplant places
b)
to the sky
c)
to the sun
d)
To the Earth's surfaces
8.
Which is a relatively pure water, with few dissolved salts?
a)
surface water
b)
Fresh water
c)
run off
d)
river system
9.
It pertains to a network of connected streams and rivers.
a)
surface water
b)
Fresh water
c)
run off
d)
river system
10.
The land area that supplies water to a river system.
a)
watershed
b)
groundwater
c)
permeability
d)
aquifer
11.
What do you call the water found below the Earth's surface?
a)
watershed
b)
groundwater
c)
permeability
d)
aquifer
12.
What is the ability of a rock or sediment to let fluids pass through its open spaces, or pores?
a)
watershed
b)
groundwater
c)
permeability
d)
aquifer
13.
An underground layer of rock or sediment that holds water
a)
watershed
b)
groundwater
c)
permeability
d)
aquifer
14.
The upper level of the saturated zone of groundwater, (top) of the aquifer (zone of saturation)
a)
water table
b)
recharge zone
c)
well
d)
water diversion
15.
It is an area where surface water soaks into the ground and reaches an aquifer.
a)
water table
b)
recharge zone
c)
well
d)
water diversion
16.
What is a deep hole drilled or dug into the ground to reach a reservoir of groundwater?
a)
water table
b)
recharge zone
c)
well
d)
water diversion
17.
It is an obstruction placed in a river or stream to block it's flow.
a)
dam
b)
reservoir
c)
salination
d)
desalination
18.
It is a natural or artificial lake that stores water for human use.
a)
dam
b)
reservoir
c)
salination
d)
desalination
19.
What do you call the buildup of salt in soil or water?
a)
dam
b)
reservoir
c)
salination
d)
desalination
20.
It refers to the removal of salt from ocean water
a)
dam
b)
reservoir
c)
salination
d)
desalination
21.
pollution that comes from many sources rather than from a single, specific site
a)
point-source pollution
b)
xeriscaping
c)
cultural eutrophication
d)
nonpoint-source pollution
22.
It is a pollution that comes from a specific site
a)
point-source pollution
b)
xeriscaping
c)
cultural eutrophication
d)
nonpoint-source pollution
23.
What do you call the water that runs into drains that may contain sewage and chemicals from homes and businesses or pollutants from industry?
a)
algal bloom
b)
pathogen
c)
waste water
d)
red tide
24.
Which of the following is an organism that causes disease?
a)
algal bloom
b)
pathogen
c)
waste water
d)
red tide
25.
What is pictured in this photo?
a)
river
b)
creek
c)
aquifer
d)
ocean
26.
What is A?
a)
Evaporation
b)
Condensation
c)
Precipitation
d)
Runoff
27.
What is B?
a)
Evaporation
b)
Condensation
c)
Precipitation
d)
Runoff
28.
What is C?
a)
Evaporation
b)
Condensation
c)
Precipitation
d)
Runoff
29.
what is the main cause of water pollution?
a)
humans
b)
animals
c)
plants
d)
invasive species
30.
what is one way you can conserve water?
a)
take shorter showers
b)
drink a lot of water
c)
water your lawn daily
d)
keep your faucet running
31.
what is water pollution?
a)
water being contaminated with pollutants
b)
when you get water dirty
c)
when fish over populate a lake
d)
when your water tastes bad
32.
what is another major cause of water pollution?
a)
farmers using chemicals
b)
drinking too much water
c)
recycling
d)
fish
33.
97% of the water on earth is _________, making it undrinkable for humans.
a)
fresh water
b)
ground water
c)
salt water
d)
surface water
34.
Water pollution that comes from a single source is considered...
a)
point source pollution
b)
nonpoint source pollution
c)
thermal pollution
d)
ocean pollution
35.
Water pollution that comes from many sources is considered...
a)
point source pollution
b)
nonpoint source pollution
c)
thermal pollution
d)
ocean pollution
36.
Which of the following is a way to conserve water?
a)
Turn the faucet off when you brush your teeth.
b)
Water the lawn during the day.
c)
Let leaky faucets drip.
d)
Take baths instead of showers.
37.
Which of the following is an example of conserving (using less of a resource)?
a)
Collect water from warming up the shower to water plants.
b)
Recycle your plastics, glass, and metals.
c)
Shorten your showers by 1 minute.
d)
Reuse sink water to wash the car tires.
38.
Which of the following is an example of recycling ( using a resource more than one time)?
a)
Check for leaks in pipes and repair them.
b)
Collect water used to warm up showers and use it to water plants.
c)
Water at night to reduce evaporation.
d)
Run washing machine and dishwasher only when full.
39.
Which of the following uses the MOST water?
a)
Homes
b)
Yards
c)
Hospitals
d)
Agriculture
40.
Which of the following is NOT a way to conserve water?
a)
Turn water off when brushing teeth.
b)
Run washing machine when full.
c)
Run dishwasher when full.
d)
Take longer showers.
41.
Which of the following is NOT a way to conserve soil?
a)
Plant trees or vegetation.
b)
Create wind barriers.
c)
Allow water to runoff and erode bare soil.
d)
Terrace land for farming.
42.
About what percent of Earth's Water is drinkable?
a)
3%
b)
21%
c)
70%
d)
Less than 1%
43.
To what is most of the water used in agriculture (farming) lost?
a)
Evaporation
b)
Runoff
c)
Pollution
d)
Plants
44.
What is the only example of Non-point source pollution below?
a)
Emissions from the exhaust pipes of everyone's cars.
b)
A leaky city sewer pipe.
c)
A factory dumping hazardous waste.
d)
Litter from pedestrians.
45.
Why are fossil fuels considered to be nonrenewable?
a)
They are used up faster than they can be made.
b)
They contain fossils.
c)
They were made long ago.
d)
They are very expensive.
46.
Which of the following in a non-renewable resource?
a)
Hydroelectricity
b)
Natural Gas
c)
Solar heating
d)
Wind energy
47.
Which of the following is a renewable source of energy?
a)
Coal
b)
Natural Gas
c)
Ethanol from soybeans
d)
Petroleum
48.
What energy source is responsible for all of the fossil fuels, the water cycle, and even biomass energy?
a)
Petroleum
b)
Coal
c)
The Sun
d)
Wind
49.
A renewable resource is one that...
a)
Can be naturally replaced
b)
Cannot be naturally replaced
c)
Can be checked out from a library
d)
Comes from a factory
50.
A non renewable resource is...
a)
a resource which is replaced naturally and can be used again.
b)
a resource that cannot be readily replaced by natural means fast enough to catch up to it's usage.
c)
a new resource to the earth.
d)
an resource that is not new but can be replaced quickly.
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