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Week 4 Quiz

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Why is water conservation important?

a)

We do not have enough water to meet our needs.

b)

Water is beautiful.

c)

Water tastes good.

d)

It isn't really that important.

2.

What is the name of the longest river in CA running over 300 miles?

a)

Truckee River

b)

Sacramento River

c)

San Joaquin River

d)

Owens River

3.

Where (in what area) do the Sequoias grow in California?

a)

along the west Coast in a dry climate

b)

along the east coast in a wet climate

c)

along the west coast in a foggy climate

d)

along the east coast in a sunny climate

4.

Which of the following is NOT an example of a way to conserve water?

a)

take shorter showers

b)

only run a full dishwasher

c)

leave the water on while brushing your teeth

d)

use low-flow shower heads

5.

Which dam was built across the Colorado River and supplies Los Angeles with 15 percent of the electricity made there?

a)

Glen Canyon Dam

b)

Shasta Dam

c)

Hoover Dam

d)

O'Shaughnessy Dam

6.

Rosa Parks was the first woman to receive what very great honor?

a)

the Nobel Peace Prize

b)

be buried at Arlington National Cemetery

c)

run for Congress

d)

have her casket placed in the U.S. capitol

7.

Which of the following is NOT one of the three aqueducts that brings water from the north to the city of Los Angeles?

a)

Colorado River Aqueduct

b)

First Los Angeles Aqueduct

c)

Second Los Angeles Aqueduct

d)

Third Los Angeles Aqueduct

8.

What was formed when the Colorado River flooded and sent water spilling into an ancient lake crater?

a)

Lake Tahoe

b)

Salton Sea

c)

Shasta Lake

d)

Lake Powell

9.

Cities like Los Angeles and San Francisco built _________________to bring water from the north to the south, where it was needed.

a)

aqueducts and dams

b)

lakes and rivers

c)

water plants and aqueducts

d)

irrigation plants and reservoirs

10.

How did Rosa Parks show courage?

a)

She walked to school all by herself.

b)

She refused to give up her seat on the bus to a white person

c)

She wasn't afraid of dogs

d)

She went into a grocery store all by herself