WorksheetsCambridge Environmental Management
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 23mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Most of Earths fresh water is found in?
a)
Lakes
b)
Rivers
c)
Ice
d)
Groundwater
2.
What is Transpiration?
a)
Water vapor rises into the atmosphere
b)
Plants draw in water from through their roots, then giving off water vapor
c)
Water moves from Earth's surface back to the atmoshere
3.
As water vapor rises, it enters into a colder atmosphere, causing the water to condense into liquid water and clouds are formed
a)
Condensation
b)
Evaporation
c)
Transpiration
d)
Interception
4.
As more and more water vapor condenses, the water droplets grow heavier and eventually will fall back to earth as rain, snow, hail or sleet
a)
Condensation
b)
Precipitation
c)
Evaporation
d)
runoff
5.
What is the process of runoff?
a)
a small amount of Precipitation not evaporated returns to streams, rivers, lakes
b)
When a small amount of water turns into grounwater
c)
a combination of preicipitation and evaporation
d)
when water evaporates out of a plant
6.
What is a watershed?
a)
Land that collects and channels water froma small body of water to a larger body of water
b)
the shape of the land determined by elevation
c)
A natural stream of water of considerable volume
d)
a river and all its tributaries
7.
Which of the following is a source of water for ponds and lakes?
a)
condensation
b)
eutrophication
c)
evaporation
d)
runoff
8.
The land area that supplies water to a river system is called a
a)
water table
b)
trailer
c)
house
d)
watershed
9.
What is Eutrophication?
a)
over long periods of time, nutrients can build up in a lake
b)
As lake organisms die, bacteria break down the bodies and release nutrients into the water
c)
This process can change a lake - algae layers can become so thick that it blocks out sunlight and plants in the lake die
d)
All of the Above
10.
What is the term for an land above an aquifer.
a)
river system
b)
recharge zone
c)
aquifer
d)
watershed
11.
Toxins often appear at higher concentrations in higher trophic levels due to...
a)
bioaccumulation
b)
biomagnification
c)
bionicle
d)
bioengineering
12.
Which of the following examples is considered potable?
a)
sewage
b)
lead paint
c)
bottled water
d)
standing water
13.
Water pollution that comes from many sources is considered...
a)
point source pollution
b)
nonpoint source pollution
c)
thermal pollution
d)
ocean pollution
14.
Bacteria, viruses, and parasitic worms are considered ________ and must be removed from water.
a)
heavy metals
b)
solid waste
c)
pathogens
d)
poisons
15.
Fertilizer, sewage, and animal feces can wash in to water, leading to...
a)
thermal pollution
b)
artificial eutrophication
c)
desalination
d)
biomagnification
16.
Water pollution that comes from a single source is considered...
a)
point source pollution
b)
nonpoint source pollution
c)
thermal pollution
d)
ocean pollution
17.
Filtration, settling, aeration, and chlorination are all steps in...
a)
water purification
b)
water pollution
c)
groundwater recharging
d)
desalination
18.
Which of these is an example of nonpoint source pollution?
a)
an unlined landfill
b)
a leaking waste water pipe
c)
a leaking oil tanker
d)
runoff from feedlots
19.
What is sewage sludge?
a)
solid product of water treatment
b)
everything flushed
c)
safe, solid waste
d)
an easy, cheap problem to solve
20.
what is the measurement of the substances in water besides water molecules?
a)
pH
b)
chloriform count
c)
standard
d)
water quality
21.
What is the first step in the water treatment process?
a)
coagulation
b)
filtration
c)
flocs
d)
concentation
22.
What does the chloriform count measure?
a)
e. coli
b)
hardness of water
c)
pH
23.
Water that is not quite clean enough for drinking is called
a)
gross
b)
sewage
c)
gray water
d)
sludge
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