Quiz about Freshwater Review

Question 1

What is groundwater?

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Water that occupies the pores and spaces in sediment and rock beneath the Earth's surface

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Water that flows in rivers

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Water that evaporates into the atmosphere

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Water that is found in oceans

Question 2

What causes geysers to erupt from the ground?

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Volcanic activity heating groundwater

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Wind pressure

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Earthquakes

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Tidal forces

Question 3

What is hydrolysis?

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Water reacts with one mineral to form a new mineral.

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Water evaporates from a mineral surface.

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Water freezes and expands in cracks.

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Water dissolves minerals completely.

Question 4

What are stalagmites?

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Formations on the floor of caves.

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Formations on the ceiling of caves.

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Formations in open fields.

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Formations in riverbeds.

Question 5

Where do alpine glaciers form?

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In mountainous regions.

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In polar regions.

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In lowland areas.

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In desert areas.

Question 6

What is the most erosive force on the planet?

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Moving water

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Wind

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Ice

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Earthquakes

Question 7

What is a Kettle Lake?

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A lake formed when a block of a glacier breaks off and is buried in sediment

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A lake formed by a river meandering and cutting through a neck

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A lake formed when a volcano collapses and creates a crater

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A lake formed by human excavation

Question 8

What characterizes an Oligotrophic Lake?

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Deep water with limited vegetation growth

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Shallow water with high productivity

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Green water with dense algae

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High nutrient levels and dense plant life

Question 9

What is the process called when lakes become enriched with nutrients?

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Eutrophication

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Thermocline

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Lake Turnover

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Sedimentation

Question 10

What is the boundary between warm and cool layers of water called?

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Thermocline

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Eutrophication

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Lake Turnover

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Wetland

Question 11

Which condition is NOT necessary for an area to be considered a wetland?

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Soils support anaerobic (low oxygen) conditions

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Plant life in area adapted to flooding

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Ground wet at least part of the time

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Constant sunlight exposure

Question 12

What are the two primary functions of wetlands?

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Control flooding and filter pollutants

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Increase urban heat and reduce biodiversity

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Promote soil erosion and increase salinity

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Attract tourists and increase noise pollution

Question 13

An area where water trickles down below the water table is called

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recharge zone

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discharge zone

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permeability

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porosity

Question 14

Which process is responsible for the formation of stalactites in caves?

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Deposition of minerals from dripping water

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Evaporation of water

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Freezing of water

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Wind erosion

Question 15

The place where a river flows into a larger body of water, such as another river, a lake, or an ocean.

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river mouth and delta

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main source

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wetlands

Question 16

the wearing away of land surface materials, especially rocks, sediments, and soils, by the action of water, wind, or ice; usually includes the movement of such materials from their original location.

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erosion

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still water

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oxygen level

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plant buffer

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pollution

Question 17

precipitation, snow melt, or other water that flows onto the land but is not absorbed into the soil.

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runoff

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plant buffer

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pollution

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watershed

Question 18

a barrier or structure, natural or made by humans or animals, that is places across a stream or river to hold water back from flowing downstream

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watershed

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plant buffer

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pollution

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runoff

Question 19

The process of plants losing water through their leaves is called ____.

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transpiration

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condensation

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evaporation

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exhaling

Question 20

Rapid, dense growth of algae that robs the water of oxygen as it dies and decomposes.

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Algal bloom

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Sediment

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Point source pollution

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Non-point source pollution

Question 21

Infiltration is when ________________

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Water seeps into the soil to aquifers

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Precipitation flows down from a high to low elevation

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Pollutants enter the soil

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Lakes connect to river channels

Question 22

Which of these is NOT a type of lake?

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Void Lake

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Kettle Lake

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Volcanic Crater Lake

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Oxbow Lake

Question 23

What is NOT an example of Glacial erosion?

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Deltas

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Fjords (deep river valleys connecting to the ocean)

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Kettle lakes

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Erratic boulders in fields

Question 24

Approximately how much of the earth's surface is covered by water?

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70%

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20%

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50%

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90%

Question 25

What is an alluvial fan?

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The shape of sediment deposited into a flat plain from a narrow channel

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A specific type of cave

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When a river cuts through layers of sediment

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When a river empties into a larger body of water

Question 26

Over many years, the depth of a lake gets more shallow. What could cause this change?

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Sediments are deposited in the lake.

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The climate in the area gets warmer.

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The Sun evaporates the water.

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A hurricane brings heavy rains.

Question 27

What characterizes a Eutrophic Lake?

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Green, shallow water with lots of biodiversity

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Blue, deep water with little biodiversity

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Blue, shallow water with lots of biodiversity

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Green, deep water with little biodiversity

Question 28

Young lakes start out _________ and older lakes are more _____________

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Oligotrophic, Eutrophic

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Eutrophic, Eutrophic

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Eutrophic, Oligotrophic

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Oligotrophic, Oligotrophic

Question 29

When soil becomes saturated, it is ___________

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Muddy, Full of water

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Very dry, filled with air

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Full of industrial waste

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Full of vegetation

Question 30

Around _____ of the earth's freshwater is trapped in continental glaciers

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70%

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30%

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100%

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10%

Question 31

Why is lake turnover important?

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It enriches deep water with oxygen, and shallow water with nutrients.

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It enriches deep water with nutrients, and shallow water with oxygen.

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It recharges the local groundwater supply

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It prevents algal blooms

Question 32

The discharge rate of a river is

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The discharge rate of a river is the volume of water flowing per unit time.

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The discharge rate of a river is the speed of the river's current.

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The discharge rate of a river is the depth of the riverbed.

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The discharge rate of a river is the temperature of the water.

Question 33

How are discharge rate of rivers and river capacity related?

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The discharge rate of rivers is directly related to river capacity; higher discharge can lead to overflow if it exceeds capacity.

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River capacity is independent of discharge rate.

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Higher river capacity always results in lower discharge rates.

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Discharge rate only affects the temperature of the river.

Question 34

Boulders and large rocks will be deposited at location , sand and smaller particles will be deposited at _

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X, VW

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X, X

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VW, X

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VW, VW

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