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Ch. 2 Test- Fresh Water
Test Description: Water
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Runoff is rainfall that
A
evaporates immediately q
B
flows over the ground surface
C
falls directly into the ocean
D
soaks into the soil
2) The land area that supplies water to a river system is called a
A
watershed
B
stream
C
tributary
D
divide
3) Rivers wear away rock and soil through
A
gravity
B
erosion
C
runoff
D
deposition
4) An increase in the amount of water in a river usually causes the river to
A
become shallower
B
flow faster
C
flow more slowly
D
deposit sediment
5) A lake can be formed in all of the following ways except by
A
a dam blocking the flow of water
B
water collecting in a depression from melting ice
C
water flowing quickly through a narrow channel
D
water filling the crater of a volcano
6) A lake that stores water for human use is called a
A
pond
B
oxbow lake
C
reservoir
D
dam
7) A green film of algae in a fish talk is an example of the early stages of
A
erosion
B
deposition
C
eutrophication
D
lake turnover
8) What seasonal change refreshes the supply of nutrients in a lake?
A
eutrophication
B
deposition
C
lake turnover
D
erosion
9) Wetlands help control flooding by
A
absorbing runoff from heavy rains
B
providing natural water filtration
C
quickly releasing water
D
collecting water behind dams
10) Scientists are working to preserve the Everglades wetlands because
A
they make good farmland
B
they increase flooding in nearby areas
C
many people live there
D
many endangered species live there
11) The ice sheet that covers Greenland is one form of a
A
levee
B
wetland
C
iceberg
D
glacier
12) A glacier forms when
A
a river freezes
B
rainfall on a mountainside freezes
C
an iceberg collides with the land
D
heavy layers of snow become solid ice
13) The underwater part of an iceberg is a hazard to ships because it is
A
often much wider than the visible part
B
made of harder ice than the visible part
C
not always attached to the visible part
D
more jagged than the visible part
14) Icebergs form when
A
a volcano on the ocean floor erupts
B
snowfall over the ocean accumulates for days
C
the end of a glacier reaches the coast and breaks off
D
a large amount of ocean water freezes
15) Materials that allow water to easily pass through them are
A
unsaturated
B
saturated
C
permeable
D
impermeable
16) A type of hot spring where water bursts into the air periodically.
A
aquifer
B
water table
C
geyser
D
artesian well
17) Which of the following does not affect the amount of runoff?
A
the distance from the ocean that the rain falls
B
the nature of the ground surface
C
the rate of rainfall
D
whether the land is flat or hilly
18) The many small streams that come together at the source of a river are called the
A
headwaters
B
mouths
C
deltas
D
divides
19) A crescent-shaped body of water next to a river is most likely a(n)
A
oxbow lake
B
tributary
C
flood plain
D
delta
20) Which of the following is not a type of freshwater wetland?
A
bog
B
marsh
C
swamp
D
lake
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