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Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 18mins
All the water that is drained from the land in a geographical location is called?
surface water
ground water
watershed
Aquifer
Watershed generally starts ______
On plans
High elevation
where the river enters the ocean
How many major watersheds are there in the USA?
16
17
18
12
How many watersheds are in NC?
16
17
18
12
What is the largest watershed in NC?
Cape Fear
Yadkin-PeeDee (No not the other one)
Neuse
Tar-Palmico
Which watershed is Johnston County located in?
Caper Fear
Yadkin-PeeDee
Neuse
Tar-Palmico
The place where the river starts. This is in the mountains or elevated regions
Mouth
Tributary
Source
Headwater
Part of a river where it empties into another river, lake, reservoir, or ocean
Source
Mouth
Tributary
Headwater
A smaller river or stream flowing into a larger river or lake
Mouth
Headwater
Source
Tributary
Where would erosion be the greatest in a river?
Near the mouth
on the flood plain
near the source
Which action takes place on land when the river is moving very quickly?
Deposition
Evaporation
Erosion
Condensation
Where would deposition be greatest?
Near the mouth of the river
floodplain
near source
All the water that is drained from the land in a geographical location is called?
Surface water
watershed
groundwater
Aquifer
Why is it called groundwater?
It is under the ground
It is in the sky
It is in the rivers
It is in space
Watershed generally starts______
On plains
On planes
Where the river enters the ocean
high elevation
This body of water is usually freshwater and flows toward another body of water.
What is an aquifer?
A water-bearing rock that readily transmits water to wells and springs
A place where water collects
The patterns formed by streams, rivers, and lakes in a particular area
An area of land where all the water drains off or collects in the same place
What is a watershed?
The arrangement of landforms in an area
A small stream or river leading to a larger river
A place where water collects
An area of land where all the water drains off or collects in the same place
Freshwater is mainly obtained from surface run off and ground water that is continually being renewed and recharged through the .........
Oxygen cycle
Nitrogen cycle
Hydrological cycle
Carbon cycle
What is the process called where water from the surface of the Earth evaporates, condenses in the atmosphere, and then precipitates back to the surface?
Infiltration
Water cycle
Transpiration
Sublimation
What is the term for the movement of water through plants from roots to leaves, where it evaporates into the atmosphere?
Condensation
Transpiration
Infiltration
Sublimation
How do natural processes influence the distribution and availability of water as a resource?
Through human activities
By altering weather patterns and geological formations
By increasing industrial output
Through urban development
What is another name for the water cycle?
Hydrolic Cycle
Hydrologic Cycle
Thermal Cycle
Nitrogen Cycle
Hydrologic Cycle, Hydrosphere, Hydration, hydroelectric, Hydroperoxide, Based on all of these words the root word HYDRO means?
water
energy
earth
heat
the amount of salt dissolved in water is
pH
salinity
solution
miscibility
An estuary is best defined as a place where--
fresh and salt water meet
a river meets the Chesapeake Bay
a group of animals are gathered
the water from the land flows into a river
Bay, lagoon, harbor, inlet, and sound are other names for
wetlands
lakes
bogs
estuaries
Where do deltas form?
in a desert
in a valley
at the mouth of a river or ocean
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