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Water in the World Grade 7

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are the two types of environmental resources that we have access to?

a)

Limited, Unlimited, Rare

b)

Non-Renewable, Renewable

c)

Common, Rare

d)

Pressure, Time, Mineral

2.

What is another word that we can use to describe a non-renewable resource?

a)

in limited supply (finite)

b)

in unlimited supply (infinite)

c)

replenish-able resource

3.
What is an example of a renewable resource?
a)
Fish stock from the oceans
b)
Coal deposits from the ground
c)
Natural gas veins in between the layers of the earth
d)
Diamonds extracted from underground supplies
4.
The Water Cycle: Match up the definition with the correct key word.

The process of water transforming into a gaseous substance due to an increase in temperature.
a)
Precipitation
b)
Evaporation
c)
Condensation
d)
Transpiration
5.
The Water Cycle: Match up the definition with the correct key word.

The process of a gaseous substance transforming into a liquid state
a)
Precipitation
b)
Evaporation
c)
Condensation
d)
Transpiration
6.

The Water Cycle: Match up the definition with the correct key word. When water falls to the Earth's surface in the form of rain, hail, sleet, snow or mist

a)
Precipitation
b)
Evaporation
c)
Transpiration
d)
Condensation
7.

what are the two aspects shown on a climate graph?

a)

weather and climate

b)

temperature and rainfall

c)

temperature and drought

d)

water cycle

8.

In what hemisphere is Australia located in?

a)

Southern

b)

Nothern

c)

Eastern

d)

Western

9.

What season is August in?

a)

August

b)

Summer

c)

Spring

d)

Winter

10.

What is drought?

a)

A prolonged period of below-average rainfall

b)

When there is a lot of rain in an area

c)

WHen there is only dirty water

d)

When water is soaked into the ground

11.

Most of Australia is what type of climate zone?

a)

Uniform

b)

Arid

c)

Temperate

d)

Tropical

12.
Which type of rainfall would be most helpful to farmers? 
a)
rainfall that evaporates quickly
b)
rainfall that runs off the land quickly
c)
rainfall that soaks into the soil slowly 
d)
very little rainfall
13.

What is it called when plants give off water vapor as a waste product?

a)

condensation

b)

evaporation

c)

sublimation

d)

transpiration

14.

How much of the Earth's fresh water in drinkable?

a)

1%

b)

11%

c)

2%

d)

99%

15.

Which industry uses the most water in Australia?

a)

Advertising

b)

Agriculture

c)

Accounting

d)

Aeronautical

16.

What is the name of the large body of ground water underneath much of Australia's east?

a)

The Great Big Waterhole

b)

The Great Wet Lake

c)

The Great Underground Watery Place

d)

The Great Artesian Basin

17.

Which three categories of thought do we use in Geography to examine how the environment effects people?

a)

water, earth, fire

b)

black, red, blue

c)

developed, dishevelled, demolished

d)

environment, economy, social