Environmental Science Concept Review
Chapter 11 Test Review
Section 11-1: Water Resources
MATCHING
In the space provided, write the letter of the term or phrase that best matches the description. 1. underground formation containing groundwater 2. flowing network of surface water 3. area of Earth’s surface where water percolates down into the aquifer 4. area of land drained by a river 5. water stored under Earth’s surface
MULTIPLE CHOICE
In the space provided, write the letter of the term or phrase that best completes each statement or best answers each question. 6. How much of Earth’s water is fresh water? a. 1 percent c. 77 percent b. 3 percent d. 97 percent 7. Which of the following does not make up part of Earth’s surface water? a. wetlands c. aquifers b. rivers d. lakes 8. Which of the following statements helps to explain why fresh water is a limited resource? a. Most of Earth’s water is salt water. b. About 71 percent of Earth’s surface is covered by water. c. Most of Earth’s fresh water is not liquid water usable by humans. d. both (a) and (c) 9. Surface water becomes groundwater when it a. moves below the water table. b. condenses to form drops of liquid water. c. percolates into the recharge zone. d. flows onto the ground through a spring. 10. A rock’s ability to allow the flow of water through it is called a. permeability. c. recharge. b. porosity. d. distribution.
Review Section 11-2: Water Use and Management
MATCHING
In the space provided, write the letter of the term or phrase that best matches the description. 1. process of removing salt from salt water 2. disease-causing organism 3. safe to drink 4. method of providing water to plants other than by precipitation 5. artificial lake
MULTIPLE CHOICE
In the space provided, write the letter of the term or phrase that best completes each statement or best answers each question.
6. Which of the following activities accounts for the greatest
Section 11-1: Water Resources
MATCHING
In the space provided, write the letter of the term or phrase that best matches the description. 1. underground formation containing groundwater 2. flowing network of surface water 3. area of Earth’s surface where water percolates down into the aquifer 4. area of land drained by a river 5. water stored under Earth’s surface
MULTIPLE CHOICE
In the space provided, write the letter of the term or phrase that best completes each statement or best answers each question. 6. How much of Earth’s water is fresh water? a. 1 percent c. 77 percent b. 3 percent d. 97 percent 7. Which of the following does not make up part of Earth’s surface water? a. wetlands c. aquifers b. rivers d. lakes 8. Which of the following statements helps to explain why fresh water is a limited resource? a. Most of Earth’s water is salt water. b. About 71 percent of Earth’s surface is covered by water. c. Most of Earth’s fresh water is not liquid water usable by humans. d. both (a) and (c) 9. Surface water becomes groundwater when it a. moves below the water table. b. condenses to form drops of liquid water. c. percolates into the recharge zone. d. flows onto the ground through a spring. 10. A rock’s ability to allow the flow of water through it is called a. permeability. c. recharge. b. porosity. d. distribution.
Review Section 11-2: Water Use and Management
MATCHING
In the space provided, write the letter of the term or phrase that best matches the description. 1. process of removing salt from salt water 2. disease-causing organism 3. safe to drink 4. method of providing water to plants other than by precipitation 5. artificial lake
MULTIPLE CHOICE
In the space provided, write the letter of the term or phrase that best completes each statement or best answers each question.
6. Which of the following activities accounts for the greatest