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Hydrosphere Quiz 1 - 3rd

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Why is most of Earth's water not available for human's daily use?

a)

It is in the polar ice caps.

b)

It is underground.

c)

It is in the oceans.

d)

It is polluted and not safe for humans to use.

2.

Where do humans get most of the water they use?

a)

rivers

b)

lakes

c)

aquifers

d)

reservoirs

3.

Where is most of Earth's freshwater located?

a)

lakes and rivers

b)

oceans

c)

polar ice caps

d)

aquifers

4.

Water used in agriculture would be used for which of the following?

a)

businesses in the area

b)

feeding livestock

c)

energy to operate machinery

d)

growing crops

5.

Water that has high turbidity __________.

a)

will be clear with no pollution in it.

b)

is healthier for fish and other aquatic organisms.

c)

may be the result of sediment deposited in the water.

d)

has a higher amount of dissolved oxygen.

6.

Which of the following contains fresh water that is easily available for humans to use?

a)

aquifers

b)

polar ice caps

c)

oceans

d)

water vapor

7.

Which of the following is an example of good water stewardship?

a)

Allowing water to run while you are brushing your teeth.

b)

Fixing a leaking faucet in your house.

c)

Washing all of your clothes in warm or hot water.

d)

Dumping industrial chemicals into rivers so they can be dissolved.

8.

Which of the following will help to reduce sediment entering waterways?

a)

removing vegetative buffers from the river banks

b)

Remove the curves from rivers so that the water speed increases.

c)

Increase the aquatic plants living in the water.

d)

planting vegetative buffers on the banks of rivers

9.

Which of the following is a reservoir used by many people as a water source?

a)

aquifer

b)

pond

c)

estuary

d)

lake

10.

Which of the following would most likely result in pesticides and herbicides entering waterways?

a)

evaporation

b)

runoff

c)

condensation

d)

transpiration