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Water Unit Review

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Fill in the blank: ______ substances have an affinity for water and can be dissolved.

a)

Hydrophilic

b)

Hydrophobic

c)

Nonpolar

d)

Insoluble

2.

Fill in the blank: A _______ is an area where water percolates into an aquifer.

a)

recharge area

b)

discharge zone

c)

evaporation site

d)

runoff region

3.

Fill in the blank: _______ refers to pollutants entering waterways from a general area, such as runoff from farmland or suburban communities.

a)

Nonpoint source pollution

b)

Point source pollution

c)

Industrial discharge

d)

Urban sewage

4.

Fill in the blank: ______ is any naturally occurring liquid or frozen water containing low concentrations of dissolved salt and other total dissolved solids.

a)

Fresh water

b)

Salt water

c)

Mineral water

d)

Distilled water

5.

Algae forming large floating mats in water polluted by nutrients

a)

algal bloom

b)

eutrophication

c)

phosphorus

d)

heavy metals

6.

________ are toxic chemicals released by industrial facilities into waterways.

a)

Chemical contaminants

b)

Water pollutants

c)

Industrial waste

d)

Toxic substances

7.

Fill in the blank: _______ is water that contains a high concentration of dissolved salts.

a)

Salt Water

b)

Fresh Water

c)

Distilled Water

d)

Mineral Water

8.

Water is ______ because it has a positive end and a negative end.

a)

polar

b)

non-polar

c)

neutral

d)

ionic

9.

Fill in the blank: A water footprint is measured in terms of the volume of water consumed, ________, and polluted.

a)

evaporated

b)

stored

c)

transported

d)

recycled

10.

Fill in the blank: _________ is the water present beneath Earth's surface in rock and soil pore spaces and in the fractures of rock formations.

a)

Groundwater

b)

Surface water

c)

Rainwater

d)

Seawater

11.

Fill in the blank: An _______ is an underground formation that contains groundwater.

a)

aquifer

b)

reservoir

c)

well

d)

cistern

12.

Fill in the blank: ________ is a large accumulation of ice, snow, rock, sediment, and often liquid water that originates on land and moves down slope under the influence of its own weight and gravity.

a)

Glacier

b)

River

c)

Mountain

d)

Valley

13.

Fill in the blank: ______ substances repel water, such as oil and fat.

a)

Hydrophobic

b)

Hydrophilic

c)

Neutral

d)

Ionic

14.

Fill in the blank: _______ refers to pollutants entering waterways from a single discharge location, such as a pipe or ditch.

a)

Point source pollution

b)

Non-point source pollution

c)

Diffuse pollution

d)

Runoff pollution

15.

Used water. It includes substances such as human waste, food scraps, oils, soaps and other contaminants.

a)

waste water

b)

acidic deposition

c)

chemical contaminants

d)

stormwater runoff

16.

Fill in the blank: A _______ is an area of land that is drained by a river.

a)

watershed

b)

mountain

c)

desert

d)

plateau

17.

The freezing/melting point of water is significant because it is the temperature at which water changes from a solid to a liquid or vice versa. What is this temperature?

a)

0°C

b)

100°C

c)

-32°C

d)

36°F

18.

Pollution from industry through smoke and motor vehicles. Precipitation can bring those materials back down to earth and contaminate the water.

a)

air pollution

b)

chemical contaminants

c)

wastewater

d)

acid rain

19.

The function of skimmers during an oil spill is to:

a)

disperse the oil into smaller droplets

b)

burn the oil on the water surface

c)

physically remove the oil from the water

d)

add chemicals to break down the oil

20.

The behavior of ice in water is affected by its density. Which of the following best explains this behavior?

a)

Ice is denser than water, so it sinks.

b)

Ice is less dense than water, so it floats.

c)

Ice has the same density as water, so it remains suspended.

d)

Density does not affect the behavior of ice in water.