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NDQ_000565
The Great Lakes
a. contain 12% of the worlds fresh surface water, b. are the worlds largest freshwater lakes, c. are so cold, not much lives in them, d. formed when tectonic faults created basins
b
Lesson: surface water Streams and Rivers: Look at the pictures of flowing water in Figure 13.4. A waterfall tumbles down a mountainside. A brook babbles through a forest. A river slowly meanders through a broad valley. What do all these forms of flowing water have in common? They are all streams. What Are Streams an...
NDQ_000566
Rift lakes form because of
a. glaciers, b. volcanoes, c. plate tectonics, d. none of the above
c
Lesson: surface water Streams and Rivers: Look at the pictures of flowing water in Figure 13.4. A waterfall tumbles down a mountainside. A brook babbles through a forest. A river slowly meanders through a broad valley. What do all these forms of flowing water have in common? They are all streams. What Are Streams an...
NDQ_000567
Lakes
a. are often the result of glaciation, b. are permanent features of a landscape, c. all become salty over time, d. none of these
a
Lesson: surface water Streams and Rivers: Look at the pictures of flowing water in Figure 13.4. A waterfall tumbles down a mountainside. A brook babbles through a forest. A river slowly meanders through a broad valley. What do all these forms of flowing water have in common? They are all streams. What Are Streams an...
NDQ_000568
Wetlands that have trees include
a. marshes, b. swamps, c. bogs, d. two of the above
b
Lesson: surface water Streams and Rivers: Look at the pictures of flowing water in Figure 13.4. A waterfall tumbles down a mountainside. A brook babbles through a forest. A river slowly meanders through a broad valley. What do all these forms of flowing water have in common? They are all streams. What Are Streams an...
NDQ_000569
A stream is
a. any water that flows downhill, b. a large amount of water that flows downhill, c. any water that flows downhill in a channel, d. any water in a channel or depression
c
Lesson: surface water Streams and Rivers: Look at the pictures of flowing water in Figure 13.4. A waterfall tumbles down a mountainside. A brook babbles through a forest. A river slowly meanders through a broad valley. What do all these forms of flowing water have in common? They are all streams. What Are Streams an...
NDQ_000570
A broad curve in a river is a
a. tributary, b. delta, c. floodplain, d. meander
d
Lesson: surface water Streams and Rivers: Look at the pictures of flowing water in Figure 13.4. A waterfall tumbles down a mountainside. A brook babbles through a forest. A river slowly meanders through a broad valley. What do all these forms of flowing water have in common? They are all streams. What Are Streams an...
NDQ_000571
A bog is generally covered with
a. grasses, b. cattails, c. mosses, d. shrubs
c
Lesson: surface water Streams and Rivers: Look at the pictures of flowing water in Figure 13.4. A waterfall tumbles down a mountainside. A brook babbles through a forest. A river slowly meanders through a broad valley. What do all these forms of flowing water have in common? They are all streams. What Are Streams an...
NDQ_000572
Why are wetlands useful?
a. They speed up runoff, b. They reduce the risk of floods, c. They are good places for golf courses, d. two of the above
b
Lesson: surface water Streams and Rivers: Look at the pictures of flowing water in Figure 13.4. A waterfall tumbles down a mountainside. A brook babbles through a forest. A river slowly meanders through a broad valley. What do all these forms of flowing water have in common? They are all streams. What Are Streams an...
NDQ_000573
Two water droplets fall on opposite sides of a divide. Those droplets will
a. eventually end up in the same ocean, b. eventually end up in two different oceans, c. rapidly end up in the same river, d. none of these
b
Lesson: surface water Streams and Rivers: Look at the pictures of flowing water in Figure 13.4. A waterfall tumbles down a mountainside. A brook babbles through a forest. A river slowly meanders through a broad valley. What do all these forms of flowing water have in common? They are all streams. What Are Streams an...
NDQ_000575
A small stream that flows into a bigger stream is called a
a. river, b. meander, c. tributary, d. river system
c
Lesson: surface water Streams and Rivers: Look at the pictures of flowing water in Figure 13.4. A waterfall tumbles down a mountainside. A brook babbles through a forest. A river slowly meanders through a broad valley. What do all these forms of flowing water have in common? They are all streams. What Are Streams an...
NDQ_000576
When a river reaches its mouth, it may drop its sediment and form a
a. divide, b. delta, c. basin, d. bog
b
Lesson: surface water Streams and Rivers: Look at the pictures of flowing water in Figure 13.4. A waterfall tumbles down a mountainside. A brook babbles through a forest. A river slowly meanders through a broad valley. What do all these forms of flowing water have in common? They are all streams. What Are Streams an...
