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WorksheetsTopic 8 Review Quiz
Total questions: 53
Worksheet time: 50mins
What is the best definition of a water table?
The level to which a river rises when it floods
The boundary between the land and the ocean
The top of the saturated zone in an aquifer
The bottom of the saturated zone in an aquifer
The top of the unsaturated zone in an aquifer
Container A, B and C have the same volume, packing and shape. What container has the greatest porosity?
Container A
Container B
Container C
All of them have the same porosity.
Which container has the greatest permeability?
Container A
Container B
Container C
All of them have the same permeability.
Which container has the greatest capillarity?
Container A
Container B
Container C
All of them have the same capillarity.
Which container would water take the least amount of time to drain?
Container A
Container B
Container C
All of them have the same infiltration.
True or False: If Container A, B and C all have the same porosity, they must be filled with the same amount of water.
True
False
What is the process called when water molecules in their liquid state have enough energy to bounce away and go into the gas state?
Evaporation
Condensation
Precipitation
Transpiration
What forms when water vapor rises and condenses into little droplets around microscopic dust particles?
Clouds
Rivers
Lakes
Oceans
What is the term for the process of water droplets falling from clouds to the ground?
Evaporation
Condensation
Precipitation
Transpiration
In which form does precipitation occur if the air is cold enough and the right conditions are present?
Snow
Rain
Ice
Vapor
The water that moves along the surface of the earth is called
ground water
surface water
runoff water
What is the source of energy for the Water Cycle?
Ocean
Wind
Moon
Sun
In the diagram, letter A best represents:
Runoff
Watershed
Water Table
Confining Layer
Number 1 Represents
Water table
Zone of Aeration
Zone of Saturation
Soil Moisture
What would cause the water table to lower?
High rates of evaporation and transpiration
Low rates of evaporation and transpiration
Increasing amounts of runoff
A heavy rainstorm with a lot of precipitation
What is infiltration?
The process by which water sinks into the ground
The zone where there are still air spaces left between the particles.
The process by which water vapor turns into liquid water and forms fog or clouds.
The process by which water does not sink into the ground, but rather travels along the surface.
1. Some mountains located near the Earth's Equator have snow-covered peaks.
2. Icecaps exist at the Earth's poles.
The curved paths of the planetary winds are a result of
The _______ of a mountain range is the side that receives a lot of precipitation.
windward side
leeward side
Compared to the climate at location A, the climate at location B will be
warmer and drier
cooler and drier
warmer and wetter
cooler and wetter
Compared to the climate at location B, the climate at location A will be
More Rainy
More Dry
More Plants (Greener)
Fewer plants (Less green)
What is the best definition of climate?
The general atmospheric conditions over a place over a minimum of 30 years or more
The average temperature of a place
The amount of rainfall in a place
The distance from the equator
Which of the following factors affect climate?
Latitude
Ocean currents
Distance from the ocean
All of the above
Which type of ocean currents originate at the equator?
Warm currents
Cold currents
Surface currents
Deep currents
Which type of ocean currents originate at the high latitudes?
Warm currents
Cold currents
Surface currents
Deep currents
What is the effect of warm ocean currents on coastal temperatures?
They raise average coastal temperatures
They lower average coastal temperatures
They have no effect on coastal temperatures
They cause extreme temperature fluctuations
What is the effect of warm ocean currents on rainfall?
They increase rainfall
They decrease rainfall
They have no effect on rainfall
They cause unpredictable rainfall patterns
What is the effect of cold ocean currents on coastal temperatures?
They raise average coastal temperatures
They lower average coastal temperatures
They have no effect on coastal temperatures
They cause extreme temperature fluctuations
What is the effect of cold ocean currents on rainfall?
They increase rainfall
They decrease rainfall
They have no effect on rainfall
They cause unpredictable rainfall patterns
Steep slopes cause rain to quickly run down to the river reducing the chance of it infiltrating and causing...
more flooding
less flooding
Very wet soil means rain...
is unable to soak into the ground causing more flooding
will sink into the ground quickly causing less flooding
Permeable rocks and soils...
do not allow water to pass through them
allow water to pass through them
Runoff is...
water falling from the atmosphere as rain, hail, sleet or snow
rainwater soaking into the ground
evaporation of water from leaves
rainwater moving over the ground surface
How would building a new town contribute to flooding?
There would be less infiltration, therefore decreasing surface runoff.
There would be more infiltration, therefore increasing surface runoff.
There would be less infiltration, therefore increasing surface runoff.
There would be more infiltration, therefore decreasing surface runoff.
which word matches the definition: the slope or steepness of a stream channel.
Base Level
Stream Flow
Gradient
Discharge
What is stream discharge?
The speed of water flow in a stream
The volume of water that passes a given location within a given period of time
The depth of a stream
The width of a stream
During the process of evaporation, water vapor
releases 334 J/g of heat energy
releases 2260 J/g of heat energy
gains 334 J/g of heat energy
gains 2260 J/g of heat energy
What is a potential consequence of increased stream discharge due to human activities?
Reduced risk of flooding
Increased groundwater recharge
Enhanced water quality
Increased risk of flooding
