
Hydrosphere quiz
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- Q1The cycle of processes by which water circulates between the Earth's oceans, atmosphere, and land is calledzone of saturationthe rock cyclethe water cyclegroundwater30s
- Q2All of the following are causes of runoff exceptsandy soil that absorbs water easilysteep slopelack of vegetationlots of rain all at once30s
- Q3A watershed isan area of land that drains all the streams and rainfall to a common placea large natural stream of water flowing in a channel to the seawhen animals shake water off their furthe shed grandpa owns30s
- Q4Which of the following correctly describes the distribution of Earth's freshwater?80% glaciers and icecaps, 10% groundwater, 5% rivers and lakes, 5% all other freshwater69% groundwater, 30% rivers and lakes, 1% all other69% glaciers and icecaps, 30% groundwater, 1% all other water50% glaciers and icecaps, 30% groundwater, 10% rivers and lakes, 10% biosphere30s
- Q5The distribution of Earth's water can be described as97% saltwater, 3% freshwater75% saltwater and 25% freshwater50% saltwater and 50% freshwater66% saltwater and 34% freshwater30s
- Q6A measure of how much of a soil or sediment is open space between grains or within cracks (also called pore space) is calledplasticityporositypermeabilitypurity30s
- Q7A measure of the ease with which a fluid can move through soil, rock, or another substance ispurityporosityplasticitypermeability30s
- Q8Water held underground in the soil or in pores and crevices in rock is calledinfiltrationpercolationgroundwatera well30s
- Q9What is an aquiferpermeable rock or sediment where water is storeda furry coat of wateran impermeable material separating to areas where water is storedan impermeable material that traps water30s
- Q10The type of load that a river can carry that is suspended in the water column and often makes the water look brown or green is calledrocky loaddissolved loadsuspended loadbed load30s
- Q11Which of the following is NOT an indicator of water quality?pHdissolved oxygentype of sediment at the bottom of the streamtemperature30s