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WorksheetsEnvironmental Science Water
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
As streams and rivers cross land, they form a flowing network of water called a
a)
Groundwater
b)
River system.
c)
Floodgate
d)
Recharge zone
2.
Water beneath the Earth’s surface in sediment and rock formations is known as
a)
Seawater
b)
groundwater
c)
Fresh water
d)
potable
3.
An underground system that contains groundwater is called an
a)
Groundwater
b)
River system
c)
Aquifer
d)
Recharge zone
4.
________________is the percentage of the total volume of rock that has spaces (pores).
a)
Recharge zone
b)
Aquifer
c)
Porosity
d)
Pathogens
5.
The ability of rock or soil to allow water to flow through it is called
a)
Permeability
b)
Surface water
c)
Recharge zone
d)
Pathogens
6.
Water that is safe to drink is called
a)
Permeable
b)
Sea water
c)
Potable
d)
Passable
7.
An area of the Earth’s surface from which water percolates down into an aquifer is called a
a)
Surface water
b)
Recharge zone
c)
Potable
d)
Dam
8.
The area of water that is drained by a river is known as a (hint: ours is the Chesapeake Bay)
a)
Flood plain
b)
Delta
c)
Surface water
d)
watershed
9.
Water that is used around the house.
a)
Domestic Water
b)
Industrial Water
c)
Agricultural Water
d)
Wastewater
10.
What percent of water on earth is salt water?
a)
79%
b)
3%
c)
97%
d)
77%
11.
Most of our freshwater is found where?
a)
Oceans
b)
Rivers/Lake
c)
underground
d)
Polar Ice caps/glaciers
12.
Organisms that can cause illness or disease when in your drinking water are called
a)
Antigens
b)
Recharge zone
c)
Porosity
d)
Pathogens
13.
_______________is water found on Earth’s land surfaces
a)
Surface water
b)
Sea water
c)
Salt water
d)
Permeability
14.
is the introduction of chemical, physical, or biological agents into water that degrade water quality and adversely affect the organisms that depend on the water.
a)
Desalination
b)
Pathogens
c)
Water pollution
d)
Aquifer
15.
What is the area underground which normally contains water at all times?
a)
Unsaturated Zone
b)
Saturated Zone
c)
A Well
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