WorksheetsCh. 1 Fresh Water Test Review
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 11mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Plants use water to?
a)
release as a waste product
b)
Make their own food
c)
Keep predators away
d)
attract pollinators
2.
Approximately what percentage of Earth’s water is fresh water?
a)
97%
b)
30%
c)
71%
d)
3%
3.
The streams and small rivers that feed into a main river are called?
a)
watersheds
b)
divides
c)
tributaries
d)
wetlands
4.
The water in ponds and lakes is?
a)
moving
b)
still
c)
deep
d)
salty
5.
As water moves slowly through a wetland, some waste materials settle out, some wastes are absorbed by plants, and silt and mud is trapped by plant roots. In this way, wetlands act as natural?
a)
filters
b)
tributaries
c)
habitats
d)
artesian wells
6.
Water that fills the cracks and spaces in underground soil and rock layers is called?
a)
salt water
b)
groundwater
c)
rainwater
d)
water vapor
7.
Water that falls to Earth as rain, snow, sleet, or hail is called?
a)
condensation
b)
precipitation
c)
evaporation
d)
transpiration
8.
A lake that stores water for human use is called a(n)?
a)
reservoir
b)
oxbow lake
c)
dam
d)
pond
9.
People can obtain groundwater by drilling a well?
a)
above the water table
b)
into an aquifer
c)
into the unsaturated zone
d)
into the impermeable layer
10.
Wetlands provide habitats for many living things because of their
sheltered waters and?
sheltered waters and?
a)
Large supply of nutrients
b)
lack of insects
c)
thick layer of mud
d)
ability to prevent floods
11.
Most of Earth’s fresh water is in the form of?
a)
salt water
b)
river water
c)
pond water
d)
ice
12.
The energy for the water cycle originally comes from the?
a)
oceans
b)
sun
c)
atmosphere
d)
precipitation
13.
A ridge of land that separates two watersheds is called a(n)?
a)
watershed
b)
divide
c)
river system
d)
tributary
14.
Over many years, the levels of nutrients in a lake build up in the process of?
a)
eutriphication
b)
precipitation
c)
human activity
d)
atmospheric pressure
15.
The area of soil in which the pores are totally filled with water is called the ____________________ zone.
a)
permeable
b)
unsaturated
c)
saturated
d)
impermeable
16.
Sources of salt water on Earth include ice, rivers, lakes, and groundwater.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
17.
Water moves easily through impermeable materials.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
18.
Land covers more of Earth’s surface than oceans do.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
19.
Clouds form when water vapor in the atmosphere condenses into water droplets.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
20.
Marshes, bogs, and lakes are examples of freshwater wetlands.
a)
TRUE
b)
FASLE
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