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Unit 5 Quiz: Water

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The movement of water from solid, to liquid to gas throughout the biosphere is called the ___________.

a)

transpiration

b)

nitrogen cycle

c)

water cycle

d)

precipitation

2.

Alternating Inter-planting of agricultural crops with natural wetlands has made both the growing of crops and the conservation of wetlands profitable for both. This is an example of ____________________.

a)

Selective agriculture

b)

Walking wetlands

c)

Directional water cycling

d)

Conservation geology

3.

Water that evaporates into the atmosphere will precipitate into the oceans. This water will be trapped here for an estimated 3000 years. This process is called ______________.

a)

Residence time

b)

Water sequestration

c)

Water origination

d)

Ice flow patterning

4.

This picture represents what process?

a)

Global heat dissipation

b)

Global glacial formation

c)

Global current Belt

d)

Global upwelling

5.

Transpiration is a process in plants in which...

a)

Plants absorb water from the atmosphere and transport it to the roots.

b)

Plants take water from the soil and transport it to the leaf for elimination.

c)

Plants absorb water from the atmosphere to combine with carbon dioxide to make sugar.

d)

Plants take water from the roots and sequester it in cell vacuoles for emergencies.

6.

The main components of this groundwater region are soil and rocks. Their pores are, at times, partly filled with water and air.

a)

Infiltration zone

b)

Recharge zone

c)

Saturation zone

d)

Aeration zone

7.

When man's activities alter any compartment of the water cycle with enough regularity, the compartment is designated to be in a period of ____________________.

a)

Water cycle management

b)

Sublimation

c)

Water stress

d)

Natural sea water flow

8.

Residential areas of the Datun coal mining district in East China recorded that the maximum level of subsidence in the area from 1976 to 2006 was 863 mm and the area with an accumulative subsidence in the entire region of more than 200 mm by the end of 2006. What was happening in this region?

a)

Areas of trees with their roots were falling into the rivers created by mining activities.

b)

Agricultural productions were enhanced by the accumulation of excess soil from the mining activities.

c)

Volcanic activity was restarted by the actions of the mining companies.

d)

Areas of soil and ground were collapsing into aquifers in Datun and throughout the region.

9.

Groundwater can be replenished by various runoffs from surface sources. The path to the groundwater sources from the runoff is called the _______________________.

a)

Recharge zone

b)

Zone of infiltration

c)

Aeration zone

d)

Water table zone

10.

in 1966, the water in the Beaumont, TX Utility district was contaminated with saltwater and was undrinkable for days. The problem was that the water table in the aquifer had been drained so much that saltwater from the ocean was sucked inside. This event is an example of ______________________.

a)

Saltwater subsidence

b)

Saltwater outflow

c)

Saltwater intrusion

d)

Invasion by seawater clams

11.

___________________ is the tendency for particles in suspension to settle out of the fluid in which they are mixed and come to rest against a barrier.

a)

Sedimentation

b)

Mudskipping

c)

Agricultural overproduction

d)

Solution formation

12.

Water consumption is the use of water resources for the purpose of...

a)

establishing a farm-based system for self production.

b)

using water for personal grooming, cooking, or other household events.

c)

Using water for business purposes.

d)

using water to supplement a tax base for horse business at a track.

13.

The collective transference of water from a gaseous or solid state to a liquid state in the atmosphere is called ___________.

a)

Condensation

b)

Sublimation

c)

Precipitation

d)

Evaporation

14.

Water from the ocean would be an excellent source of drinking water if we could only have a great __________________ process to clean it.

a)

Precipitation

b)

Sand filter

c)

Desalination

d)

Charcoal filtering process

15.

Areas of the Serengeti Plains in central Africa are dry grasslands that see little rainfall comparatively throughout the year. However, their biology would be incomplete without ____________ ____________ to reconstitute the life that occurs there.

a)

Seasonal floods

b)

Seasonal fires

c)

Seasonal earthquakes

d)

Seasonal poetry reading!!