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EOG Review: The Hydrosphere

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Where is the majority of Earth's freshwater found?

a)

Rivers

b)

Lake's

c)

Ice caps/Glaciers

d)

Oceans

2.

What is water scarcity?

a)

When there is a flood

b)

Drinking not enough water

c)

Someone who is scared of water

d)

Lack of water

3.

What is a river basin?

a)

A portion of land drained by a river

b)

The place water goes when a river gets overflowed

c)

It's not a river it's a pond

d)

A river that is extremely polluted

4.

What river basin do we live in?

a)

Cape Fear River Basin

b)

Neuse River Basin

c)

Hiwassee River Basin

d)

We don't.

5.

What is an aquifer?

a)

A drain to control the amount of water entering and exiting a lake

b)

The bucket you put into a well

c)

Permeable rock which can contain or transmit groundwater

d)

Another word for an estuary

6.

Why are dissolved gases important for marine life?

a)

The gases are a lot more healthier for the marine life and therefore they will live a lot longer because of the food they eat

b)

They aren't, because of these gases they die off

c)

It exchanges these gases with the atmosphere to keep a balance between the ocean and atmosphere

7.

What is upwelling?

a)

when different types of water mix as it moves downwards from the bottom to the surface

b)

when the water in a well rises due to temperature changes

c)

when different types of water mix as water moves upwards from the bottom to the surface

8.

How does upwelling impact aquatic ecosystems?

a)

it provides a variety of nutrients to the ecosystem of the water where it occurs

b)

it's good for them

c)

it produces oxygen in the air, allowing the marine life to breathe

9.

what is an estuary?

a)

a section in the ocean where the water is lighter and cooler in temperature due to the lack of marine life

b)

a coastal body of brackish water with one or more rivers or streams flowing into it

c)

another word for a river

10.

What ecological roles do estuaries serve?

a)

they provide important nesting and feeding habitats for many aquatic plants and animals

b)

they provide a clean habitat for the marine life living here

c)

they don't serve any purpose

11.

Which of the following factors do we not test water to make sure it's potable?

a)

turbidity

b)

population

c)

salinity

d)

nitrates

e)

temperature