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Freshwater / Water Pollution pre-test

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Rain and melting ice or snow are the main sources of _____________.
glaciers
runoff
ice cores
sea ice
Smaller streams and rivers that flow into a major river are…
divide
water table
tributaries
watershed
Water that flows over Earth’s surface is called _____________.
ice cores
runoff
glaciers
A body of water that flows within a channel is known as a…
lake
stream
bog
All of the following are factors that affect runoff EXCEPT…
The amount of precipitation
The slope of the ground
The temperature of the soil
The amount of plant growth on the ground’s surface
A river and all of its tributaries is a…
estuary
divide
river system
A land area that supplies water to a river system is a…
tributary
wetland
watershed
water table
A large stream is also known as a…
brook
river
tributary
The collapse of the top of a volcano that fills with water can create a basin called a…
bog
swamp
marsh
lake
All of the following is true about the Great Salt Lake in Utah EXCEPT…
Freshwater evaporates from the lake and leaves the salt behind
The surface under the lake is filled with salt and minerals
It has a river that pours into it but none that drains out of it.
It was once part of the Pacific Ocean.
A(n) _________ is a large body of water that forms in a basin surrounded by land.
ocean
lake
brook
Most lakes consist of…
saltwater
freshwater
brackish water
What type of pollution comes from specific locations, such as a factory or sewer pipe?
non-point
industrial
agricultural
point
Any substance that causes a negative impact on water quality is considered…
poison
septic waste
water pollution
acid rain
Which type of pollution causes increased growth of algae in water?
toxic
bacterial
nutrient
sediment
What type of pollution comes from gasoline or oil leaked on roads?
toxic
bacterial
nutrient
sediment
Pollution that comes from many places spread over a large area. Most U.S. pollution comes from this type of source.
non-point
industrial
point
agricultural
This type of pollution comes from the excess use of fertilizers.
toxic
nutrient
bacterial
sediment
The continent of Antarctica and the country of Greenland are covered by the two largest ________ in the world.
ice sheets
icebergs
alpine glaciers
ice shelves
An _________ forms when a glacier flows past a shoreline into the ocean.
ice shelf
iceberg
ice sheet
alpine glacier
Pores within rocks and sediment contain a mixture of air and water. This area is the...
saturated zone
unsaturated zone
water table
aquifer
The upper limit of the saturated zone is the...
aquifer
groundwater
water table
At some distance beneath Earth’s surface, all rock and sediment pores are completely filled with water. The upper limit of this area is the...
unsaturated zone
aquifer
saturated zone
water table
An area of permeable sediment or rock that holds significant amounts of water is called a(n)...
aquifer
groundwater
water table
A bog is a type of wetland that is...
cool for part of the year and warm for part of the year
cool and highly acidic
warm, with grasses and bushes
warm, with trees and bushes
_________________ can flow downhill until it reaches and becomes part of a stream or other surface water.
headwaters
aquifers
groundwater
The type of water pollution created by runoff is...
toxic
bacterial
sediment
nutrient
Both bacterial and nutrient types of water pollution are caused by...
human/animal waste
motor oils and gasoline
runoff and soil from construction sites
A swamp is a type of wetland that is...
cool and highly acidic
warm, with grasses and bushes
warm, with trees and bushes
cool for part of the year and warm for part of the year
A _____________ is an area of land that is saturated with water for all or part of the year.
wetland
watershed
aquifer
A river and all of its ______________ together make up a river system.
wetlands
tributaries
groundwater
An underground layer of rock and sediment that holds water is called a(n) ________________.
aquifer
watershed
lake
Huge masses of snow and ice that move slowly over land are called ___________________.
ice sheets
icebergs
glaciers
Warmer wetlands that include bushes and grasses are called _______________.
bogs
swamps
marshes
A glacier that spreads out over land in all directions is called an _________________.
ice shelf
iceberg
ice sheet