NDQ_000578
A brook is a type of wetland.
a. true, b. false
b
Lesson: surface water Streams and Rivers: Look at the pictures of flowing water in Figure 13.4. A waterfall tumbles down a mountainside. A brook babbles through a forest. A river slowly meanders through a broad valley. What do all these forms of flowing water have in common? They are all streams. What Are Streams an...
NDQ_000581
A stream always flows from a higher to a lower elevation.
a. true, b. false
a
Lesson: surface water Streams and Rivers: Look at the pictures of flowing water in Figure 13.4. A waterfall tumbles down a mountainside. A brook babbles through a forest. A river slowly meanders through a broad valley. What do all these forms of flowing water have in common? They are all streams. What Are Streams an...
NDQ_000583
The bottom of a river channel is called the bank.
a. true, b. false
b
Lesson: surface water Streams and Rivers: Look at the pictures of flowing water in Figure 13.4. A waterfall tumbles down a mountainside. A brook babbles through a forest. A river slowly meanders through a broad valley. What do all these forms of flowing water have in common? They are all streams. What Are Streams an...
NDQ_000584
Streams usually begin with water from snow melt and possibly springs.
a. true, b. false
a
Lesson: surface water Streams and Rivers: Look at the pictures of flowing water in Figure 13.4. A waterfall tumbles down a mountainside. A brook babbles through a forest. A river slowly meanders through a broad valley. What do all these forms of flowing water have in common? They are all streams. What Are Streams an...
NDQ_000585
A single stream always has just one source.
a. true, b. false
b
Lesson: surface water Streams and Rivers: Look at the pictures of flowing water in Figure 13.4. A waterfall tumbles down a mountainside. A brook babbles through a forest. A river slowly meanders through a broad valley. What do all these forms of flowing water have in common? They are all streams. What Are Streams an...
NDQ_000586
A single stream will have a single water source.
a. true, b. false
b
Lesson: surface water Streams and Rivers: Look at the pictures of flowing water in Figure 13.4. A waterfall tumbles down a mountainside. A brook babbles through a forest. A river slowly meanders through a broad valley. What do all these forms of flowing water have in common? They are all streams. What Are Streams an...
NDQ_000587
Moving water slows down when it enters a body of still water.
a. true, b. false
a
Lesson: surface water Streams and Rivers: Look at the pictures of flowing water in Figure 13.4. A waterfall tumbles down a mountainside. A brook babbles through a forest. A river slowly meanders through a broad valley. What do all these forms of flowing water have in common? They are all streams. What Are Streams an...
NDQ_000588
A rivers basin is also called its bed.
a. true, b. false
b
Lesson: surface water Streams and Rivers: Look at the pictures of flowing water in Figure 13.4. A waterfall tumbles down a mountainside. A brook babbles through a forest. A river slowly meanders through a broad valley. What do all these forms of flowing water have in common? They are all streams. What Are Streams an...
NDQ_000589
The Great Lakes are in basins carved by glaciers.
a. true, b. false
a
Lesson: surface water Streams and Rivers: Look at the pictures of flowing water in Figure 13.4. A waterfall tumbles down a mountainside. A brook babbles through a forest. A river slowly meanders through a broad valley. What do all these forms of flowing water have in common? They are all streams. What Are Streams an...
NDQ_000590
A divide is the lowest point between two river basins.
a. true, b. false
b
Lesson: surface water Streams and Rivers: Look at the pictures of flowing water in Figure 13.4. A waterfall tumbles down a mountainside. A brook babbles through a forest. A river slowly meanders through a broad valley. What do all these forms of flowing water have in common? They are all streams. What Are Streams an...
NDQ_000591
A stream is a small river.
a. true, b. false
b
Lesson: surface water Streams and Rivers: Look at the pictures of flowing water in Figure 13.4. A waterfall tumbles down a mountainside. A brook babbles through a forest. A river slowly meanders through a broad valley. What do all these forms of flowing water have in common? They are all streams. What Are Streams an...
NDQ_000592
A floodplain may be very wide and flat.
a. true, b. false
a
Lesson: surface water Streams and Rivers: Look at the pictures of flowing water in Figure 13.4. A waterfall tumbles down a mountainside. A brook babbles through a forest. A river slowly meanders through a broad valley. What do all these forms of flowing water have in common? They are all streams. What Are Streams an...
NDQ_000593
All lakes have fresh water.
a. true, b. false
b
Lesson: surface water Streams and Rivers: Look at the pictures of flowing water in Figure 13.4. A waterfall tumbles down a mountainside. A brook babbles through a forest. A river slowly meanders through a broad valley. What do all these forms of flowing water have in common? They are all streams. What Are Streams an...
