Quiz about Alain Science Marathon Stage #1

Question 1

What is all the water on Earth called?

Accepted Answer

Hydrosphere

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Atmosphere

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Lithosphere

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Cryosphere

Question 2

What is water with lots of salt, not for drinking?

Accepted Answer

saltwater

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tap water

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freshwater

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distilled water

Question 3

What is clean water that we can drink?

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Freshwater

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Glacier

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Ice Cap

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Saltwater

Question 4

What do we call a large sheet of ice that moves slowly?

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Glacier

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Snow

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Aquifer

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Ice Cap

Question 5

What is a thick layer of ice covering land?

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Ice Cap

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Stream

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Glacier

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Snow

Question 6

What is water stored underground called?

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Groundwater

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Stream

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River

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Lake

Question 7

What do we call keeping water in a place?

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Storing water

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Draining water

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Collecting rain

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Filtering water

Question 8

What is a man-made lake for storing water?

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Reservoir

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Stream

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Pond

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Ocean

Question 9

What is underground rock that stores water called?

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Aquifer

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Reservoir

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Spring

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Well

Question 10

What is a long time without rain called?

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drought

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flood

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rainstorm

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monsoon

Question 11

What is when water covers land that is usually dry called?

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Flooding

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Rainstorm

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Tsunami

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Drought

Question 12

What is protecting and saving resources like water called?

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Conservation

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Utilization

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Destruction

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Preservation

Question 13

What is the fast growth of algae in water called?

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Algal bloom

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Algal spread

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Algal proliferation

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Algal growth

Question 14

What is how humans affect the environment called?

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Human impact

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Fertilizer

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Pollution

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Environment

Question 15

What are the harmful substances added to air, water, or land?

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Pollution

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Human Impact

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Environment

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Oil Spill

Question 16

What is oil leaking into oceans or rivers?

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Oil spill

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Chemical discharge

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Water contamination

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Oil leak

Question 17

What is the law to protect water from drinking?

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Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA)

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National Water Policy

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Water Quality Improvement Act

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Clean Water Act

Question 18

What is using less of something?

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Reduce

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Depletion

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Waste

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Excess

Question 19

What is using something again?

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Reuse

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Reduce

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Discard

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Recycle

Question 20

What is the rain mixed with harmful gases?

Accepted Answer

Acid rain

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Distilled water

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Polluted water

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Rainwater

Question 21

What do we call coal, oil, and gas used for energy?

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Fossil fuels

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Synthetic fuels

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Renewable resources

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Mineral fuels

Question 22

What is the home of a plant or animal?

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Habitat

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Ecosystem

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Biome

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Niche

Question 23

What do we call the risk of disappearing?

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Endangered

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Decline

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Extinction

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Erosion

Question 24

What is called when a species no longer exists?

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Extinction

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Evolution

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Adaptation

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Survival

Question 25

What do we call cutting down trees?

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Deforestation

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Reforestation

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Tree Trimming

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Forest Conservation

Question 26

What is trash left in nature?

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Litter

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Hazardous waste

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Compost

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Recyclables

Question 27

What do we call the areas of land covered with water?

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Wetlands

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Deserts

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Mountains

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Bodies of water

Question 28

What is the movement of soil and rocks by water or wind?

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Erosion

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Deposition

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Weathering

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Sedimentation

Question 29

What is the dropping of soil and rocks in a new place?

Accepted Answer

Deposition

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Weathering

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Erosion

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Sedimentation

Question 30

What is water that moves, like rivers and streams?

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Running Water

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Groundwater

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Saltwater

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Standing Water

Question 31

What do we call a land formed at the mouth of a river by deposited soil?

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Delta

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Estuary

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Cove

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Bay

Question 32

What is land that floods easily near rivers?

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floodplain

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mountain

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valley

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plateau

Question 33

What is soil deposited by a river in a fan shape?

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Alluvial fan

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Delta deposit

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Riverbank silt

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Floodplain sediment

Question 34

What is a deep valley with steep sides?

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Canyon

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Flood

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Meander

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Cliffside

Question 35

What do we call the shape and features of land?

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Topography

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Geography

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Landscape

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Terrain

Question 36

What do we call water flowing over land after rain?

Accepted Answer

runoff

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flooding

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dew

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precipitation

Question 37

What is a curve or loop in a river?

Accepted Answer

A meander.

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A tributary.

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An oxbow lake.

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A delta.

Question 38

What do we call a low land between hills or mountains?

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valley

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canyon

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plateau

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ridge

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