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WorksheetsCh. 11 Env. Sci
Total questions: 41
Worksheet time: 21mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
When the temperature of a body of water increases due to industries using the body of water
a)
Thermal pollution
b)
Artificial Eutrophication
c)
Human Eutrophication
d)
Biomagnification
2.
A flowing network of water
a)
Surface Water
b)
Runoff
c)
River System
d)
Watershed
3.
Rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls to the ground is
a)
Runoff
b)
Precipitation
c)
Water Table
d)
Evaporation
4.
When air is forced through the water to release unwanted gases
a)
Filtration
b)
Pathogen
c)
Aeration
d)
Coagulation
5.
The process where plants absorb water through the roots and then give off water vapor through pores in their leaves
a)
Evaporation
b)
Condensation
c)
Precipitation
d)
Transpiration
6.
This will deliver small amounts of water directly to plant roots by using perforated tubing
a)
Xeriscaping
b)
Aeration
c)
Desalination
d)
Drip Irrigation System
7.
The draining away of water from the surface of an area of land
a)
Evaopration
b)
River System
c)
Runoff
d)
Watershed
8.
The area of land that is drained by a river
a)
Surface Water
b)
River System
c)
Runoff
d)
Watershed
9.
A pollution which is discharged from a single source
a)
Point-source pollution
b)
Water pollution
c)
Artificial Eutrophication
d)
Nonpoint-source pollution
10.
An area of the Earth's surface from which water percolates down into an aquifer
a)
Porosity
b)
Permeability
c)
Recharge Zone
d)
Potable
11.
The level beneath Earth's surface below which soil and rocks are saturated
a)
Porosity
b)
Groundwater
c)
Water Table
d)
Watershed
12.
An underground formation that contains groundwater
a)
Surface Water
b)
Groundwater
c)
Water Table
d)
Aquifer
13.
The cycle of processes by which water circulates between the Earth's oceans, atmosphere, and land
a)
Water Cycle
b)
Rain Cycle
c)
Condensation Cycle
d)
Surface Water
14.
Water beneath Earth's surface in sediment and rock formations
a)
Surface Water
b)
Aquifer
c)
Groundwater
d)
Water Table
15.
The ability of rock or soil to allow water to flow through it
a)
Porosity
b)
Permeability
c)
Water Table
d)
Potable
16.
Water that collects as droplets on a cold surface when humid air is in contact with it
a)
Evaporation
b)
Condensation
c)
Precipitation
d)
Transpiration
17.
Water that is safe to drink
a)
Porosity
b)
Aeration
c)
Potable
d)
Yummy!!
18.
A structure built across a river to control of the river's flow
a)
Dam
b)
Reservoir
c)
Irrigation
d)
Skyscraper
19.
The act or process of filtering, especially the process of passing a liquid through a filter in order to remove solid particles
a)
Aeration
b)
Pathogen
c)
Coagulation
d)
Filtration
20.
The grouping together of small particles in a solution into larger particles
a)
Filtration
b)
Aeration
c)
Pathogen
d)
Coagulation
21.
The percentage of the total volume of a rock that has spaces
a)
Porosity
b)
Permeability
c)
Water Table
d)
Potable
22.
A method of providing plants with water from sources other than precipitation
a)
Dam
b)
Aeration
c)
Reservoir
d)
Irrigation
23.
This is water that contains waste from homes or industry
a)
Water Pollution
b)
Artificial Eutrophication
c)
Point-source pollution
d)
Wastewater
24.
The fresh water on Earth's land surface
a)
Surface Water
b)
Runoff
c)
River System
d)
Watershed
25.
The artificial lake that is formed behind the dam
a)
Dam
b)
Aeration
c)
Reservoir
d)
Irrigation
26.
This eutrophication that is caused by humans
a)
Thermal pollution
b)
Human Eutrophication
c)
Artificial Eutrophication
d)
Biomagnification
27.
The designing of a landscape that requires minimal water use
a)
Aeration
b)
Drip Irrigation System
c)
Desalination
d)
Xeriscaping
28.
The process of removing salt from salt water
a)
Xeriscaping
b)
Desalination
c)
Aeration
d)
Drip Irrigation System
29.
The introduction of chemical, physical, or biological agents into water that degrade water quality and adversely affect the organisms that depend on the water
a)
Water Pollution
b)
Point-source pollution
c)
Artificial Eutrophication
d)
Nonpoint-source pollution
30.
A pollution that comes from many different sources
a)
Water Pollution
b)
Point-source pollution
c)
Artificial Eutrophication
d)
Nonpoint-source pollution
31.
This is the process of a liquid changing into a gas
a)
Evaporation
b)
Condersation
c)
Transpiration
d)
Precipitation
32.
The buildup of pollutants in higher levels of the food chain
a)
Thermal pollution
b)
Human Eutrophication
c)
Artificial Eutrophication
d)
Biomagnification
33.
An organism that cause illness or disease
a)
Porosity
b)
Aeration
c)
Pathogen
d)
Potable
34.
_______% of Earth’s water is fresh water
a)
3
b)
77
c)
97
d)
93
35.
Of the fresh water on Earth, ____% of it is FROZEN
a)
3
b)
77
c)
97
d)
5
36.
______ % of Earth's water is salt water
a)
3
b)
77
c)
97
d)
93
37.
There are the three major uses for water, which is NOT one of those?
a)
Residential
b)
Agricultural
c)
Industrial
d)
Pollution
38.
Several items are removed from water when it is treated which is NOT one of those? (Hint - they are very harmful things that are removed)
a)
Mercury
b)
Hydrogen
c)
Arsenic
d)
Lead
39.
Which is an example of a nonpoint-source pollution
a)
Oil tanker spill
b)
Underground pipe break
c)
Wastewater from treatment plant
d)
Difficult to identify
40.
Which is NOT an example of a point-source pollution
a)
Oil tanker spill
b)
Underground pipe break
c)
Wastewater from treatment plant
d)
They are difficult to identify
41.
Which is an example of an artificial eutrophication
a)
Oil Tanker Spill
b)
Wastewater
c)
Underground Leak
d)
Fertilizer from farms
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