NDQ_000594
Sunlight may not be able to reach the bottom of a deep lake.
a. true, b. false
a
Lesson: surface water Streams and Rivers: Look at the pictures of flowing water in Figure 13.4. A waterfall tumbles down a mountainside. A brook babbles through a forest. A river slowly meanders through a broad valley. What do all these forms of flowing water have in common? They are all streams. What Are Streams an...
NDQ_000595
The Great Lakes are volcanic lakes.
a. true, b. false
b
Lesson: surface water Streams and Rivers: Look at the pictures of flowing water in Figure 13.4. A waterfall tumbles down a mountainside. A brook babbles through a forest. A river slowly meanders through a broad valley. What do all these forms of flowing water have in common? They are all streams. What Are Streams an...
NDQ_000596
small body of standing water
a. flood, b. lake, c. pond, d. river, e. stream, f. wetland, g. watershed
c
Lesson: surface water Streams and Rivers: Look at the pictures of flowing water in Figure 13.4. A waterfall tumbles down a mountainside. A brook babbles through a forest. A river slowly meanders through a broad valley. What do all these forms of flowing water have in common? They are all streams. What Are Streams an...
NDQ_000597
event in which a body of water overflows its banks
a. flood, b. lake, c. pond, d. river, e. stream, f. wetland, g. watershed
a
Lesson: surface water Streams and Rivers: Look at the pictures of flowing water in Figure 13.4. A waterfall tumbles down a mountainside. A brook babbles through a forest. A river slowly meanders through a broad valley. What do all these forms of flowing water have in common? They are all streams. What Are Streams an...
NDQ_000598
area that is covered with water or has soggy soil during all or part of the year
a. flood, b. lake, c. pond, d. river, e. stream, f. wetland, g. watershed
f
Lesson: surface water Streams and Rivers: Look at the pictures of flowing water in Figure 13.4. A waterfall tumbles down a mountainside. A brook babbles through a forest. A river slowly meanders through a broad valley. What do all these forms of flowing water have in common? They are all streams. What Are Streams an...
NDQ_000599
any body of fresh water that flows downhill in a channel
a. flood, b. lake, c. pond, d. river, e. stream, f. wetland, g. watershed
e
Lesson: surface water Streams and Rivers: Look at the pictures of flowing water in Figure 13.4. A waterfall tumbles down a mountainside. A brook babbles through a forest. A river slowly meanders through a broad valley. What do all these forms of flowing water have in common? They are all streams. What Are Streams an...
NDQ_000600
large body of fresh water that flows downhill in a channel
a. flood, b. lake, c. pond, d. river, e. stream, f. wetland, g. watershed
d
Lesson: surface water Streams and Rivers: Look at the pictures of flowing water in Figure 13.4. A waterfall tumbles down a mountainside. A brook babbles through a forest. A river slowly meanders through a broad valley. What do all these forms of flowing water have in common? They are all streams. What Are Streams an...
NDQ_000601
large body of standing water
a. flood, b. lake, c. pond, d. river, e. stream, f. wetland, g. watershed
b
Lesson: surface water Streams and Rivers: Look at the pictures of flowing water in Figure 13.4. A waterfall tumbles down a mountainside. A brook babbles through a forest. A river slowly meanders through a broad valley. What do all these forms of flowing water have in common? They are all streams. What Are Streams an...
NDQ_000602
all of the land drained by a river system
a. flood, b. lake, c. pond, d. river, e. stream, f. wetland, g. watershed
g
Lesson: surface water Streams and Rivers: Look at the pictures of flowing water in Figure 13.4. A waterfall tumbles down a mountainside. A brook babbles through a forest. A river slowly meanders through a broad valley. What do all these forms of flowing water have in common? They are all streams. What Are Streams an...
NDQ_000611
Groundwater usually
a. flows rapidly like an underground river, b. flows uphill or downhill depending on the topography, c. flows very slowly between grains of sediment, d. is stationary in an aquifer
c
Lesson: groundwater Groundwater: Freshwater below Earths surface is called groundwater. The water infiltrates, or seeps down into, the ground from the surface. How does this happen? And where does the water go? Porous and Impermeable Rock: Water infiltrates the ground because soil and rock are porous. Between the gr...
NDQ_000613
What are the two features of a good aquifer?
a. high porosity and high permeability, b. low porosity and high permeability, c. high porosity and low permeability, d. low porosity and low permeability
a
Lesson: groundwater Groundwater: Freshwater below Earths surface is called groundwater. The water infiltrates, or seeps down into, the ground from the surface. How does this happen? And where does the water go? Porous and Impermeable Rock: Water infiltrates the ground because soil and rock are porous. Between the gr...
