#100 Weekly Review - Water

1. Which of the following are ONLY fresh water systems (check all that apply)?

• rivers and streams
• oceans and seas
• ponds and lakes
• oceans and glaciers
• glaciers and groundwater

2. True or False: Permafrost is a type of surface water. (a)  

• True
• False

3. Most of our surface water is found in (a)   .

• streams
• marshes
• in the atmosphere
• lakes

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4. Which of the following BEST describes how groundwater is formed?

• The water cycle creates groundwater when it falls to the ground as rail.
• Groundwater is formed everywhere on earth and is evenly distributed.
• Gravity causes water from precipitation and runoff to seep into the ground and fill empty spaces between rocks.
• Gravity causes water from precipitation and mountain streams to puddle where it eventually sinks into the ground.

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5. The depletion of our water supply causes both (a)   and (b)   conflict in some areas.

• religious and social
• economic and political
• political and religious
• social and economic

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6. What kind of factory/plant removes salt and minerals from saltwater to make freshwater. (a)  

• osmosis
• desalination
• distill
• none of the above

7. Which of the following are ways in which we rely on water.? (click all that apply)

• water
• food
• salt
• minerals
• fuel

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8. True or False: Desalination plants require little energy, but are expensive. (a)  

• True
• False

9. What alternate energy source is being tested to use to create freshwater? (a)  

• geothermal
• solar
• wind
• none of these

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10. Which of the following geological processes affect the distribution of water resources and determines how it moves under Earth's surface? (choose all that apply)

• rock formation
• water cycle
• techtonic plates
• convection in the mantle

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