WorksheetsMovement of Water
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 6mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The movement of surface water into the soil is called...
a)
transpiration
b)
evaporation
c)
runoff
d)
infiltration
2.
How much of the Earth's water is fresh water?
a)
about 10%
b)
about 70%
c)
about 3%
d)
about 1%
3.
Where is most of the fresh water located?
a)
In lakes and rivers
b)
Under ground
c)
In the atmosphere
d)
In glaciers
4.
As streams move down hill they ...
a)
get smaller
b)
get wider
c)
get slower
d)
carry less water
5.
The picture is of ...
a)
meanders
b)
head waters
c)
tributaries
d)
a narrow valley
6.
Which of the follow does not happen during a flood?
a)
The water table rises
b)
nutrients are deposited in the flood plane
c)
the river comes out of its banks
d)
The zone of saturation shrinks
7.
A measure of pore spaces
a)
permeability
b)
porosity
c)
aquifers
d)
zone of saturation
8.
What is this?
a)
spring
b)
well
c)
geyser
d)
artesian well
9.
Which is not found in a cavern?
a)
stalactities
b)
stalagmites
c)
calcite
d)
deltas
10.
At the end of a river you find...
a)
a delta
b)
the bedrock
c)
rapids
d)
oxbow lakes
11.
Before you had a sinkhole...
a)
you had a flood
b)
you had a drought
c)
you had a cavern
d)
spring
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