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- 1. Multiple ChoiceDescribes the chemical, physical and biological attributes of water as it is fit for drinking, fishing, swimming, farming, etcWater QualityWater ShedsDissolved oxygennitrates
- 2. Multiple ChoiceHigh turbidity means.....very clear waterneutral pHvery murky or cloudy waterhigh nitrates
- 3. Multiple ChoiceIf water temperature goes UP, what happens to the level of Dissolved oxygen?It goes upIt goes down
- 4. Multiple Choice
Which glass contains water with high turbidity?
Glass 1
Glass 2
- 5. Multiple Choice
Which best describes the characteristics of a river basin?
the land drained by a river and its tributaries
the land formed when rivers create estuaries and marshes
the land at the mouth of a river where water flows into the ocean
the land formed as a result of a river flooding
- 6. Multiple Choice
Which best determines the health of a lake used as a source of fresh drinking water?
its depth and width
its temperature and dissolved oxygen
its location and depth
its temperature and depth
- 7. Multiple Choice
When water turns to vapor and rises into the atmosphere its called:
Evaporation
Condensation
Precipitation
Runoff
- 8. Multiple ChoiceWhich represents the distribution of water on Earth?3% freshwater, 97% salt water97% freshwater, 3% salt water71% freshwater, 29% salt water29% freshwater, 71% salt water
- 9. Multiple ChoiceWhere is most of the freshwater found on Earth?lakesglaciersoceansrivers
- 10. Multiple ChoiceMost of the Earth's water is insalty oceansfreshwater lakesfreshwater pondsglaciers
- 11. Multiple ChoiceThe total amount of water on Earth is constantly changing.truefalse
- 12. Multiple ChoiceWhere does runoff end up?pondsstreamsriversall of the above
- 13. Multiple ChoiceThe process where rain water soaks into the ground through soil and rocks is called __________.precipitationinfiltrationevaporationcondensation
- 14. Multiple Choice
How are evaporation and transpiration similar?
Both processes occur immediately before precipitation in the water cycle.
They are both processes in which liquid water is changed into water vapor.
They both occur in the biosphere.
They both process water in its solid state.
- 15. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the energy source for the water cycle?the sunthe earthwaterthe moon
- 16. Multiple Choice"Turbidity" is the measure of a body of water's ____________________________.cloudinesseutrophicationtemperature changeflocculation
- 17. Multiple ChoiceWhich statement is true about streamside vegetation?trees provide shade, which makes water too cold for most animalsroots help stabilize shorelines, preventing erosionleaves that fall into the water pollute the streamplants along a stream steal oxygen from the animals
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