WorksheetsChapter 11: Water Review
Total questions: 38
Worksheet time: 19mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Ocean water _____ than fresh water
a)
freezes at a higher temperature
b)
contains more salts
c)
supports fewer fish
d)
is less abundant
2.
Deep ocean currents flow along the
a)
ocean floor.
b)
ocean surface.
c)
thermocline.
d)
halocline.
3.
The ocean's surface currents circulate in different directions, depending on the _____ in which they occur.
a)
hemisphere
b)
troposphere
c)
hydrosphere
d)
biosphere
4.
Which of the following is the layer of the ocean extending from the base of the thermocline to the bottom of the ocean?
a)
surface layer
b)
thermocline
c)
deep zone
d)
bottom zone
5.
Currents at the surface of the ocean are driven by
a)
tectonic plates.
b)
gravity.
c)
salinity.
d)
wind.
6.
Which of the following is NOT an ocean?
a)
Atlantic
b)
Pacific
c)
Indian
d)
Asian
7.
Fresh water can be found
a)
frozen in ice caps
b)
in rivers and lakes
c)
in underground aquifers
d)
in ice caps, rivers, lakes, and underground aquifers
8.
In areas with underground aquifers the majority of drinking water comes from
a)
fresh surface water
b)
saline surface water
c)
groundwater, aquifers
d)
a source other than surface water or aquifers
9.
A river system is
a)
an area of land and rivers in which water drains into a single river.
b)
a rock layer that stores and allows the flow of groundwater.
c)
stream-like movements of water that flow along the ocean floor.
d)
water with sodium and chlorine dissolved in it.
10.
Which of the following is NOT a factor as to why life exists in the biosphere?
a)
moderate temperatures
b)
tectonic plates move
c)
liquid water is available
d)
energy available
11.
Underground formation containing groundwater
a)
watershed
b)
aquifer
c)
river system
d)
groundwater
12.
Flowing network of surface water
a)
watershed
b)
aquifer
c)
river system
d)
groundwater
13.
Area of Earth's surface where water percolates down into the aquifer
a)
watershed
b)
aquifer
c)
recharge zone
d)
groundwater
14.
Area of land drained by a river
a)
watershed
b)
aquifer
c)
recharge zone
d)
groundwater
15.
Water stored under Earth's surface
a)
watershed
b)
aquifer
c)
recharge zone
d)
groundwater
16.
How much of Earth's water is freshwater?
a)
1%
b)
3%
c)
77%
d)
97%
17.
Which of the following does not make up part of Earth's surface water
a)
wetlands
b)
rivers
c)
aquifers
d)
lakes
18.
Which of the following statements helps to explain why fresh water is a limited resource?
a)
most of Earth's water is salt water.
b)
About 71% of Earth's surface is covered by water
c)
Most of Earth's freshwater is not liquid water usable by humans
d)
the Earth's water is mostly salt water and the water that isn't salt water is frozen and not usable by humans
19.
Surface water becomes groundwater when it
a)
moves below the water table
b)
condenses to form drops of liquid water
c)
percolates into the recharge zone
d)
flows down hill
20.
A rock's ability to allow the flow of water through it is called
a)
permeability
b)
porosity
c)
recharge
d)
distribution
21.
The process of removing salt from salt water is known as
a)
desalination
b)
potable
c)
pathogen
d)
reservoir
22.
A disease-causing organism is called
a)
desalination
b)
potable
c)
pathogen
d)
reservoir
23.
Safe drinking water is called
a)
desalination
b)
potable
c)
pathogen
d)
reservoir
24.
The method of providing water to plants other than by precipitation is called
a)
desalination
b)
irrigation
c)
pathogen
d)
reservoir
25.
An artificial lake is called
a)
desalination
b)
irrigation
c)
pathogen
d)
reservoir
26.
Which of the following activities accounts for the greatest percentage of freshwater used worldwide?
a)
residential
b)
drinking
c)
manufacturing
d)
agriculture
27.
Water treatment involves
a)
adding pathogens.
b)
adding mercury.
c)
adding chlorine.
d)
all of the choices are steps in water treatment
28.
Water diversion projects may involve the movement of water to dry regions using
a)
canals.
b)
dams.
c)
reservoirs.
d)
none of these methods are ways to move water into dry regions.
29.
Which of the following would be the best way for a desert farmer to reduce water loss from evaporation and seepage and thus conserve water?
a)
dig deeper wells
b)
recycle cooling water and waste water
c)
install low-flow toilets
d)
install a drip irrigation system
30.
Industrial water use includes which of the following activities?
a)
irrigation
b)
producing electricity
c)
drinking
d)
All of the choices are industrial uses for water.
31.
Results in an increase of water temperature.
a)
thermal pollution
b)
wastewater
c)
biomagnification
d)
artificial eutrophication
32.
Water that contains waste from industry or homes.
a)
thermal pollution
b)
wastewater
c)
biomagnification
d)
artificial eutrophication
33.
Accelerated build-up of nutrients caused by humans
a)
thermal pollution
b)
wastewater
c)
biomagnification
d)
artificial eutrophication
34.
Accumulation of pollutants at successive levels of the food chain
a)
biomagnification
b)
wastewater
c)
water pollution
d)
artificial eutrophication
35.
Which act was designed to make all surface water in the United States healthy enough for fishing and swimming.
a)
Federal Water Pollution Control Act - 1972
b)
Clean Water Act - 1972
c)
Water Quality Act - 1987
d)
Oceans Act - 2000
36.
Sources of ocean pollution include
a)
oil spills.
b)
direct dumping of waste-water.
c)
activities on land.
d)
all of the choices
37.
One reason polluted groundwater pollution is difficult to clean is that:
a)
groundwater is deep in the ground and dispersed through large areas of rock
b)
pollutants cling to the materials that make up aquifers.
c)
the recycling process of groundwater can take hundreds or thousands of years.
d)
all of the choices
38.
Fertilizers are classified as which kind of water pollutant?
a)
inorganic chemicals
b)
point sources pollution
c)
heavy metals
d)
non-point source pollution
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