NDQ_000615
During very wet times, the water table will
a. stay the same, b. rise, c. fall, d. hard to know; water tables are not affected by surface conditions
b
Lesson: groundwater Groundwater: Freshwater below Earths surface is called groundwater. The water infiltrates, or seeps down into, the ground from the surface. How does this happen? And where does the water go? Porous and Impermeable Rock: Water infiltrates the ground because soil and rock are porous. Between the gr...
NDQ_000616
Water replenishes an aquifer from
a. glacial meltwater, b. rainfall, c. snow melt, d. all of these
d
Lesson: groundwater Groundwater: Freshwater below Earths surface is called groundwater. The water infiltrates, or seeps down into, the ground from the surface. How does this happen? And where does the water go? Porous and Impermeable Rock: Water infiltrates the ground because soil and rock are porous. Between the gr...
NDQ_000619
Geysers erupt because
a. pressure builds until the water breaks through, b. they have much more water than hot springs, c. the water needs to get downhill in a hurry, d. they are above a volcano that is about to erupt
a
Lesson: groundwater Groundwater: Freshwater below Earths surface is called groundwater. The water infiltrates, or seeps down into, the ground from the surface. How does this happen? And where does the water go? Porous and Impermeable Rock: Water infiltrates the ground because soil and rock are porous. Between the gr...
NDQ_000624
The water table in an area may rise or fall.
a. true, b. false
a
Lesson: groundwater Groundwater: Freshwater below Earths surface is called groundwater. The water infiltrates, or seeps down into, the ground from the surface. How does this happen? And where does the water go? Porous and Impermeable Rock: Water infiltrates the ground because soil and rock are porous. Between the gr...
NDQ_000627
An aquifer usually forms in a layer of clay.
a. true, b. false
b
Lesson: groundwater Groundwater: Freshwater below Earths surface is called groundwater. The water infiltrates, or seeps down into, the ground from the surface. How does this happen? And where does the water go? Porous and Impermeable Rock: Water infiltrates the ground because soil and rock are porous. Between the gr...
NDQ_000629
The rock layer below an aquifer always consists of permeable rock.
a. true, b. false
b
Lesson: groundwater Groundwater: Freshwater below Earths surface is called groundwater. The water infiltrates, or seeps down into, the ground from the surface. How does this happen? And where does the water go? Porous and Impermeable Rock: Water infiltrates the ground because soil and rock are porous. Between the gr...
NDQ_000630
Water in hot springs is heated by hot magma.
a. true, b. false
a
Lesson: groundwater Groundwater: Freshwater below Earths surface is called groundwater. The water infiltrates, or seeps down into, the ground from the surface. How does this happen? And where does the water go? Porous and Impermeable Rock: Water infiltrates the ground because soil and rock are porous. Between the gr...
NDQ_000631
Very few land areas have aquifers beneath them.
a. true, b. false
b
Lesson: groundwater Groundwater: Freshwater below Earths surface is called groundwater. The water infiltrates, or seeps down into, the ground from the surface. How does this happen? And where does the water go? Porous and Impermeable Rock: Water infiltrates the ground because soil and rock are porous. Between the gr...
NDQ_000632
Aquifers are generally found at the same depths.
a. true, b. false
b
Lesson: groundwater Groundwater: Freshwater below Earths surface is called groundwater. The water infiltrates, or seeps down into, the ground from the surface. How does this happen? And where does the water go? Porous and Impermeable Rock: Water infiltrates the ground because soil and rock are porous. Between the gr...
NDQ_000633
It is impossible for an aquifer to ever run dry.
a. true, b. false
b
Lesson: groundwater Groundwater: Freshwater below Earths surface is called groundwater. The water infiltrates, or seeps down into, the ground from the surface. How does this happen? And where does the water go? Porous and Impermeable Rock: Water infiltrates the ground because soil and rock are porous. Between the gr...
NDQ_000634
The Ogallala aquifer is one of the biggest aquifers in the world.
a. true, b. false
a
Lesson: groundwater Groundwater: Freshwater below Earths surface is called groundwater. The water infiltrates, or seeps down into, the ground from the surface. How does this happen? And where does the water go? Porous and Impermeable Rock: Water infiltrates the ground because soil and rock are porous. Between the gr...
NDQ_000635
Land use in an area can affect the amount of water that is available to enter groundwater.
a. true, b. false
a
Lesson: groundwater Groundwater: Freshwater below Earths surface is called groundwater. The water infiltrates, or seeps down into, the ground from the surface. How does this happen? And where does the water go? Porous and Impermeable Rock: Water infiltrates the ground because soil and rock are porous. Between the gr...
