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Earth Science water quiz
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1
What does transpiration mean?
Evaporation from the ocean
Evaporation from the leaves of plants
Infiltration
Percolation
2
How does non-point pollution reach bodies of water?
by condensation
by evaporation
by runoff
by water treatment
3
What are rock and soil deposited by streams called?
sinkholes
aquifer
sediment
stalagmites
4
Large materials, such as gravel and pebbles, carried along by a stream are called the...
Mature load
Dissolved load
Bed load
Suspended load
5
What powers the water cycle?
ocean currents
rain and snow
sun's energy
springs and wells
6
Muddy rivers that carry small rocks and soil are called its...
Dissolved load
Suspended load
Rejuvenated load
Bed load
7
Which part of the hydrologic cycle is working against gravity?
Evaporation
Condensation
Infiltration
Precipitation
8
Which of the following refers to the area of land where all of the water drains?
Watershed
Water Table
Channel
Gradient
9
An alluvial fan is found...
At the bottom of a swamp
at the base of a shallow river emptying into the ocean
at the base of a mountain stream on dry land
In the middle of the desert
10
What is the path that a stream follows called?
Route
Channel
Zone of saturation
Gradient
11
Which of the following terms refers to the steepness of the slope of a stream or river?
Watershed
Gradient
Tributary
Channel
12
Runoff containing pesticides and fertilizer from neighborhood lawns is called
fertilizer pollution
point-source pollution
runoff pollution
non-point source pollution
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Material carried in a river in solution is called a river's...
Mature load
Dissolved load
Bed load
Suspended load
