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Water properties and limnology

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 4mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The movement of water from a higher concentration to a lower concentration is

a)

osmosis

b)

diffusion

c)

facilitated diffusion

d)

reverse osmosis

2.

Water has a positive and negative side of the molecule. Which term describes this?

a)

equilibrium

b)

polar

c)

non-polar

d)

covalent bond

3.

The attraction between LIKE substances is called

a)

collision

b)

prohesion

c)

adhesion

d)

cohesion

4.

The study of lakes and ponds

a)

biology

b)

ecology

c)

limnology

d)

oceanography

5.

Water that is less than 3 ppt of salt is considered

a)

brackish

b)

fresh

c)

salty

6.

Lotic aquatic ecosystems include

a)

ponds

b)

lakes

c)

swamps

d)

rivers

7.

The attraction between UNLIKE substances

a)

cohesion

b)

adhesion

c)

brackish

d)

capillary action

8.

The movement of water up small tubes is called

a)

osmosis

b)

adhesion

c)

cohesion

d)

capillary action

9.

Water sticking to a spider web would be an example of

a)

cohesion

b)

adhesion

10.

The film on the surface of water is created by

a)

an oil spill

b)

adhesion

c)

cohesion

d)

capillary action

11.

A small spineless creature in aquatic ecosystems is called

a)

an 8th grader

b)

macroinvertebrate

c)

microscopic vertebrate

d)

benthic aquatic fish

12.

Which level of ecology studies the interactions between chemicals and the biological processes in communities of organisms?

a)

Community

b)

Organism

c)

Ecosystem

d)

Biosphere