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WorksheetsGroundwater/Surface Water/WED
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
If we dump oil in our yard, how does this affect our environment?
Rots fence posts
goes into soil and pollutes groundwater
kills the weeds
Some people use groundwater by using wells and pumping it into their homes. What would cause a big change in the amount of water available.
High daily temperatures
freezing temperatures
drought
Which of the following are examples of physcial weathering?
Insets eating leaves
a kid pushing around sand
ice fracturing a rock
acid rain dissolving limestone
In which layer would you most likely find an aquifer?
Rock and soil not saturated with groundwater
porous rock saturated with groundwater
impermiable rock
In order for a fabric plant to keep from polluting a watershed, where should they build?
The highest point in the watersehd
Downstream from a village
closest to a freshwater stream
near the main street of town
If you have an aquifer that has three wells, and you add three more, what would that do to the water table.
the water table would increase
the water table would decrease
Run off from farm lands into rivers and wetlands will affect surface in what way?
crops reduce erosion, increasing amount of soil in the river
crops absorb pure water, causing remaining water to contain more salt
excess fertilizer is carried by runoff into the river, causing growth of algae
excess crop material accumulates at the riverbanks slowing down the river
Which of the following are true about watersheds, click all that apply!
A watershed can be fed by both ground and surface water
Divide is the boundary that separating two watersheds
Plant life alters the flow of water causing erosion
human activity can affect the flow oof water through a watershed
Which of the following would have teh greatest permeablity?
Gravel
Fine Sand
Clay
Solid Rock
An area of land was covered in grass, due to a fire the grass is now all gone. What will most likely occur in this area?
Deposition of soil
Erosion of soil
weathering of rock
exfoliation
When there is little or no vegetation, water will run off the soil because there is nothing to hold it in place for filtration.
True
False
Toxic runoff can affect both surface water and groundwater.
True
False
Which section in the image would have the greatest porosity?
A
B
C
Which section in the image would have the least amount of porosity?
A
B
C
Why would farm land be placed upstream from a factory?
water in the farm area would be least impacted by humans and will be clean and fresh
Water downstream from the factory would be fresher with less pollution.
The factory will only pollute the air and won't affect the farm.
What forms as a river deposits sediment into the ocean?
A cave
A mountain
A valley
A delta
What is the vocabulary word for an area of land that is drained by a river system?
tributary
aquifer
watershed
divide
Ox Bow lakes form from old rivers due to
chemical weathering
boating
over fishing
soil erosion and deposition
Fertilizer run off cause problems in watersheds by increasing the growth of algea blooms that decrease the amount of oxygen in a stream or lake.
True
False
Several buildings in Texas are built out of limestone. Over time it weathers away due to acid rain. What proces is this most similar to?
deposition
chemical weathering
mechanical weathering
What affects ground water flow in a watershed? Click all that apply
soil porosity and permiabilty
Rain/Percipiataion
Infiltration
Land elevation(height) and gravity
None of these
Which of these in the model is representative of pollutants introduced by humans?
Layer of Sand
Thick Cloth
Marbles
Red Powdered paint
Sink holes happen because of weakened underground rock layers, why does this happen?
fertilizing of crops with chemicals
building dams changing the flow of rivers
excessive (over) pumping of water from aquifers
Construction on highways
What causes sand dunes to move and change?
rain fall
wind erosion
glacial deposition
chemical weathering
In dry arid regions of Texas what is the main force of erosion?
water
ice
wind
