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