Evaluate Knowledge Of Water Unit 6

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1.

What does "abiotic" mean?
- A.
  
  Living
- B.
  
  Non-living
- C.
  
  Living and non-living
2.

What powers the water cycle?
- A.
  
  Earth
- B.
  
  Water
- C.
  
  Sun
3.

Salinity, pH, turbidity, dissolved oxygen, temperature are all factors that considered when assessing?
- A.
  
  Disease outbreaks
- B.
  
  Water quality
- C.
  
  Water assessment
4.

What is the only substance on earth that can be found as a solid, liquid, and gas?
5.

Land that is covered with water at some time during the year.
- A.
  
  Wetland
- B.
  
  Watershed
- C.
  
  Ecosystem
6.

An area of land that water flows across on its way to another source.
- A.
  
  Wetland
- B.
  
  Watershed
- C.
  
  Ecosystem
7.

The hydrogen end of a water molecule has a ___ charge.
8.

What is the largest estuary in the lower 48 states of the United States?
- A.
  
  North Carolina Sound
- B.
  
  Gulf of Mexico
- C.
  
  Chesapeake Bay
9.

Does a sprinkler store water?
10.

Virginia's three main watersheds are the Chesapeake Bay, North Carolina Sound, and Gulf of Mexico.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
11.

Cisterns store water.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
12.

Clouds are formed from what process in the water cycle?
- A.
  
  Evaporation
- B.
  
  Condensation
- C.
  
  Precipitation
13.

Reservoirs store water.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
14.

___ near large bodies of water is milder than areas without large bodies of water.
- A.
  
  Weather
- B.
  
  Climate
- C.
  
  Water quality
15.

Sun, water, temperature, soil, and air are all examples of biotic factors.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
16.

Letter C represents which step of the water cycle?
- A.
  
  Evaporation
- B.
  
  Condensation
- C.
  
  Precipitation
17.

The picture below shows which property of water?
- A.
  
  Cohesion
- B.
  
  Capillary action
- C.
  
  Surface tension
18.

Water is known as the universal solvent, because it can dissolve so many substances.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
19.

Water has a slightly positively charged end, and a slightly negatively charged end and is called __ for this reason?
- A.
  
  Universal solvent
- B.
  
  Polar molecule
- C.
  
  Positively charged
20.

How does water moderate climate near large bodies of water?
- A.
  
  The water absorbs the heat in the winter, and releases it in the summer.
- B.
  
  The water absorbs the heat in the summer, and releases it in the winter.
21.

The Chesapeake Bay is an estuary where fresh water and ___ water meet.
22.

Does a wetland filter sediment and impurities?
23.

Aquifers store water.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
24.

Does a wetland control flooding?
25.

A wetland provides a home for ___.

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