Unit 1 Test ICS-M: Water Cycle, Water Conservation and Watersheds

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Water Distribution and Water Cycle
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The water cycle is considered a renewable cycle because water cannot be created or destroyed, it just changes forms.

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Which of the following is NOT a way that water moves from the land to the atmosphere?

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~71% of Earth's surface is covered with water.

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Only 3% of the water on Earth is saltwater.

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Of the freshwater of Earth, 75% is found underground and 24.7% is found in Glaciers.

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Of the freshwater on Earth, 0.27% is found in rivers and lakes and 0.003% is found in the atmosphere

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Which of the following statements is false?

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Which of the following statements is false?

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Which of the following statements is false?

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Look at this diagram of the water cycle. Which water cycle process is NOT shown by arrows in the diagram?

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Look at this diagram of the water cycle. Which of the following is correct?

Water Conservation
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The world is at risk of running out of clean and accessible drinking water.

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Which of the following are ways that we can conserve water? Select all that apply.

Watersheds
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What is true about a drainage basin and a watershed?

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What divides a watershed?

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What factors interact with water to form a watershed?

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What happens to pollution in a watershed?

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Which of the statements below is TRUE?

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Which of the following statements about aquatic macroinvertebrates is FALSE?

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What percent of precipitation infiltrates into the ground for each type of area?

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What is true about biotic and abiotic parts of an ecosystem?

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Floodplains are defined as...

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Urban and city areas flood more often than rural/natural areas because...

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What happens in a gaining stream?

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Where does the water go in a losing stream?

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One thing that can both increase and decrease a stream is...

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Which of the following are examples of non-point source pollution? Select all that apply

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Give 2 ways to prevent flooding AND Explain HOW each can prevent flooding. Number your responses 1, 2.

1. You can prevent flooding by ________ because this will ______
2.