Common Assessment #3 Retest Practice

Which factor has the greatest effect on a community´s stores of freshwater?

• location of the nearest ocean

• average annual rainfall

• location of nearest mountains

• average winter temperatures

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The graph shows the distribution of the freshwater resources of Earth. Which of these sources of freshwater corresponds to Source 1?

• atmospheric water

• surface water

• frozen water

• groundwater

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Which type of water reservoir could always provide fresh water?

• inland lakes

• river deltas

• mountain glaciers

• tropical seas

Which is Earth´s largest source of drinkable water?

• lakes

• rivers

• oceans

• aquifers

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Which of the following contains MOST of the water on Earth?

• the oceans

• watersheds

• the atmosphere

• ice and aquifers

The water cycle has no beginning or end, but it has an order. Which of the following are the MOST likely ways that water would move through the water cycle?

• 1 and 2

• 2 and 3

• 3 and 4

• 4 and 1

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The empty spaces in a material are called pores. Porosity is the amount of empty space within a material. Permeability describes how well the pores in a material are connected. Which of these materials would make the MOST effective aquifer?

• a material that has high porosity and high permeability

• a material that has high porosity and low permeability

• a material that has low porosity and high permeability

• a material that has low porosity and low permeability

The figure shows how water is distributed on Earth. Which of the following contains the largest percentage of Earth’s fresh water?

• lakes

• groundwater

• glaciers and ice caps

• ground ice and permafrost

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The figure shows a cross section of the land beneath a river from the source to the mouth. Which feature of the river would be seen at the knickpoint?

• headwaters

• waterfall

• tributary

• delta

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The model shows how water flows in two drainage basins. Identify the labeled features in the drainage basin on the left.

• 1—watershed; 2—parent rivers; 3—tributary

• 1—watershed; 2—tributaries; 3—parent river

• 1—divide; 2—tributaries; 3—parent river

• 1—divide; 2—parent rivers; 3—tributary

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