Water Systems On Earth Quiz One Chapter Seven
Review Quiz One Chapter SevenThe Water Cycle
- 1.Precipitation is
- A.
Water that has gathered in the clouds and falls to Earth as rain, hail, sleet or snow
- B.
The process by which animals take in Oxygen and release carbon dioxide
- 2.Percolation is
- A.
The process of water changing from a solid to a gas
- B.
The process by which gravity causes water to sink in the ground, moving through the space between soil particles
- 3.A dike is
- A.
A push or pull that causes movement
- B.
A long wall of soil or other material built along the banks of a river to prevent flooding
- 4.Aquifers are
- A.
The attractive forces between particles of a fluid and another substance
- B.
A large underground accumulationof underground water in soil or rock
- 5.The water table is
- A.
The upper level of the water in the saturated zone
- B.
The force of water enough to lift a table off the floor
- 6.H2O stands for
- A.
2 oxygen molecules attached to 1 hydrogen molecule
- B.
2 hydrogen molecules attached to 1 oxygen molecule
- 7.Salinity is
- A.
The average concentration of salt in a solution
- B.
The amount of salt you can pour into a saltshaker
- 8.The attractive forces between the particles of a fluid and the particles of another substance
- 9.The area where a river flows into the ocean
- 10.Sublimation is
- A.
The increaseed attraction among the particles at the surface of a liquid
- B.
The process of changing water directly from a gas to a solid or from a solid to a gas
- 11.Fresh water is
- A.
Water whether liquid, solid or gas that contains a high concentration of salt
- B.
Is water that is on average, less than 3.5 % concentration of salt
- 12.Draw a diagram of the Water cycle using a picture with all the correct terms. Label correctly. Include: evaporation, condensation, precipitation, sublimation, glacier, ground water, water table, saturated zone, aquifer, impermeable layer
- 13.Write a paragraph decribing the role of micro-organisms in the water supply. Be sure to include sources of contamination and pollutants and the impact on human health.
- 14.Write a paragraph to explain how the water cycle affects the level of the water table.
- 15.Using point form, describe 5 new things you have learned about water system in this chapter.
- 16.The upward force that a fluid exerts on an object.
- 17.Materials such as gravel, sand, silt, and mud that are carried and deposited by wind, water, or ice
- 18.A mass of ice and snow built up over thousands of years: occurs in the high altitudes of mountains and near Earth's poles
- 19.Treated water that is released back into the environment
- 20.Water that has soaked into the soil, often between saturated soil and bedrock
Questions: 10 | Attempts: 61494 | Last updated: Jun 1, 2020
-
Sample QuestionWhich two elements make up water?
Questions: 20 | Attempts: 13693 | Last updated: Sep 11, 2020
-
Sample Question1. Where is most of the Earth's freshwater located?
Questions: 15 | Attempts: 8390 | Last updated: Oct 15, 2020
-
Sample QuestionAdhesion leads to ________________, which is the characteristic of water in which explains the molecular absorption of waterinto a root or stem of a plant.
Back to top