First Six Weeks Aquatic Science
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- Q1
What proportion of the water on the Earth is fresh water?
3%
75%
97%
25%
300s - Q2
What is water quality?
water running off the hot pavement
Water's fitness for a particular use
water used mainly for agriculture
300s - Q3
How does water pollution affect aquatic life?
cloudy water blocks sunlight and slows plant growth
all of the answer choices
toxic chemicals are poisonous to living things
too much fertilizer causes the overgrowth of algae
300s - Q4
What are natural resources?
anything found on Earth that can't be made by humans
anything found in the hydrospherre
any recyclable substance
anything made in a factory
300s - Q5
The scientific word for water cycle is ____________________
neurological cycle
hydrological cycle
biological cycle
translogical cyce
300s - Q6
Most of the energy that drives the water cycle comes from ____________________
Earth's oceans
Earth's core
the equator
the sun
300s - Q7
_______________ is the driving force behind excess runoff after a big precipitation event.
precipitation
steepness of a hill
solar radiation
gravity
30s - Q8
Landfills (trash dumps) have liners to catch liquid pollution. This stops it from________
running off the surface
Infiltrating groundwater
entering lakes and streams
filling an underground cave
300s - Q9
How can the water table be raised?
by increased farming
by reducing pumping from wells
by adding more wells
by watering more plants
300s - Q10
Which is not a use of Groundwater?
A source of salt
drinking
washing clothes
farming and watering crops
300s - Q11
Which could help reduce groundwater pollution?
reduced use of pesticides and fertilizers on farms
improved waste treatment
educating the public on the importance of water resources
all answers shown
300s - Q12
Algae can grow on the surface of water by receiving __________________ from the water below
fertilizer
nutrients
energy
nitrogen
300s - Q13
Nearly all plants need light from the sun for ______________________
fertilizer
energy
nutrients
nitrogen
300s - Q14
What percent of North Americans rely on groundwater as their sole water supply?
50%
80%
26%
35%
300s - Q15
How much fresh water does the Earth contain?
75 million cubic miles
35 million cubic kilometers
50 million cubic kilomters
15 million cubic miles
30s