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Test Description: Earth science midterm review
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Evaporation is
A
water falling to the earth
B
liquid turning into a gas
C
water moving through rock
D
water infiltrating the soil
2) Condensation is
A
a gas being condensed into a liquid state
B
water falling to the earth
C
water seeping into soil
D
loss of water through plant leaves
3) Precipitation is
A
when rain, snow, sleet, or ice fall to the earth
B
water moving through rock beds
C
water changing to a gas
D
all groundwater
4) Surface runoff is
A
a saturated water zone becomes unsaturated
B
water running along the ground into collection areas like rivers, ponds, etc.
C
good for the environment
D
water moving through the mantle
5) Groundwater is
A
the top of the saturated zone of the water table
B
water found along Earth's surface, like lakes, rivers, ocean
C
water found below Earth's surface, like in aquifers
D
water flowing down a mountain
6) An aquifer is
A
a rock layer that stops the flow of water
B
soil that allows water to seep in
C
water that runs off of plants
D
a rock layer that stores and allows the flow of groundwater
7) An impermeable layer means
A
water moves through the atmosphere permanently
B
water can seep into the soil there
C
rock tends to stop the flow of water into this layer
D
water gathers at the surface and flows toward the ocean
8) Which of the following is not part of the water cycle?
A
Evaporation
B
Permutation
C
Transpiration
D
Condensation
9) Surface runoff tends to flow from
A
low elevation to high elevation
B
valleys to rivers
C
high elevation to low elevation
D
sea to shining sea
10) Most of earth's fresh water is located
A
in rivers
B
in the polar ice
C
in the ground
D
in the oceans
11) About ____ % of earth's water is freshwater
A
97
B
23
C
3
D
52
12) Glaciers
A
Are found mostly in Iceland
B
Are developing habits for many species
C
Are growing rapidly and causing sea levels to drop
D
Are masses of ice and snow that moves slowly
13) A ______ is an area of land where precipitation gathers and then drains into a collection area
A
glacier
B
river basin
C
pond
D
below ground aquifer
14) Nutrients such as _______ are found in run-off and cause plants and algae to grow too much
A
dioxide
B
phosphus
C
hydrogen
D
nitrogen
15) What energy source drives Earth's water cycle?
A
the clouds
B
the sun
C
the moon's gravity
D
The internal heat of the planet
16) Which is not a source of fresh water that cities use to get drinking water?
A
tidal pools
B
tributaries
C
aquifers
D
rivers
17) When nutrient rich waters from the deep ocean move to shallower areas in a cycle, this is called
A
nutrification
B
upwelling
C
convection
D
nutritional rotation
18) What substance can be added to water to kill microorganisms?
A
Carbon dioxide
B
Chlorine
C
Nitrogen
D
Algal blooms
19) Healthy bodies of water tend to include
A
low temperatures
B
high temperatures
C
a pH range of 6.5-8.5
D
high dissolved oxygen
20) Pollution that comes from a single run-off site that can be identified is called
A
multi source pollution
B
point source pollution
C
dirty water
D
runoff blame
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