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Ecosystems & Water

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What do we call trash that gets trapped in circular ocean currents?

a)

Waves

b)

Tides

c)

Gyres

d)

Tsunami

2.

Why are gyres so bad for the environment?

a)

Plastics are eaten by marine animals.

b)

Plastics can trap marine animals and cause death.

c)

Block sunlight and prevent it from reaching marine animals.

d)

All of these.

3.

What are horizons?

a)

Layers of soil.

b)

Layers of water.

c)

Layers of compost.

d)

Layers of tillage.

4.

What percentage of the water on earth is salty?

a)

94.5%

b)

95.5%

c)

96.5%

d)

97. 5%

5.

Which of the following is an example of surface water?

a)

Clouds

b)

Vapor

c)

Springs

d)

Lakes

6.

Which of the following is an example of groundwater?

a)

snow

b)

well

c)

brook

d)

lake

7.

Which of the following is an example of how our body loses water?

a)

Perception

b)

Perspiration

c)

Perpetrator

d)

Perdition

8.

What percentage of water do most plants consist of?

a)

70%

b)

80%

c)

90%

d)

95%

9.

Which of the following can lead to dehydration?

a)

Diarrhea and vomiting

b)

Constipation

c)

Breathing

d)

Drinking water.

10.

What percentage of water can be found in the atmosphere?

a)

0.1%

b)

0.01%

c)

0.001%

d)

0.0001%

11.

When do we often get dehydrated?

a)

When we are sick.

b)

When we exercise a lot.

c)

When the weather is very hot and we perspire.

d)

All of these

12.

What percentage of our body is water?

a)

50%

b)

60%

c)

70%

d)

80%

13.

What are the 3R's?

a)

remake

rebuild

research

b)

reboot

redo

reproduce

c)

reuse

reduce

recycle

d)

All of these

14.

What happens to a piece of land when it is overgrazed?

a)

Grass will grow quicker and provide more food.

b)

The biodiversity of the area will flourish.

c)

There won't be enough plant cover to maintain biodiversity.

d)

None of these.

15.

What is another word for animal waste?

a)

Manure

b)

Mulch

c)

Grazing

d)

Crops