NDQ_000636
Much of the water taken from the Ogallala aquifer is used to irrigate crops.
a. true, b. false
a
Lesson: groundwater Groundwater: Freshwater below Earths surface is called groundwater. The water infiltrates, or seeps down into, the ground from the surface. How does this happen? And where does the water go? Porous and Impermeable Rock: Water infiltrates the ground because soil and rock are porous. Between the gr...
NDQ_000637
A good aquifer has rock in it that is porous and permeable.
a. true, b. false
a
Lesson: groundwater Groundwater: Freshwater below Earths surface is called groundwater. The water infiltrates, or seeps down into, the ground from the surface. How does this happen? And where does the water go? Porous and Impermeable Rock: Water infiltrates the ground because soil and rock are porous. Between the gr...
NDQ_000638
The bottom layer of an aquifer has impermeable rock.
a. true, b. false
a
Lesson: groundwater Groundwater: Freshwater below Earths surface is called groundwater. The water infiltrates, or seeps down into, the ground from the surface. How does this happen? And where does the water go? Porous and Impermeable Rock: Water infiltrates the ground because soil and rock are porous. Between the gr...
NDQ_000639
Many hot springs are also mineral springs.
a. true, b. false
a
Lesson: groundwater Groundwater: Freshwater below Earths surface is called groundwater. The water infiltrates, or seeps down into, the ground from the surface. How does this happen? And where does the water go? Porous and Impermeable Rock: Water infiltrates the ground because soil and rock are porous. Between the gr...
NDQ_000640
The water table keeps water in an aquifer from seeping deeper underground.
a. true, b. false
b
Lesson: groundwater Groundwater: Freshwater below Earths surface is called groundwater. The water infiltrates, or seeps down into, the ground from the surface. How does this happen? And where does the water go? Porous and Impermeable Rock: Water infiltrates the ground because soil and rock are porous. Between the gr...
NDQ_000641
Water flows out of a well due to gravity.
a. true, b. false
b
Lesson: groundwater Groundwater: Freshwater below Earths surface is called groundwater. The water infiltrates, or seeps down into, the ground from the surface. How does this happen? And where does the water go? Porous and Impermeable Rock: Water infiltrates the ground because soil and rock are porous. Between the gr...
NDQ_000642
not having tiny holes that water can pass through
a. aquifer, b. groundwater, c. porous, d. water table, e. well, f. recharge, g. impermeable
g
Lesson: groundwater Groundwater: Freshwater below Earths surface is called groundwater. The water infiltrates, or seeps down into, the ground from the surface. How does this happen? And where does the water go? Porous and Impermeable Rock: Water infiltrates the ground because soil and rock are porous. Between the gr...
NDQ_000643
underground rock layer that is saturated with water
a. aquifer, b. groundwater, c. porous, d. water table, e. well, f. recharge, g. impermeable
a
Lesson: groundwater Groundwater: Freshwater below Earths surface is called groundwater. The water infiltrates, or seeps down into, the ground from the surface. How does this happen? And where does the water go? Porous and Impermeable Rock: Water infiltrates the ground because soil and rock are porous. Between the gr...
NDQ_000644
having tiny holes that water can pass through
a. aquifer, b. groundwater, c. porous, d. water table, e. well, f. recharge, g. impermeable
c
Lesson: groundwater Groundwater: Freshwater below Earths surface is called groundwater. The water infiltrates, or seeps down into, the ground from the surface. How does this happen? And where does the water go? Porous and Impermeable Rock: Water infiltrates the ground because soil and rock are porous. Between the gr...
NDQ_000645
top of an underground rock layer that is saturated with water
a. aquifer, b. groundwater, c. porous, d. water table, e. well, f. recharge, g. impermeable
d
Lesson: groundwater Groundwater: Freshwater below Earths surface is called groundwater. The water infiltrates, or seeps down into, the ground from the surface. How does this happen? And where does the water go? Porous and Impermeable Rock: Water infiltrates the ground because soil and rock are porous. Between the gr...
NDQ_000646
hole dug or drilled into the ground to reach an aquifer
a. aquifer, b. groundwater, c. porous, d. water table, e. well, f. recharge, g. impermeable
e
Lesson: groundwater Groundwater: Freshwater below Earths surface is called groundwater. The water infiltrates, or seeps down into, the ground from the surface. How does this happen? And where does the water go? Porous and Impermeable Rock: Water infiltrates the ground because soil and rock are porous. Between the gr...
