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Unit B TEST

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Careful use of a natural resource is called ____.

a)

desalination

b)

aquifer

c)

irrigation

d)

conservation

2.

A structure that carries water a long distance is ____.

a)

aqueduct

b)

water table

c)

well

d)

resevoir

3.

The recycling of waste water from so it can be used again is ____.

a)

water table

b)

spring

c)

well

d)

water reclamation

4.

The water that seeps into the ground may become ____.

a)

conservation

b)

reclamation

c)

desalination

d)

ground water

5.

People can tap into groundwater by digging a ____.

a)

well

b)

aqueduct

c)

spring

d)

irrigation

6.

The southern part of California contains most of the state's ____.

a)

water

b)

snow covered mountains

c)

people

d)

natural resources

7.

Where is most of Earth's water?

a)

glaciers and icecaps

b)

groundwater

c)

lakes and rivers

d)

oceans

8.

Which of these is NOT a type of surface water?

a)

aquifer

b)

reservoir

c)

stream

d)

ocean

9.

What is the purpose of a desalination plant?

a)

to purify fresh water

b)

to obtain groundwater

c)

to carry water long distances

d)

to change salt water into fresh water

10.

True or False.


A place that collects and stores water is a reservoir.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

Water in gas form is called _____.

a)

water vapor

b)

runoff

c)

dew point

d)

condensation

12.

The amount of water vapor present in the air at a given time and place is called ____.

a)

fog

b)

humidity

c)

dew point

d)

condensation

13.

The process by which plant leaves release water vapor into the air is ____.

a)

transpiration

b)

precipitation

c)

condensation

d)

humidity

14.

True or False.


Clouds form from the convection current of water vapor into tiny droplets.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

Any form of water that falls to Earth's surface from clouds is ____.

a)

precipitation

b)

condensation

c)

evaporation

d)

transpiration

16.

The source of drinking water pumped from wells is ____.

a)

ocean currents

b)

groundwater

c)

runoff

d)

transpiration

17.

Which of these most influences climate along coastal regions?

a)

transpiration

b)

erosion

c)

ocean currents

d)

runoff

18.

Much of the Earth's surface is covered in ____.

a)

groundwater

b)

bodies of fresh water

c)

land areas

d)

bodies of salt water

19.

True or False.


Water gathering on the outside of a cold glass is an example of condensation.

a)

True

b)

False

20.

True or False.


Water is a form of precipitation, but snow is not.

a)

True

b)

False