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Fresh and Salt Water Systems Review1

Total questions: 46

Worksheet time: 36mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

4.What % of earth's water is fresh water ?

a)

5%

b)

3%

c)

70%

d)

1%

2.

6.What % of earth's water is in the ocean?

a)

70%

b)

85%

c)

90%

d)

97%

3.
The majority of FRESH LIQUID water on Earth is found
a)
In rivers
b)
In Lakes
c)
Underground
d)
Wetlands
4.

Why is fresh water a limited resource?

a)

It isn't because it is a renewable resource

b)

97% of water is in the oceans and too salty to drink.

c)

Only 2.5% is drinkable and is stored in icecaps, rivers, and lakes.

5.

Which of the following is a true statement about surface water?

a)

It makes up less than 1 percent of all water on Earth.

b)

Sluggish waters make natural lakes poor water sources.

c)

Drought conditions reduce the amount of surface water worldwide.

d)

All large cities use surface water as a water source.

6.

Most large cities get water for households and industries from:

a)

deep wells.

b)

pumps connected to springs.

c)

rivers and lakes.

d)

removing salt from sea water.

7.

What is an inexpensive solution to providing everyone with more fresh water to use?

a)

desalination

b)

water conservation

c)

drilling more wells into aquifers

d)

building more dams

8.
An underground layer of rock or sediment that holds water
a)
watershed
b)
groundwater
c)
permeability
d)
aquifer
9.
2/3 of freshwater on Earth is "locked away" in what water source location?
a)
atmosphere
b)
rivers and lakes
c)
underground
d)
ice and glaciers
10.
____________ is the water that collects in spaces and soil UNDERGROUND.
a)
Soil water
b)
Groundwater
c)
under pools
d)
ice caps
11.

Why is most of Earth's water not available to drink?

a)

It is contaminated.

b)

It is in the polar ice caps.

c)

It is underground.

d)

It has a high level of salinity.

12.

What percent of Earth's freshwater is available for humans to use?

a)

3

b)

less than 1

c)

97

d)

10

13.

The gravitational pull that the moon exerts on Earth is

a)

greater on solids than liquids

b)

the main cause of high and low tides

c)

responsible for longshore currents

d)

responsible for tsunamis

14.

Which tide occurs at 1 and 3?

a)

low tide

b)

high tide

c)

long tide

d)

neap tide

15.

Which of the following BEST explains why there are tides in Earth’s oceans?

a)

The rotation of Earth make the oceans bulge away from the planet

b)

Gravity from the moon and the sun pulls more on water at certain times

c)

The currents in the ocean change the depth of the water

d)

The sun makes the water in the ocean become warmer and expand

16.

Tides are the regular rise and fall of ocean water.

a)

True

b)

False

17.

Tides rise and fall about_________ a day.

a)

once

b)

monthly

c)

twice

18.
The height of a wave is MOST affected by the
a)
speed of the wind
b)
speed of the ocean
c)
salinity of the ocean
d)
amount of solar energy
19.
Removal and transport of weathered materials from one location to another.
a)
Erosion
b)
Deposition
c)
Weathering
d)
Chemical weathering
20.
Occurs when eroded materials are dropped in another location
a)
Weathering
b)
Exfoliation
c)
Deposition
d)
Frost wedging
21.
The entire area drained by a river and its tributaries is called a 
a)
Delta
b)
Watershed
c)
Valley
d)
Floodplain
22.
What is a watershed?
a)
Water in an area
b)
Water that flows into a river or stream
c)
Land that water flows over and through
d)
Water that is salty
23.

Water is able to move rocks as big as a boulder.

a)

True

b)

False

24.

Waves and currents help to form beaches.

a)

True

b)

False

25.
Waves dropping sand on the beach
a)
Weathering 
b)
Erosion
c)
Deposition
26.
Muddy water being carried away by a fast-moving river
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
Deposition 
27.
Which of the following statements is not true?
a)
Water causes more erosion on slopes without plants
b)
Water flows from higher to lower ground
c)
Faster water erodes more sediment
d)
As water slows, smaller particles are deposited first
28.
When a stream or river starts to slow down, it:
a)
Picks up more sediment
b)
Erodes more rapidly
c)
Deposits fine sediments, but continues carrying larger rocks
d)
Deposits larger rocks, but continues carrying finer sediment
29.
The steeper the slope, the ________ the stream.
a)
Slower
b)
Broader
c)
Faster
d)
Curvier
30.
At which location is the greatest amount of sediment most likely being deposited?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
31.
The diagram below shows a section of a meander in a stream. The arrow shows the direction of stream flow. The stream bank on the outside of this meander is steeper than than the stream bank on the inside of this meander because the water on the outside of the meander is moving
a)
Slower, causing deposition
b)
Faster, causing deposition
c)
Slower, causing erosion
d)
Faster, causing erosion
32.

Which two locations have the greatest stream velocities?

a)

A and B

b)

B and C

c)

C and D

d)

D and A

33.

At which two locations would the stream most likely be the deepest?

a)

A and B

b)

B and C

c)

C and D

d)

D and A

34.

The streambank on the outside of this meander is steeper than the streambank on the inside of this meander because the water on the outside of this meander is moving

a)

faster, causing erosion

b)

slower, causing erosion

c)

faster, causing deposition

d)

slower, causing deposition

35.

At which point does the greatest stream erosion occur?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

36.

This is the amount of oxygen absorbed by the water.

a)

Dissolved Oxygen

b)

Carbon Dioxide

c)

Nitrogen

d)

Phosphorus

37.
This is a nutrient released by dead aquatic plants and animals.
a)
Carbon
b)
Oxygen
c)
Nitrate
d)
Calcium
38.

When harmful substances mix with our waterway systems, the result is __________________.

a)

erosion

b)

water pollution

c)

irrigation

d)

crop rotattion

39.
This is another term for "drinking water".
a)
safe water
b)
potable water
c)
sweet water
d)
hot water
40.

True or False? If water has a pH of 7.1, then it is good quality fresh water.

a)

True

b)

False

41.

What is salinity?

a)

The property of containing salt

b)

The amount of suspended solids

c)

Describes the condition of the water

d)

Describes how acidic or basic water is

42.

Why are too many nutrients (like nitrates and phosphates) bad for our waters?

a)

Nutrients decrease the pH of the water, causing it to become increasingly acidic

b)

Nutrients change the salinity of the water

c)

Wetlands filter out runoff that may contain nutrients

d)

Nutrients in the water cause too much algae growth, which decrease the level of oxygen in the water

43.

True or False: A substance with a pH of 9 is considered basic.

a)

True

b)

False

44.

What is pH?

a)

The property of containing salt

b)

The measure of the amount of oxygen that is dissolved in water

c)

The amount of suspended solids in water

d)

The measurement of the acidity or basicity of water

45.

What does Dissolved Oxygen mean?

a)

How much acid is in the water

b)

How cold the water is

c)

DO

d)

How much oxygen is in the water

46.

pH is the measurement of

a)

how acidic or basic a solution is.

b)

just the acidity of a solution.

c)

how acidic or basic the atmosphere is.

d)

Non of the above.