NDQ_000647
fresh water below Earths surface
a. aquifer, b. groundwater, c. porous, d. water table, e. well, f. recharge, g. impermeable
b
Lesson: groundwater Groundwater: Freshwater below Earths surface is called groundwater. The water infiltrates, or seeps down into, the ground from the surface. How does this happen? And where does the water go? Porous and Impermeable Rock: Water infiltrates the ground because soil and rock are porous. Between the gr...
NDQ_000648
water that enters an aquifer
a. aquifer, b. groundwater, c. porous, d. water table, e. well, f. recharge, g. impermeable
f
Lesson: groundwater Groundwater: Freshwater below Earths surface is called groundwater. The water infiltrates, or seeps down into, the ground from the surface. How does this happen? And where does the water go? Porous and Impermeable Rock: Water infiltrates the ground because soil and rock are porous. Between the gr...
NDQ_000649
Water infiltrates the ground where rock is
a. permeable, b. recharged, c. saturated, d. shallow
a
Lesson: groundwater Groundwater: Freshwater below Earths surface is called groundwater. The water infiltrates, or seeps down into, the ground from the surface. How does this happen? And where does the water go? Porous and Impermeable Rock: Water infiltrates the ground because soil and rock are porous. Between the gr...
NDQ_000650
The water in an aquifer is more likely to be polluted if the aquifer
a. is close to the surface, b. does not have a water table, c. lies below a layer of impermeable rock, d. is recharged as quickly as water is remove
a
Lesson: groundwater Groundwater: Freshwater below Earths surface is called groundwater. The water infiltrates, or seeps down into, the ground from the surface. How does this happen? And where does the water go? Porous and Impermeable Rock: Water infiltrates the ground because soil and rock are porous. Between the gr...
NDQ_000651
The Ogallala aquifer is an important source of water in the American
a. Southwest, b. Northeast, c. Southeast, d. Midwest
d
Lesson: groundwater Groundwater: Freshwater below Earths surface is called groundwater. The water infiltrates, or seeps down into, the ground from the surface. How does this happen? And where does the water go? Porous and Impermeable Rock: Water infiltrates the ground because soil and rock are porous. Between the gr...
NDQ_000652
Water in a spring comes from a
a. river or stream, b. lake or pond, c. layer of rock, d. none of the above
c
Lesson: groundwater Groundwater: Freshwater below Earths surface is called groundwater. The water infiltrates, or seeps down into, the ground from the surface. How does this happen? And where does the water go? Porous and Impermeable Rock: Water infiltrates the ground because soil and rock are porous. Between the gr...
NDQ_000653
The majority of Earths liquid fresh water is found in
a. rocks, b. lakes, c. rivers, d. springs
a
Lesson: groundwater Groundwater: Freshwater below Earths surface is called groundwater. The water infiltrates, or seeps down into, the ground from the surface. How does this happen? And where does the water go? Porous and Impermeable Rock: Water infiltrates the ground because soil and rock are porous. Between the gr...
NDQ_000654
An aquifer is recharged by
a. a well, b. surface water, c. the water table, d. a spring or geyser
b
Lesson: groundwater Groundwater: Freshwater below Earths surface is called groundwater. The water infiltrates, or seeps down into, the ground from the surface. How does this happen? And where does the water go? Porous and Impermeable Rock: Water infiltrates the ground because soil and rock are porous. Between the gr...
NDQ_000655
Rock that holds as much water as possible is said to be
a. recharged, b. saturated, c. impermeable, d. infiltrate
b
Lesson: groundwater Groundwater: Freshwater below Earths surface is called groundwater. The water infiltrates, or seeps down into, the ground from the surface. How does this happen? And where does the water go? Porous and Impermeable Rock: Water infiltrates the ground because soil and rock are porous. Between the gr...
NDQ_000656
Sources of water vapor in Earths very early atmosphere included
a. volcanic eruptions, b. precipitation, c. the oceans, d. the moon
a
Lesson: introduction to the oceans How the Oceans Formed: When Earth formed 4.6 billion years ago, it would not have been called the water planet. There were no oceans then. In fact, there was no liquid water at all. Early Earth was too hot for liquid water to exist. Earths early years were spent as molten rock and me...
NDQ_000657
What percent of the Earth is covered in salt water oceans?
a. 82%, b. 71%, c. 65%, d. 49%
b
Lesson: introduction to the oceans How the Oceans Formed: When Earth formed 4.6 billion years ago, it would not have been called the water planet. There were no oceans then. In fact, there was no liquid water at all. Early Earth was too hot for liquid water to exist. Earths early years were spent as molten rock and me...
