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

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Water Distribution and Water Cycle
Question 1
1.

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

Question 2
2.

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

Question 3
3.

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

Question 4
4.

Only 3% of the water on Earth is saltwater.

Question 5
5.

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

Question 6
6.

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

Question 7
7.

Which of the following statements is false?

Question 8
8.

Which of the following statements is false?

Question 9
9.

Which of the following statements is false?

Question 10
10.

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

Question 11
11.

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

Water Conservation
Question 12
12.

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

Question 13
13.

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

Watersheds
Question 14
14.

What is true about a drainage basin and a watershed?

Question 15
15.

What divides a watershed?

Question 16
16.

What factors interact with water to form a watershed?

Question 17
17.

What happens to pollution in a watershed?

Question 18
18.

Which of the statements below is TRUE?

Question 19
19.

Which of the following statements about aquatic macroinvertebrates is FALSE?

Question 20
20.

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

Question 21
21.

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

Question 22
22.

Floodplains are defined as...

Question 23
23.

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

Question 24
24.

What happens in a gaining stream?

Question 25
25.

Where does the water go in a losing stream?

Question 26
26.

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

Question 27
27.

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

Question 28
28.

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.