Test Your Knowledge About Freshwater! Trivia Quiz
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- 1.Select the correct definition for the following words: Wetland
- A.
A lake that stores water for human use
- B.
The broad, flat valley through which a river flows
- C.
An area of land that is covered with a shallow layer of water during some or all of the year
- 2.Reservoir
- A.
New water that enters an aquifer
- B.
A lake that stores water for human use
- C.
The broad, flat valley through which a river flows
- 3.Headwaters
- A.
An area of land that is covered with a shallow layer of water during some or all of the year
- B.
New water that enters an aquifer
- C.
The many small streams that come together at the source of a river
- 4.Lake turnover
- A.
Water that flows over the ground surface rather than soaking in
- B.
A seasonal change that refreshes the supply of nutrients throughout a lake
- C.
New water that enters an aquifer
- 5.Recharge
- A.
New water that enters an aquifer
- B.
The land area that supplies water to a river system
- C.
The process in which levels of nutrients build up in a lake
- 6.Flood plain
- A.
The broad, flat valley through which a river flows
- B.
The area that supplies water to a river system
- C.
A lake that stores water for human use
- 7.Watershed
- A.
An area of land that is covered with a shallow layer of water during some or all of the year
- B.
The land area that supplies water to a river system
- C.
The many small streams that come together at the source of a river
- 8.Runoff
- A.
Water that flows over the ground surface rather than soaking in
- B.
A seasonal change that refreshes the supply of nutrients throughout a lake
- C.
New water that enters an aquifer
- 9.Eutrophication
- A.
A seasonal change that refreshes the supply of nutrients throughout a lake
- B.
New water that enters an aquifer
- C.
The process in which levels of nutrients build up in a lake
- 10.Tributary
- A.
A smaller stream or river that flows into a main river
- B.
The many small streams that come together at the source of a river
- C.
A lake that stores water for human use
- 11.A river and all its tributaries together make up a
- 12.___________________ are the smaller streams and river that feed into a main river.
- 13.___________________ are huge masses of ice and snow that move slowly over the land,
- 14.The particles of rock and soil that are picked up and moved by erosion and deposition are called ___________________.
- 15.One watershed is separated from another by a ridge of land called a _____________________.
- 16.A flood occurs when the ____________ of water in a river increases so much that the river overflows its channel.
- 17.People can obtain groundwater from an ___________________ by drilling a well below the water table.
- 18.A well in which water rises because of pressure within the aquifer is called an _________________________.
- 19.A ___________ is a type of hot spring from which the water bursts periodically into the air.
- 20.Plants grow throughout a pond because the water is shallow enough for _______________ to reach the bottom.
- 21.A looping curve in a river may be cut off to form an oxbow lake.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 22.Materials that do not allow water to easily pass through, or permeate, are called permeable.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 23.Because of their sheltered waters and rich supply of nutrients, wetlands provide habitats for a few living things.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 24.Rivers wear away landforms through deposition and build new landforms through erosion.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 25.Materials that water cannot pass through easily are called impermeable.
- A.
True
- B.
False