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WorksheetsEnvSci_Chapter 14 and 17 Test Practice Questions
Total questions: 54
Worksheet time: 29mins
A body of land that drains into one river
Watershed
Water table
Aquifer
Porosity
The upper limit of groundwater (#4 in the diagram)
Aquifer
Zone of Saturation
Water Table
Zone of Aeration
The zone of soil or rock soaked with groundwater (#1 in the diagram)
Water table
Zone of aeration
Permeable Layer
Zone of Saturation
What uses the most water?
Industry
Residential
Agriculture
Pollution that comes from all over the place
Point-source
Nonpoint-source
Ocean pollution comes from
The land
Deep sea
Ocean liners
Fishermen
Most of Earth's water is:
Salty
Fresh
Freshwater from precipitation that flows across the earth's land surface and into rivers , lakes , wetlands, and ultimately to the oceans
Surface Water
Freshwater Runoff
Saltwater Runoff
Ground Water
Removing dissolved salts from ocean water or from brackish water in aquifers for domestic use. It is another way to increase supplies of freshwater
Saltwater Transformation
Salt Removal Process (SRP)
De-Saltation
Desalination
After a river is dammed, the river's flow creates an artificial lake behind the dam.
Reservoir
Fake-Lake
Pond
Super River
Precipitation that infiltrates the ground and percolates downward through spaces in soil, gravel, and rock until an impenetrable layer of rock stops it
Tap Water
Ground Water
Water Table
Well Water
Underground caverns and porous layers of sand, gravel, or bedrock through which groundwater flows.
Ground Water
Aquifers
Caves
Tap Water
Spaces in the ground which are completely filled with water.
Zone of Saturation
Zone of Infiltration
Zone of Groundwater
Well Water Zone
The ocean is an important part of the water cycle because
a great deal of precipitation enters the world's oceans.
a great deal of water evaporates from the world's oceans.
the ocean is the source of nearly all of the Earth's water.
All of the above.
About how much of the water on Earth is available for human use?
77%
23%
3%
a very small fraction
Surface freshwater includes all of the following except
lakes.
oceans.
rivers.
wetlands.
Watershed is another name for a
divide.
channel.
tributary.
drainage basin.
Groundwater is defined as water that
creates a water table.
flows across the ground, or surface, of the Earth.
collects where cracks occur naturally in the Earth.
is located within the rocks below the Earth's surface.
Which of the following statements about the water table is false?
It can be at the surface in wet regions.
It is the level where rocks and soil are saturated with water.
It rises during dry seasons and drops during wet seasons.
It can be hundreds of meters underground in desert regions.
A(n) _____ is a(n)______ layer of rock that stores and allows the flow of groundwater.
aquifer, porous
aquifer, impermeable
recharge zone, porous
recharge zone, impermeable
Which of the following statements about recharge zones is false?
Recharge zones are environmentally sensitive areas.
The water from recharge zones refreshes the water supply of an aquifer.
Road and building construction in a recharge zone helps protect aquifers.
A recharge zone is an area of permeable surface rock above an aquifer.
What two things does the hydrologic cycle do?
Distributes and purifies water
Distributes and warms water
Distributes and contaminates water
Distributes and increases the salinity of water
Transpiration is the way plants
Return large amounts of water to the atmosphere
Absorb water from the atmosphere
Absorb water from the ground
Return large amounts of water from the atmosphere to the ground
Evaporation is
The way plants absorb water
Liquid water turning to vapor well below boiling temperature
Liquid water boiling to produce water vapor
The way water seeps into the ground
Water enters groundwater by
Infiltration
Entering the runoff stream
Transpiration
Sublimation
The zone of saturation is the portion of groundwater where
Water vapor turns to liquid
An aquifer is the deepest
All soil or rock pore spaces are filled with water
All soil or rock pore spaces are filled with air
Of all the world's fresh water, nearly ___ percent is tied up in glaciers, ice caps, and snowfields.
25
50
75
90
Water is a what type of resource?
renewable resource
non-renewable resource
continuous resource
An underground layer of rock or soil through which water easily moves.
runoff
water reclamation
aqueduct
aquifer
What are the two main problems with water?
overuse and pollution
frozen and too salty to drink
too many fish and pollution
color and taste
Cannot easily be traced to the source of the pollution.
Point Source Pollution
Non-point source pollution
Can be traced back to the point of origin.
Point Source Pollution
Non-point source pollution
Chemicals dumped into a river from an unknown source.
Point Source Pollution
Non-point source pollution
Septic tank leaking and contaminating groundwater.
Point Source Pollution
Non-point source pollution
The Clean Water Act is a _______________ law in the United States that regulates water pollution.
Local
State
Federal
Interstellar
Water is a what type of resource?
renewable resource
non-renewable resource
continuous resource
Why is fresh water a limited resource?
It isn't because it is a renewable resource
97% of water is in the oceans and too salty to drink.
Only 2.5% is drinkable and is stored in icecaps, rivers, and lakes.
1. Which of the following are the three largest sources of energy for the United States?
petroleum, natural gas, and coal
solar, natural gas, and coal
petroleum, hydroelectric, and natural gas
solar, wind, and hydroelectric
nuclear, hydroelectric, and coal
What conditions are needed to form coal?
Heat and pressure and time
Sea or Ocean
Oxygen
Cool and moist
The nonrenewable resources that gives off the least pollution is...
Coal
Solar Energy
Nuclear Energy
Oil
Most of the energy in the United States comes from
Renewable Energy Resources
Solar Energy
Fossil Fuels
Hydro power
Extraction of a fuel resource such as coal from a deep underground deposit