NDQ_000658
Gases the oceans exchange with the atmosphere include
a. oxygen, b. carbon dioxide, c. water vapor, d. all of the above
d
Lesson: introduction to the oceans How the Oceans Formed: When Earth formed 4.6 billion years ago, it would not have been called the water planet. There were no oceans then. In fact, there was no liquid water at all. Early Earth was too hot for liquid water to exist. Earths early years were spent as molten rock and me...
NDQ_000659
Coastal areas have a milder climate than inland areas because
a. water does not change temperature as rapidly as land, b. currents move warm and cold water around, c. breezes blow between land and sea, d. all of these
d
Lesson: introduction to the oceans How the Oceans Formed: When Earth formed 4.6 billion years ago, it would not have been called the water planet. There were no oceans then. In fact, there was no liquid water at all. Early Earth was too hot for liquid water to exist. Earths early years were spent as molten rock and me...
NDQ_000660
Ocean water everywhere has a relatively moderate temperature because
a. water flows throughout all the worlds oceans, b. water warms up and cools down more quickly than land, c. landmasses protect the oceans from temperature changes, d. all of the above
a
Lesson: introduction to the oceans How the Oceans Formed: When Earth formed 4.6 billion years ago, it would not have been called the water planet. There were no oceans then. In fact, there was no liquid water at all. Early Earth was too hot for liquid water to exist. Earths early years were spent as molten rock and me...
NDQ_000661
Compared with shallow water, deeper water is
a. saltier and colder, b. saltier and warmer, c. less salty and colder, d. less salty and warmer
a
Lesson: introduction to the oceans How the Oceans Formed: When Earth formed 4.6 billion years ago, it would not have been called the water planet. There were no oceans then. In fact, there was no liquid water at all. Early Earth was too hot for liquid water to exist. Earths early years were spent as molten rock and me...
NDQ_000662
Salt in the oceans comes from
a. deep-sea hydrothermal vents, b. near shore salt deposits, c. river inflow, d. mid-ocean ridges
c
Lesson: introduction to the oceans How the Oceans Formed: When Earth formed 4.6 billion years ago, it would not have been called the water planet. There were no oceans then. In fact, there was no liquid water at all. Early Earth was too hot for liquid water to exist. Earths early years were spent as molten rock and me...
NDQ_000663
Some ocean zones are based on
a. distance from the equator, b. depth of water, c. longitude, d. two of the above
b
Lesson: introduction to the oceans How the Oceans Formed: When Earth formed 4.6 billion years ago, it would not have been called the water planet. There were no oceans then. In fact, there was no liquid water at all. Early Earth was too hot for liquid water to exist. Earths early years were spent as molten rock and me...
NDQ_000664
Which ocean zone receives a lot of sunlight and nutrients?
a. oceanic zone, b. aphotic zone, c. neritic zone, d. benthic zone
c
Lesson: introduction to the oceans How the Oceans Formed: When Earth formed 4.6 billion years ago, it would not have been called the water planet. There were no oceans then. In fact, there was no liquid water at all. Early Earth was too hot for liquid water to exist. Earths early years were spent as molten rock and me...
NDQ_000665
The ocean zone that is always covered by water, but is fairly shallow in depth is the
a. intertidal zone, b. oceanic zone, c. photic zone, d. neritic zone
a
Lesson: introduction to the oceans How the Oceans Formed: When Earth formed 4.6 billion years ago, it would not have been called the water planet. There were no oceans then. In fact, there was no liquid water at all. Early Earth was too hot for liquid water to exist. Earths early years were spent as molten rock and me...
NDQ_000667
Earths present oceans include the
a. Antarctic Ocean, b. Tethys Ocean, c. Indian Ocean, d. two of the above
d
Lesson: introduction to the oceans How the Oceans Formed: When Earth formed 4.6 billion years ago, it would not have been called the water planet. There were no oceans then. In fact, there was no liquid water at all. Early Earth was too hot for liquid water to exist. Earths early years were spent as molten rock and me...
NDQ_000668
Most nutrients enter ocean water from the
a. land, b. ocean floor, c. aphotic zone, d. atmosphere
a
Lesson: introduction to the oceans How the Oceans Formed: When Earth formed 4.6 billion years ago, it would not have been called the water planet. There were no oceans then. In fact, there was no liquid water at all. Early Earth was too hot for liquid water to exist. Earths early years were spent as molten rock and me...
NDQ_000670
The oceans influence Earths atmosphere.
a. true, b. false
a
Lesson: introduction to the oceans How the Oceans Formed: When Earth formed 4.6 billion years ago, it would not have been called the water planet. There were no oceans then. In fact, there was no liquid water at all. Early Earth was too hot for liquid water to exist. Earths early years were spent as molten rock and me...
