Intro to Water & Surface Water Quiz

1. The distinguishing feature in a polar compound is its unequal

• electrical charge
• temperature
• pH
• number of atoms

2. The common term "surface tension" is created by which property of water?

• capillary action
• condensation
• adhesion
• cohesion

3. In the following picture, which letters are correctly matched to the right processes? (Select all correct answers.)

• B- transpiration
• C- runoff
• E- condensation
• A- evaporation
• D- precipitation

4. At which point in the picture below could acid deposition occur?

• A
• B
• F

5. How much of the Earth's water is freshwater available to humans from rivers?

• 15%
• 5%
• 2.5%
• .0002%

6. Which of the following would you expect to increase after a forest has been clear-cut?

• surface temperature
• annual precipitation
• amount of runoff
• amount of transpiration

7. An area of land that channels water to a particular location is called a:

(a)  

8. Name 2 sources of nitrogen runoff.

(a)  

9. Use the map below. Name 3 tributaries that empty into the Yellowstone River.

(a)  

11. Which of the following are benefits of riparian zones?

• Increase in water runoff temperature
• Decrease in nutrient load added to waterway
• Increase in bank erosion
• Decrease in drastic water level changes from floods and storms