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WorksheetsUnit 4 Hydrology Part 1
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 23mins
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Class
Date
1.
How will the presence of power plants burning fossil fuels most likely affect the water cycle?
a)
sulfur and nitrogen emissions dissolve in rainwater to form acid rain
b)
runoff containing emissions causes very large algal blooms in ponds
c)
emissions cause the pH of water to change from 5.1 to 8.3
d)
it will decrease the accumulation of water in the ocean
2.
Which best explains why population growth can result in water shortages and rationing in certain areas?
a)
aquifers recharge slowly
b)
Lake water is reserved for recreation
c)
Increasing biomass decreases evaporation rates
d)
Tall buildings impede the development of rain clouds
3.
Which human activity directly affects the quality of freshwater resources?
a)
depleting the ozone
b)
burning gasoline in car engines
c)
throwing trash out of car windows
d)
allowing runoff from agricultural fields
4.
Which of these will be an effect of the continued melting of polar ice?
a)
a major reservoir of fresh water will decrease
b)
Plant life will increase due to higher sea levels
c)
Water runoff will cause an increase in ocean salinity
d)
Ocean temperature will decrease with the addition of cold water
5.
Which will most likely cause changes to estuary habitats on a global scale?
a)
decreases in powerful hurricanes
b)
decreased in volcanic eruptions
c)
increases in earthquakes
d)
increases in sea level
6.
A spring forms when _______________.
a)
whenever a section of impermeable rock forces groundwater to move laterally
b)
whenever permeable rocks transmit groundwater freely
c)
when a column of water shoots up with great force
d)
when a hole is bored into the zone of saturation
7.
How do dams help with flood control?
a)
Increase the amount of water a channel can hold
b)
Store flood water then let it out slowly
8.
How does groundwater move?
a)
By twisting and turning through interconnected small openings
b)
Straight down from the surface to form springs
c)
Rapidly through impermeable layers
9.
Examples of permeable materials include all except ___________
a)
rocks
b)
sand
c)
clay
d)
soil
10.
What advantage does water from an aquifer have over other water sources?
a)
pollutants are filtered by rock and deep soil
b)
water comes directly from precipitation
c)
forms where fresh and salt water meet
d)
it rises to the surface near the ocean
11.
Which factors can have the greatest effect on the health of a river system?
a)
type of soil and salinity
b)
nitrate levels and turbidity
c)
human consumption and pH
d)
natural disasters and tidal changes
12.
A river basin is ____________.
a)
The land drained by a river and its tributaries
b)
The land formed when rivers create estuaries and marshes
c)
The land at the mouth of a river where water flows into the ocean
d)
The land formed as a result of river flooding
13.
Which of these statements is most accurate about the sun?
a)
It has an infinite energy supply
b)
It is near the end of its life cycle
c)
It is in its infancy in terms of energy consumption
d)
It has consumed approximately one-half of its expandable ener
14.
Why shouldn't you drink from a lake?
a)
depth and width
b)
temperature and pH
c)
location and depth
d)
temperature and depth
15.
Turbidity is ___________.
a)
cloudiness of fluid
b)
smell of fluid
c)
temperature of fluid
d)
depth of fluid
16.
Energy from the water cycle comes from the _______.
a)
ocean
b)
sun
c)
atmosphere
d)
soil
17.
How does water move from plants to the atmosphere?
a)
Infiltration
b)
Condensation
c)
Transpiration
d)
Precipitation
18.
When do streams and rivers deposit sediment?
a)
When their velocity decreases
b)
When they are in the midst of flooding
c)
When their velocity increases
d)
When they plunge over waterfalls
19.
A stream's drainage basin is all the water that _______________.
a)
flows into it
b)
infiltrates from it into the ground
c)
is removed from it for drinking water
d)
is within 100 kilometers of its channel
20.
Groundwater pumping causes all of the following, except _________
a)
increased water table
b)
aquifer depletion
c)
salt water intrusion
d)
aquifer subsidence
21.
Changes in sea level will most likely cause change to what type of freshwater ecosystem?
a)
estuaries
b)
wetlands
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