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Freshwater and Groundwater

Total questions: 33

Worksheet time: 32mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Porous soils/rocks like gravel, sandstone or limestone that allow the storage or movement of water.
a)
aquitards
b)
aquifers
c)
aquicludes
d)
aquatic
2.
The ability of soil and rock to transport water horizontally and vertically.
a)
permeability
b)
porosity
c)
impermeability
d)
porous
3.
The border between the saturated and unsaturated zones.
a)
groundwater
b)
soil moisture
c)
water table
d)
aquaman
4.

Which of the following are the least porous and therefore the least able to move water?

a)

gravel

b)

cement

c)

sand

d)

grass

5.

What is the most common contamination source for freshwater resources?

a)

runoff

b)

digging wells

c)

melting of glaciers

d)

lightning

6.

Marshes are like sponges, they soak up pollution. However, increased destruction of marshes leads to

a)

decreased flooding

b)

decreased filtering of water

c)

increased types of plant life

d)

increased habitat for organisms

7.

The smaller the particles of soil are,

a)

the more porosity and the faster the infiltration

b)

the more porosity and the slower the infiltration

c)

the less porosity and the faster the infiltration

d)

the less porosity and the slower the infiltration

8.

Which is an example on non-point source pollution?

a)

oils from cars on the highway

b)

smoke from the johnsonville power plant

c)

sewage from a pipe coming from a waste water treatment plant

d)

chrlorine runoff from a nearby pool

9.

Which is an example of point source pollution?

a)

Oil from cars on a nearby highway

b)

Agricultural runoff

c)

Animal waste from a local Park

d)

Oil tanker spill

10.

How does the replacement of large land areas with concrete and asphalt affect the land?

a)

It changes the bedrock of underlying layers of soil

b)

it prevents the dynamics of the rock cycle

c)

it increases the amount of groundwater in porous rock

d)

it increases erosion of sediments by increasing runoff

11.

A(n) ____________ is an underground rock formation that holds water.

a)

reservoir

b)

porosity

c)

aquifer

d)

DJ Khaled

12.

The amount of space between particles that make up a rock determines a rock's _____________.

a)

porosity

b)

tributary

c)

delta

d)

sponge

13.

A river or stream that feeds into a larger river or a lake is called a(n) _____________.

a)

floodplain

b)

tributary

c)

Ronaldo

d)

permeability

14.

___________ is the process by which the material carried by a stream or river settles or is dropped.

a)

Deposition

b)

Permeability

c)

FedEx

d)

Recharge zone

15.

The _____________ is the continuous movement of water between Earth and its atmosphere.

a)

reservoir

b)

depostion

c)

water cycle

d)

waterfall

16.

When streams overflow their banks during a period of high rainfall or rapid snowmelt, the surrounding land that becomes flooded is called a(n) ________.

a)

floodplain

b)

delta

c)

porosity

d)

Ford Field

17.
The area where water fills all of the pore space in sediment and rock is called 
a)
belt of soil moisture
b)
zone of aeration
c)
zone of saturation
d)
water table
18.
The upper limit of the zone of saturation is called 
a)
belt of soil moisture
b)
zone of aeration
c)
zone of saturation
d)
water table
19.
Which acid dissolves limestone beneath the surface to form a cavern?
a)
sulfuric
b)
hydrochloric
c)
carbonic
d)
phosphoric
20.
Wetlands are important to humans because:
a)
they provide flood protection
b)
they improve water quality
c)
they act as a filter
d)
all of the above
21.
Karst topography is characterized by the existence of many 
a)
Wells
b)
Geysers
c)
Sinkholes
d)
Springs
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.
The ___________________ the grain size, the faster the water will move through the soil.
a)
more mixed
b)
smaller
c)
larger
24.
 96.5% of all water can be found...
a)
in oceans
b)
in glaciers
c)
in the ground
d)
in the atmosphere
25.
Which material would not be good for an aquifer?
a)
sandstone
b)
limestone
c)
clay
d)
gravel
26.
What is it called when plants give off water vapor as a waste product?
a)
condensation
b)
evaporation
c)
sublimation
d)
transpiration
27.
A ___________________ is the area of land that collects runoff and channels it into a main river.
a)
rill
b)
gully
c)
stream channel
d)
watershed
28.
Where is most freshwater on Earth?
a)
under ground
b)
in rivers
c)
in lakes
d)
frozen in polar ice caps
29.
What do all the sources of groundwater contamination shown have in common?
a)
caused by humans so it is preventable
b)
naturally occurring so it cannot be prevented
30.
An underground area that holds water is called __________.
a)
Permeable
b)
Aquifer
c)
Groundwater
d)
Aeration
31.
Suppose there is a drought in this area. The level of the river drops because of it.
What else could happen here?
a)
The river will immediately rise again.
b)
The water table will rise. 
c)
The water table will fall. 
d)
A new aquifer will form.
32.
The area below the water table (It is D in the picture):
a)
Zone of Saturation
b)
Aquifer
c)
Zone of Aeration
d)
Delta
33.
Low permeability means ____________.
a)
Water can flow through easily.
b)
Water can't flow through easily.

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