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Water vocabulary

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

compartment is...

a)

one of the parts into which an enclosed space is divided

b)

a separate division or section

c)

Both are correct

2.

Input means...

a)

a department

b)

information fed into a data processing system or computer

c)

where things are put

3.

Measurement is...

a)

Measuring device

b)

a figure, extent, or amount obtained by measuring :

c)

A type of measure

4.

Load is...

a)

the quantity that can be carried at one time by a specified means

b)

some type of bread

c)

part of something

5.

streams means...

a)

a like

b)

a number of strings

c)

a body of running water (such as a river or creek) flowing on the earth

6.

Discharge means...

a)

Not to charge

b)

to relieve of a charge, load, or burden

c)

Stop charging

7.

Baseline

a)

both are correct

b)

a line serving as base

c)

a line serving as a basis

8.

Monsoon

a)

Lots of rain in the pacific ocean

b)

lots of rain in the USA

c)

a periodic wind especially in the Indian Ocean and southern Asia

9.

Anthropogenic is...

a)

Relationship between humans and nature

b)

of, relating to, or resulting from the influence of human beings on nature

c)

Humans

10.

Release

a)

to set free from restraint, confinement, or servitude

b)

to relieve from something that confines, burdens, or oppresses

c)

both are correct

11.

Degrade

a)

to higher to an superior or more effective level

b)

to lower in grade, rank, or status

c)

to scale up in desirability or salability

12.

Fluvial

a)

of, relating to, or living in a stream or river

b)

of, relating to, or living in a land

c)

of, relating to, or living in valleys

13.

Catchment

a)

the amount of water caught

b)

both are correct

c)

something that catches water

14.

Dam

a)

a barrier permitting the flow of water or of loose solid materials (such as soil or snow)

b)

a barrier preventing the flow of water or of loose solid materials (such as soil or snow)

c)

a barrier presenting the flow of water or of loose solid materials (such as soil or snow)

15.

Adjoining

a)

touching or bounding at a point or line

b)

leaving or bounding at a point or line

c)

touching or bounding at an axle

16.

Watercourse

a)

a stream of earth (such as a river, brook, or underground stream)

b)

a stream of water (such as a river, brook, or underground stream)

c)

a stream of water in land

17.

Effluent

a)

flowing out

b)

flowing in

c)

flowing out of the land

18.

Ubiquitous

a)

existing or being everywhere at the same time

b)

Widespread

c)

Both are correct

19.

Aim

a)

Going

b)

to direct a course

c)

Directing a small part in a comedy

20.

Sparsely

a)

of few and scattered elements

b)

Some parts in a device

c)

of few elements