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Watersheds, pH, The Water Cycle

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 1hrs 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a body of water that combines freshwater from rivers and lakes with saltwater from the ocean?

a)

Estuary

b)

Floodplain

c)

Wetland

d)

Tributary

2.

What is the flat area of land that has sediment deposited when water overflows from rivers?

a)

Estuary

b)

Floodplain

c)

Wetland

d)

Tributary

3.

Which watershed is number 1 on the map?

a)

Gulf of Mexico

b)

North Carolina Sounds

c)

Chesapeake Bay

d)

All of the above

4.

What watershed is number 3 on the map?

a)

North Carolina Sounds

b)

Gulf of Mexico

c)

Chesapeake Bay

d)

All of the above

5.

What watershed is number 2 on the map?

a)

North Carolina Sounds

b)

Gulf of Mexico

c)

Chesapeake Bay

d)

All of the above

6.

Boundary between dry land and water that is saturated with water.

a)

Watershed

b)

Divide

c)

Wetland

d)

Estuary

7.

Areas of high elevation that separate watersheds.

a)

Ridge

b)

Wetland

c)

Tributary

d)

Estuary

8.

An area of land that drains to a particular river, lake, bay, or other body of water.

a)

Tributary

b)

Wetland

c)

Divide

d)

Watershed

9.

The small rivers in this diagram to connect together represent...

a)

Tributaries

b)

Run-off

c)

The Floodplain

d)

The Watershed Boundaries

10.

Which number best represents a floodplain?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

11.

If a substance has a pH of 3 it is considered

a)

an acid

b)

a base

c)

neutral

d)

a salt

12.

Evaporation occurs when water...

a)

is cooled and changes from a liquid to a gas

b)

is cooled and changes from a gas to a liquid

c)

is heated and changes from a liquid to a gas

d)

is heated and changes from a gas to a liquid

13.

An indicator will ______________ when it is in contact with an acid or base

a)

Bubble

b)

Form a new substance

c)

Change color

d)

Stay the same color

14.
What is the only substance with a neutral pH of 7?
a)
Milk
b)
Orange Juice
c)
Water
d)
Blood
15.

What is substance with a neutral pH of 7?

a)

Milk

b)

Orange Juice

c)

Water

d)

Blood

16.
A(n) _______ is a substance with a pH greater than 7.
a)
Base
b)
Acid
c)
Buffer
d)
Water
17.

In a test of pH levels, a baking soda has a pH of 9 and bleach has a pH of 12. What is true about there relationship?

a)

Both of the solution are Bases

b)

Both of the solution are Acids

c)

The Baking soda is an acid and the Bleach is a base

d)

The baking soda is a base and the Bleach is an Acid.

18.

A base is a substance

a)

That releases OH- ions when dissolved in water

b)

That releases H+ ions when dissolved in water

c)

Does not release any ions when dissolved in water

d)

None of the above

19.

Water has a neutral pH because

a)

it has more H+ ions than OH-

b)

it has more OH- ions than H+

c)

it does not produce any ions

d)

it has an equal amount of H+ and OH- in solution

20.

Which of the following is the strongest acid?

a)

1

b)

5

c)

3

d)

8

21.
Which best explains why runoff is important?
a)
It returns water to other locations on Earth
b)
It increases the chance of flooding
c)
It makes evaporation occur faster
d)
It increases condensation
22.
What is it called when plants give off water vapor as a waste product?
a)
condensation
b)
evaporation
c)
sublimation
d)
transpiration
23.
The ________ is the driving force of the earth's surface.
a)
sun
b)
moon 
c)
stars
24.
What is the water cycle?
a)
the 3 forms of water
b)
the movement of water on, above, or below the surface of the Earth
c)
when water melts
d)
when clouds form
25.
Snow, sleet, hail, and rain are all examples of  ________________. 
a)
evaporation
b)
condensation
c)
accumulation
d)
precipitation
26.

When water vapor cools down and changes liquid water it has...

a)

Melted

b)

Evaporated

c)

Condensed

d)

Precipitated

27.

When water _________, dew forms.

a)

Melts

b)

Evaporates

c)

Condenses

d)

Precipitates