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WorksheetsFRESHWATER
Total questions: 39
Worksheet time: 28mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is A?
a)
Evaporation
b)
Condensation
c)
Precipitation
d)
Runoff
2.
What is B?
a)
Evaporation
b)
Condensation
c)
Precipitation
d)
Runoff
3.
What is C?
a)
Evaporation
b)
Condensation
c)
Precipitation
d)
Runoff
4.
The change of water from a liquid to a gas.
a)
evaporation
b)
precipitation
c)
condensation
d)
transpiration
5.
Any type of moisture that falls to the Earth.
a)
evaporation
b)
precipitation
c)
condensation
d)
transpiration
6.
The release of moisture by living plants.
a)
evaporation
b)
precipitation
c)
condensation
d)
transpiration
7.
Approximately what percentage of Earth's water is SALT water?
a)
97 %
b)
71%
c)
30%
d)
3%
8.
A stream that runs into a river is known as a
a)
Porosity
b)
Tributary
c)
Stream Run
d)
Runoff
9.
The land area that supplies water to a river system is called a
a)
water table
b)
trailer
c)
house
d)
watershed
10.
Water droplets left on your water bottle is called.
a)
Condensation
b)
Cloud Formation
c)
Water
d)
Precipitation
11.
What is the continuous process by which water moves from the Earth's surface to the atmosphere and back?
a)
evaporation
b)
photosynthesis
c)
eutrophication
d)
water cycle
12.
Using less water so that it will not be used up is called
a)
desalination
b)
distribution
c)
conservation
d)
irrigation
13.
The process of obtaining fresh water from salt water is called
a)
desalination
b)
filtration
c)
conservation
d)
coagulation
14.
What happens over time when nutrients and other chemicals build up in a lake and form a layer of algae on top of the lake?
a)
pollution
b)
photosynthesis
c)
contamination
d)
eutrophication
15.
What caused tributaries to flow downward toward a main river?
a)
friction
b)
surface tension
c)
gravity
d)
silt and sand
16.
What is an area of land that is covered with a shallow layer of water during some or all of the year?
a)
marsh
b)
pond
c)
swamp
d)
wetland
17.
Streams, rivers, and lakes are examples of...
a)
surface runoff
b)
ground water
c)
aquifers
d)
water tables
18.
About this much of Earth is covered in water...
a)
3%
b)
50%
c)
70%
d)
90%
19.
An area of land that is drained of its water by a river system is called a...
a)
water shed
b)
water table
c)
aquifer
d)
divide
20.
The top-most layer of groundwater is called the...
a)
lake
b)
water table
c)
aquifer
d)
permeability
21.
Able to allow water to pass through
a)
Permeability
b)
Runoff
c)
Pores
d)
Permeable
22.
A hole dug into an aquifer to reach groundwater is called...
a)
an aquitard/aquiclude
b)
a well
c)
a recharge zone
d)
a water table
23.
Which well(s) end(s) in a saturated zone?
a)
1 and 2
b)
1 only
c)
4 and 5
d)
1,3 and 5
24.
An underground layer of rock or sediment that holds water?
a)
Reservoir
b)
Aquifer
c)
Groundwater
d)
Watershed
25.
How could pesticides get into lakes and streams?
a)
too much could be used
b)
it could be sprayed too close to a stream
c)
rain could wash pesticides into a stream
d)
all of the above
26.
pollution from a definable source
a)
Pollutant
b)
Pollution
c)
Non-point Source Pollution
d)
Point Source Pollution
27.
Water with high turbidity
a)
is cloudy and hard to see through
b)
is clear
28.
What is the process that occurs when particles in water clump together onto flocs?
a)
coagulation
b)
evaporation
c)
precipitation
d)
desalination
29.
______________ is a measure of the substances in water besides water molecules.
a)
water shortage
b)
water demand
c)
water power
d)
water quality
30.
High turbidity indicates poor water quality because
a)
it clogs the gills of aquatic animals and makes it difficult to breathe
b)
it makes it hard for sun to get to the aquatic plants
c)
it makes it hard for aquatic animals to find their food
d)
all are reasons high turbidity indicates poor water quality
31.
Which of the following is NOT a desired effect in streams?
a)
a pH of about neutral
b)
low salinity
c)
high temperature
d)
low nitrates
32.
Which is NOT a source of nitrates entering streams?
a)
leaky septic tanks
b)
cow manure and goose droppings
c)
sewage plant wastewater
d)
they are all sources of nitrates
33.
Approximately what percentage of Earth's water is SALT water?
a)
97 %
b)
71%
c)
30%
d)
3%
34.
A stream that runs into a river is known as a
a)
Porosity
b)
Tributary
c)
Stream Run
d)
Runoff
35.
Water stored below the Earth's surface is called:
a)
Groundwater
b)
Bogs
c)
Water in the ground
36.
What is the top of the water-filled spaces in the ground called?
a)
Groundwater
b)
Reservoir
c)
Water Table
d)
Well
37.
A well in which groundwater rises because of pressure is called a(n)
a)
spring well
b)
geyser well
c)
artesian well
d)
cry well
38.
The top of the groundwater’s zone of saturation - E
a)
Zone of Aeration
b)
Aquifer
c)
Surface water
d)
Water table
39.
The three Rs of solving the garbage problem are
a)
Rebekah, Rachel, and Ronda.
b)
red, redo, and remember.
c)
remove, rewind, and recover.
d)
reduce, reuse, and recycle.
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