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Review: Water and Soil Resources

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

_______the field of geology that deals with the distribution, availability, and flow of groundwater in aquifers

a)

Hydrogeology

b)

Sedimentology

c)

Topography

d)

Paleontology

2.

Evaporation of liquid water from plants and trees into the atmosphere

a)

Infiltration

b)

Tranportation

c)

Transpiration

d)

Percolation

3.

What % are Glaciers and Ice caps on Earth's freshwater?

a)

1.2 %

b)

30.1%

c)

3%

d)

68.7%

4.

________are places where water resides for varying amount of time.

a)

Ground water

b)

Reservoirs

c)

Rivers

d)

Resident Time

5.

the 2nd layer in the major zones in the ocean where temperature of water decreases rapidly with depth.

a)

Thermocline

b)

Surface layer

c)

Deep zone

d)

Ocean Deep

6.

A soil, rock, or sediment that is frozen for more than two consecutive years.

a)

Ice cube

b)

Ice sheets

c)

Glaciers

d)

Permafrost

7.

________a stream with a considerable volume and a well-defined channel.

a)

River

b)

Lake

c)

Tributaries

d)

Channel

8.

All are types of Wetlands except ______.

a)

Marsh

b)

Swamp

c)

Estuary

d)

Interfluve

9.

Type of flood characterized by intense, high-velocity torrent of water that occurs in an existing river channel with little to no notice

a)

Riverine

b)

Flashfloods

c)

Coastal

d)

Pluvial

10.

All are components of Soil except ________

a)

water

b)

air

c)

inorganic matter

d)

mineral matter

11.

30 % SILT + 10 % CLAY + 60% SAND = ?

a)

loam

b)

loamy sand

c)

sandy loam

d)

sandy clay loam

12.

Refers to partly decomposed organic matter, also includes bacteria, algae,and insect

a)

Humus

b)

Fertilizer

c)

Parent material

d)

Algae

13.

layer of soil that is known as zone of accumulation

a)

o horizon

b)

a horizon

c)

b horizon

d)

c horizon

14.

Correct sequence of soil horizon from top to bottom

a)

O-A-E-B-C-R

b)

O-A-B-C-E-R

c)

O-A-B-E-C-R

d)

O-A-B-E-R-C

15.

All are said to be important in soil formation but which one has the greatest effect?

a)

Parent Material

b)

Time

c)

Climate

d)

Slope

16.

All are human activities contributing to soil degradation except:

a)

Intensive Agriculture

b)

Urbanization

c)

Poor Soil Management

d)

Changing of weather