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Hydrology Review #1

Total questions: 48

Worksheet time: 2hrs 36mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What type of bond is formed when shared electrons are attracted to one atom more than the other?

a)

an ionic bond

b)

a polar covalent bond

c)

a nonpolar covalent bond

d)

a hydrogen bond

2.

The separation of charges, due to unequal sharing of electrons, is called ___

a)

polarity

b)

opposition

c)

antagonism

d)

negativism

3.

Which type of chemical bond involves the sharing of electron pairs between atoms?

a)

an ionic bond

b)

a covalent bond

c)

a hydrogen bond

d)

James Bond

4.

When electrons are evenly shared between two identical atoms, what type of bond forms?

a)

a hydrogen bond

b)

a nonpolar covalent bond

c)

a polar covalent bond

d)

an ionic bond

5.

What type of bond is formed between a positive ion and a negative ion?

a)

an ionic bond

b)

a polar covalent bond

c)

a nonpolar covalent bond

d)

a treasury bond

6.

Because ions interact with water molecules, ionic compounds are generally ___

a)

soluble in water

b)

insoluble in water

c)

nonelectrolytes

d)

radioactive in water

7.
Covalent bonds are between...
a)
two or more nonmetals
b)
sodium and chlorine
c)
metals and metals
d)
metals and nonmetals
8.
Ionic bonds are between...
a)
nonmetals and nonmetals
b)
carbon and oxygen
c)
metals and nonmentals
d)
hydrogen and chlorine
9.
If an atom loses two electrons what charge will it have?
a)
-2
b)
-1
c)
+1
d)
+2
10.
If an atom gains two electrons what charge will it have?
a)
-2
b)
-1
c)
+1
d)
+2
11.
How many valence electrons does oxygen have?
a)
2
b)
4
c)
5
d)
6
12.
Where are metals located on the periodic table?
a)
Blue
b)
Green
c)
Red
13.
Where are the nonmetals located on the periodic table? 
a)
Blue
b)
Red
c)
Green
14.

For metals (groups 1-3), its easier to _____ electrons to have a full outer shell.

a)

gain

b)

lose

c)

share

15.

For nonmetals (grousp 5-7), its easier to _____ electrons to have a full outer shell.

a)

gain

b)

lose

c)

share

16.
Beryllium will ____ valence electrons when forming an ionic bond.
a)
lose 4
b)
gain 4
c)
lose 2
d)
gain 2
17.
Nitrogen will ____ valence electrons when forming an ionic bond.
a)
gain 1
b)
lose 1
c)
gain 3
d)
lose 3
18.
How many electrons does potassium K contain? (click to see image)
a)
19
b)
39
c)
20
d)
40
19.

When salt is dissolved in water, water is the

a)

solvent

b)

solute

c)

solution

d)

reactant

20.

Capillary action is....

a)

adhesion

b)

cohesion

c)

change in matter (heat of fusion)

d)

both adhesion and cohesion

21.

Oil and water don't mix because oil is

a)

polar

b)

nonpolar

c)

an emulsifier

d)

a buffer

22.
What is the relationship between groundwater and surface water?
a)
Surface water percolates (moves) through the soil to form groundwater.
b)
There is no relationship between surface and groundwater.
c)
Groundwater filters through the soil to form surface water.
d)
Surface water is found in lakes directly above underground water sources.
23.

Where is the water table located?

a)

at the top of the saturated zone

b)

between layers of impermeable rock

c)

in the unsaturated zone

d)

below layers of clay

24.

Out of all the water on Earth, how much is freshwater?

a)

100%

b)

70%

c)

30%

d)

3%

25.

Groundwater is stored in permeable layers of rock called aquifers. If a well is drilled - what is the correct order of the different layers that it would move through?

a)

saturated zone, unsaturated zone, water table

b)

water table, unsaturated zone, saturated zone

c)

unsaturated zone, water table, saturated zone

d)

saturated zone, water table, unsaturated zone

26.
Sand is ___________, meaning that water can pass through easily.
a)
Permeable
b)
Impermeable
c)
Solid
d)
Soft
27.

What does the quantity of groundwater that can be stored depend upon?

a)

It depends upon the porosity of the underground rock.

b)

It depends upon the pH of the groundwater.

c)

It depends upon the underground depth of the storage system.

d)

It depends upon the temperature of the underground rock.

28.

What would cause the water table to lower?

a)

Periods of low precipitation

b)

Low rates of evaporation and transpiration

c)

Increasing amounts of runoff

d)

A heavy rainstorm with a lot of precipitation

29.

Which surface would have the most runoff from it after a rainstorm?

a)
b)
c)
d)
30.

Water is able to flow more easily through the aquifer because its material has a ___________.

a)

low permeability

b)

low porosity

c)

high porosity

d)

high permeability

31.

Which image would have a higher porosity, allowing water to move more quickly through the pore space?

a)

A

b)

B

32.

Gravel tends to have a ...

a)

low porosity & high permeability

b)

low porosity & low permeability

c)

high porosity & high permeability

d)

high porosity & low permeability

33.

Put these samples in order from highest permeability to lowest permeability: clay, gravel, & sand.

a)

sand, clay, gravel

b)

gravel, clay, sand

c)

gravel, sand, clay

d)

clay, sand, gravel

34.

Which of the following is a factor you'd want to consider when locating a drinking well?

a)

porosity & permeability of surrounding Earth materials

b)

location to runoff to avoid pollution

c)

elevation of water table

d)

all of the above!

35.
Which container has the lowest porosity?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
A and B
36.
Which statement is true based on the above image?
a)
C is the most permeable
b)
A and B have the same porosity
c)
B would have the highest capillarity
d)
Water would infiltrate the slowest in B
37.
What variable is the same between all three containers?
a)
Porosity
b)
Permeability
c)
Capillarity
d)
Infiltration Rate
38.
Why does D have a lower porosity than the rest?
a)
It has bigger sediments
b)
It has rounded sediments
c)
It is poorly sorted
d)
It is loosely packed
39.
Porosity refers to...
a)
the shape of the particles
b)
The sorting of the particles
c)
% of pore space in a material
d)
% of cement in a material
40.
Which soil-property measurement usually is greater when particles are fine than when particles are coarse?
a)
Porosity
b)
Permeability
c)
Infiltration
d)
Capillarity
41.

What is the relationship for the variables given in the image?

a)

b)

c)

42.

What is the relationship for the variables given in the image?

a)
b)
c)
43.

What is the relationship for the variables given in the image?

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c)
44.

What is the relationship for the variables given in the image?

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c)
45.

What is the relationship for the variables given in the image?

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b)
c)
46.

What is the relationship for the variables given in the image?

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c)
47.

What is the relationship for the variables given in the image?

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b)
c)
48.

What is the relationship for the variables given in the image?

a)
b)
c)