6th Grade, Ch 7, Lessons 1-3 Question Preview (ID: 60842)


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Which is something that water does?
a) all of the above
b) helps to break down food
c) helps an organism grow and reproduce
d) helps organisms get and use materials they need

Most of the freshwater on Earth is found in
a) ice
b) oceans
c) rivers
d) lakes and ponds

About 20% of all the water in the world's freshwater lakes is found in
a) the Great Lakes
b) the Lake of the Ozarks
c) Lake Pontchartrain
d) the Mississippi River

River systems start with
a) tiny streams of melted snow
b) aqufers
c) small ponds
d) waterfalls

Which watershed covers 1/3 of the United States?
a) the Mississippi River watershed
b) the Columbia River watershed
c) the Missouri River watershed
d) the Ohio River watershed

Which is true about ponds and lakes?
a) sunlight can reach the entire bottom of a pond.
b) ponds are deeper than lakes.
c) lakes and ponds contain moving water
d) lakes are saltwater while ponds are freshwater

What can cause eutrophication?
a) people and natural causes
b) natural causes
c) people
d) eutrophication isn't real

Which is true about artesian wells?
a) they don't require a mechanical pump
b) they don't have to be as deep as regular wells
c) you can only draw water up with a bucket
d) all of the above

A smaller body of salt water is called a(n)
a) sea
b) pond
c) lake
d) tributary

There is more fresh water located underground than in all of Earth's rivers
a) true
b) false
c)
d)

Where is water found?
a) all of the above
b) on Earth's surface
c) under Earth's surface
d) in Earth's atmosphere

Clay is relatively
a) impermeable
b) permeable
c)
d)

A lake that stores water for human use is called a
a) reservoir
b) tributary
c) sea
d) drainage basin

The top part of land that contains both air and water is called
a) the unsaturated zone
b) the saturated zone
c) the water table
d) impermeable

What is true about groundwater?
a) it can stay underground for a very long time
b) it does not move
c) it stays at one level regardless of rainfall or use
d) all of the above

___% of Earth's water is salt water.
a) 97
b) 3
c) 67
d) 25

Snow, sleet, and rain are all examples of
a) precipitation
b) tributaries
c) condensation
d) transpiration

The process of nutrients building up in a lake is called
a) eutrophication
b) transpiration
c) evaporation
d) purification

Most of the freshwater found on Earth is found in
a) ice
b) the ocean
c) rivers
d) groundwater

Water is given off through the leaves of a plant in the process of
a) transpiration
b) evaporation
c) transportation
d) perspiration

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