Impact on Water Systems - 7th Grade

Question 1

The highest point of land that makes boundaries at a watershed is called a

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Divide

Question 2

Fish don't like brackish water because of the salt and lack of minerals.

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False

Question 3

Which are effected most by a drought in Texas?

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Lakes, Freshwater, Runoff

Question 4

Is a large body of water that forms in a basin surrounded by land.

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Lake

Question 5

A glacier that forms in the mountain.

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Alpine Glacier

Question 6

Generally, water that lies below ground.

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Groundwater

Question 7

A body of water that flows within a channel.

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Stream

Question 8

Pollutants in freshwater systems effect all of the following but which one?

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Trash

Question 9

Glaciers are found on all continents.

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False

Question 10

A river is larger than a stream.

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True

Question 11

The majority of freshwater is found in the

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Groundwater

Question 12

Long columns of ice taken from glaciers.

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Ice Core

Question 13

The upper limit of the saturated zone.

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Water Table

Question 14

The measure of water's ability to flow through rock and sediment is

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Permeability

Question 15

What type of water is found in an estuary where freshwater and saltwater mix?

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Brackish Water

Question 16

Rain will make freshwater systems grow.

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True

Question 17

The process of removing salt from seawater.

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Desalination

Question 18

Water that has less than 0.2% salt dissolved in it.

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Freshwater

Question 19

A creek is larger than a brook.

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True

Question 20

An area of permeable sediment or rock that holds significant amounts of water.

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Aquifer

Question 21

An area of land that is saturated with water for part or all of the year.

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Wetland

Question 22

Which is not a type of Wetland?

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Rivers

Question 23

The water from groundwater and a watershed flow the same direction because of

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Gravity

Question 24

When a piece of a glacier breaks off into the water, it is called a

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Iceberg

Question 25

A glacier that spreads over land in all directions.

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Ice Sheet

Question 26

What is formed from large amounts of snow not melting and pressure pressing it into ice forms?

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Glaciers

Question 27

Area of land that drains runoff into a particular stream, lake, ocean, or other body of water.

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Watershed

Question 28

Ice that forms when seawater freezes.

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Sea Ice

Question 29

What does not affect global warming throughout the world?

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Not using fans

Question 30

What is a glacier continually doing?

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Moving downhill

Question 31

What can not happen from a well taking water out of an aquifer?

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Increase if groundwater

Question 32

How do people impact freshwater or groundwater?

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Fertilizers, pesticides, sewage, and other pollutants.

Question 33

Which is a type of wetland that is found mostly in a cooler climate?

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Bogs

Question 34

A measure of a rock's ability to hold water is

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Porosity

Question 35

Rocks can soak up water.

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True

Question 36

Wetlands are not beneficial to both wildlife and people.

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False

Question 37

A Glacier is made up of all ice.

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False

Question 38

Water that flows over Earth's surface.

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Runoff

Question 39

A coastal area where freshwater from rivers & streams mixes with salt water from seas or oceans

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Estuary

Question 40

You can eat parts of a glacier.

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True

Impact on Water Systems - 7th Grade

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Impact on Water Systems - 7th Grade

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