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WorksheetsReview: Water and Soil Resources
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 8mins
_______the field of geology that deals with the distribution, availability, and flow of groundwater in aquifers
Hydrogeology
Sedimentology
Topography
Paleontology
Evaporation of liquid water from plants and trees into the atmosphere
Infiltration
Tranportation
Transpiration
Percolation
What % are Glaciers and Ice caps on Earth's freshwater?
1.2 %
30.1%
3%
68.7%
________are places where water resides for varying amount of time.
Ground water
Reservoirs
Rivers
Resident Time
the 2nd layer in the major zones in the ocean where temperature of water decreases rapidly with depth.
Thermocline
Surface layer
Deep zone
Ocean Deep
A soil, rock, or sediment that is frozen for more than two consecutive years.
Ice cube
Ice sheets
Glaciers
Permafrost
________a stream with a considerable volume and a well-defined channel.
River
Lake
Tributaries
Channel
All are types of Wetlands except ______.
Marsh
Swamp
Estuary
Interfluve
Type of flood characterized by intense, high-velocity torrent of water that occurs in an existing river channel with little to no notice
Riverine
Flashfloods
Coastal
Pluvial
All are components of Soil except ________
water
air
inorganic matter
mineral matter
30 % SILT + 10 % CLAY + 60% SAND = ?
loam
loamy sand
sandy loam
sandy clay loam
Refers to partly decomposed organic matter, also includes bacteria, algae,and insect
Humus
Fertilizer
Parent material
Algae
layer of soil that is known as zone of accumulation
o horizon
a horizon
b horizon
c horizon
Correct sequence of soil horizon from top to bottom
O-A-E-B-C-R
O-A-B-C-E-R
O-A-B-E-C-R
O-A-B-E-R-C
All are said to be important in soil formation but which one has the greatest effect?
Parent Material
Time
Climate
Slope
All are human activities contributing to soil degradation except:
Intensive Agriculture
Urbanization
Poor Soil Management
Changing of weather
