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Vocabulary List 11
Test Description: Earth's Water Vocabulary Words
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) The process of water filling the porous spaces in the lithosphere.
A
precipitation
B
surface runoff
C
sublimation
D
infiltration
2) Water that trickles through the soil and collects in pockets called aquifers.
A
infiltration
B
evaporation
C
groundwater
D
surface runoff
3) This is also called thermal energy. This is heat from the sun that causes evaporation to happen.
A
infiltration
B
radiant heat
C
condensation
D
divide
4) When liquid water absorbs heat from the sun and turns into water vapor.
A
precipitation
B
condensation
C
transpiration
D
evaporation
5) The changing of a gas back into a liquid which causes cloud formation.
A
surface runoff
B
precipitation
C
condensation
D
evaporation
6) Rain, snow, sleet and hail
A
transpiration
B
condensation
C
precipitation
D
evaporation
7) This occurs when water flows over the land and doesn't absorb into the ground
A
infiltration
B
surface runoff
C
aquifer
D
groundwater
8) This is the changing of water from a solid directly to a gas with no liquid stage in between.
A
evaporation
B
transpiration
C
sublimation
D
condensation
9) This is also called a drainage basin. This is where rain or snow drains downhill into a particular body of water.
A
mountain range
B
divide
C
watershed
D
water conservation
10) The high ground that separates two drainage basins.
A
algae bloom
B
divide
C
sublimation
D
water shed
11) Any substance that can harm the environment.
A
radiant heat
B
pollutant
C
divide
D
water conservation
12) Pollution that can be traced back to its origin. Examples would be waste water from factories or sewage treatment facilities.
A
pollutant
B
nitrate pollutants
C
non point source pollution
D
point source pollution
13) Pollution that cannot be traced back to its origin. Examples would be when rain water carries substances like lawn fertilizers, lawn chemicals, motor oil and animal waste into storm sewers or rivers.
A
algae bloom
B
point source pollution
C
non point source pollution
D
nitrate pollutants
14) These pollutants come from the use of organic fertilizers like manure in farming.
A
non point source pollution
B
point source pollution
C
nitrate pollutants
D
algae bloom
15) The rapid spread of algae in a water environment. This happens when too many nutrients enter the water.
A
sublimation
B
nitrate pollutants
C
algae bloom
D
water conservation
16) Reducing your usage of water and finding ways to reuse your water.
A
aquifers
B
water conservation
C
point source pollution
D
water pollution
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