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Duplicate of Water You Waiting For!?!
Duplicate of Water You Waiting For!?!
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Review game to prepare students for a test on water.
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1
This is a very expensive way of turning salt water into freshwater:
Building more dams
Water conservation
Desalination
Drilling more wells into aquifiers
2
Which of the following is a potential solution to prevent water shortages in the future?
Drinking less water
Transportation of water
Desalination
Charging people more money for water so they won't waste it
3
How much of the world is covered in water?
17%
71%
64%
84%
4
This is the term used to describe the flowing network formed by streams and rivers.
Watershed
River system
Surface water
Ground water
5
What does this diagram represent?
Eutrophication
Food web
Biomagnification
Water pollution
6
When algae blooms occur in water because of human contamination, it is called:
Biomagnification
Artificial Eutrophication
Mammal Eutrophication
Artificial Intelligence
7
This is freshwater found on the earth's surface.
Ground Water
Water shed
Surface Water
Freshwater
8
In order for water to return to the atmosphere from the ocean, it must _________.
Evaporate
Precipitate
Condensate
Transpire
9
Which of the following processes is NOT a part of the water cycle?
Condensation
Precipitation
Evaporation
Biomagnification
10
What percent of all the water on earth is freshwater?
100%
3%
50%
97%
11
The Area of the Earth's surface from which water percolates down into an aquifer is known as a:
Water shed
Recharge zone
Water table
Groundwater
12
This is a microorganism (like a virus, bacteria, or protozoan) that can cause disease.
Phytoplankton
Pathogen
Decomposers
<p>acryphorion</p>
13
What is artificial eutrophication usually caused by?
Fertilizer runoff
The decomposition of dead algae
Sewage
Detergents
14
<p>These are caused by the gravitational pull of the sun and moon</p>
Tsunami
Love
The Coriolis Effect
Tides
15
What percent of ocean pollution comes from activities on land?
100%
85%
55.5%
5%
16
The area of land that is drained by a river is called the ______.
Watershed
Estuary
Ocean
Groundwater
17
If you like it, what should you do?
<p>Shake It Off</p>
Put a Ring on It
<p>Write a country song about it</p>
Dance like nobody's watching
18
This is a type of pollution that originates from a single, identifiable source.
Non-point source pollution
Thermal pollution
Point source pollution
Biomagnification
19
Which of the following is NOT an example of point source water pollution?
Storm runoff
Leaking oil tanker
Leaking septic tank
Factory waste
20
This occurs when water evaporates from a plant's leaves back into the atmosphere (plant sweat)
Condensation
Transpiration
Evaporation
Precipitation
21
Which of the following causes the most ocean pollution?
Sewage sludge is dumped into the ocean
Oil spills from tankers and oil rigs
Pollutants are carried into the ocean by runoff
Ships dumping garbage
22
When the levels of a pollutant increases as you look at organisms in a food chain it is called:
Pollution
Food Web
Biomagnification
Artificial Eutrophication
23
Which part of the water cycle is occurring at step 2?
Precipitation
Runoff
Condensation
Evaporation
24
Which chemical compound is added to water during the treatment process to prevent tooth decay.
Fluoride
Iodide
Bromide
Chloride
25
What type of water pollution is due to water running into storm sewers from many places?
Ocean pollution
Point source pollution
Thermal pollution
Non-point source pollution
26
This type of lake contains an abundance of nutrients.
Atrophic
Euphoric
Eutrophic
This is not the correct answer
27
What happens to the sludge in water treatment?
It is incinerated
It is used as a fertilizer
It is made into building materials
It remains in the water
28
This is an underground formation that contains groundwater.
Water table
Groundwater
Aquifier
Surface water
29
What is the term used to describe water found beneath the Earth's surface in sediment and rocks
Aquifer
Water shed
Groundwater
Surface water
30
What is the most important factor in the creation of waves?
Wind
Fish Farts
Surfers
Gravity
31
This is the area of land that is drained by a river.
Water shed
River system
Freshwater
Surface water
32
What is the most important factor in world water movement?
Temperature
Water Density
Depth
Gravity
33
If a rock has the ability to allow water to flow through it, the rock is __________.
Permeable
Spongy
Small
Porous
34
What is the method of providing plants with water from sources other that rainfall?
Coagulation
Filtration
Aeration
Irrigation
35
What term is used to describe water that is safe to drink?
Potable
Fresh
Clean
Tasty
36
This kind of pollution is caused by nuclear power plants releasing warm water into the water.
Point source pollution
Biomagnification
Thermal pollution
Non-point source pollution