NDQ_000673
Fewer organisms live in the oceans than on the land.
a. true, b. false
b
Lesson: introduction to the oceans How the Oceans Formed: When Earth formed 4.6 billion years ago, it would not have been called the water planet. There were no oceans then. In fact, there was no liquid water at all. Early Earth was too hot for liquid water to exist. Earths early years were spent as molten rock and me...
NDQ_000675
Early Earth was too cold for liquid water to exist.
a. true, b. false
b
Lesson: introduction to the oceans How the Oceans Formed: When Earth formed 4.6 billion years ago, it would not have been called the water planet. There were no oceans then. In fact, there was no liquid water at all. Early Earth was too hot for liquid water to exist. Earths early years were spent as molten rock and me...
NDQ_000676
The Dead Sea is extremely saline due to high evaporation.
a. true, b. false
a
Lesson: introduction to the oceans How the Oceans Formed: When Earth formed 4.6 billion years ago, it would not have been called the water planet. There were no oceans then. In fact, there was no liquid water at all. Early Earth was too hot for liquid water to exist. Earths early years were spent as molten rock and me...
NDQ_000677
Oceans cover more than 70 percent of Earths surface.
a. true, b. false
a
Lesson: introduction to the oceans How the Oceans Formed: When Earth formed 4.6 billion years ago, it would not have been called the water planet. There were no oceans then. In fact, there was no liquid water at all. Early Earth was too hot for liquid water to exist. Earths early years were spent as molten rock and me...
NDQ_000678
Earths oceans have always had the same configuration.
a. true, b. false
b
Lesson: introduction to the oceans How the Oceans Formed: When Earth formed 4.6 billion years ago, it would not have been called the water planet. There were no oceans then. In fact, there was no liquid water at all. Early Earth was too hot for liquid water to exist. Earths early years were spent as molten rock and me...
NDQ_000679
Coastal areas always have colder climates than inland areas.
a. true, b. false
b
Lesson: introduction to the oceans How the Oceans Formed: When Earth formed 4.6 billion years ago, it would not have been called the water planet. There were no oceans then. In fact, there was no liquid water at all. Early Earth was too hot for liquid water to exist. Earths early years were spent as molten rock and me...
NDQ_000680
Ocean water is saltier than any other water on Earths surface.
a. true, b. false
a
Lesson: introduction to the oceans How the Oceans Formed: When Earth formed 4.6 billion years ago, it would not have been called the water planet. There were no oceans then. In fact, there was no liquid water at all. Early Earth was too hot for liquid water to exist. Earths early years were spent as molten rock and me...
NDQ_000681
Most nutrients in the ocean are washed in from the land.
a. true, b. false
a
Lesson: introduction to the oceans How the Oceans Formed: When Earth formed 4.6 billion years ago, it would not have been called the water planet. There were no oceans then. In fact, there was no liquid water at all. Early Earth was too hot for liquid water to exist. Earths early years were spent as molten rock and me...
NDQ_000682
The amount of salt in ocean water is the same everywhere on Earth.
a. true, b. false
b
Lesson: introduction to the oceans How the Oceans Formed: When Earth formed 4.6 billion years ago, it would not have been called the water planet. There were no oceans then. In fact, there was no liquid water at all. Early Earth was too hot for liquid water to exist. Earths early years were spent as molten rock and me...
NDQ_000683
About 250 million years ago, there was one world ocean known as Pansea.
a. true, b. false
b
Lesson: introduction to the oceans How the Oceans Formed: When Earth formed 4.6 billion years ago, it would not have been called the water planet. There were no oceans then. In fact, there was no liquid water at all. Early Earth was too hot for liquid water to exist. Earths early years were spent as molten rock and me...
NDQ_000684
The climate of inland areas is affected by oceans.
a. true, b. false
a
Lesson: introduction to the oceans How the Oceans Formed: When Earth formed 4.6 billion years ago, it would not have been called the water planet. There were no oceans then. In fact, there was no liquid water at all. Early Earth was too hot for liquid water to exist. Earths early years were spent as molten rock and me...
NDQ_000685
The water may be very deep in the neritic zone.
a. true, b. false
b
Lesson: introduction to the oceans How the Oceans Formed: When Earth formed 4.6 billion years ago, it would not have been called the water planet. There were no oceans then. In fact, there was no liquid water at all. Early Earth was too hot for liquid water to exist. Earths early years were spent as molten rock and me...
NDQ_000686
Nutrients may be scarce in the oceanic zone.
a. true, b. false
a
Lesson: introduction to the oceans How the Oceans Formed: When Earth formed 4.6 billion years ago, it would not have been called the water planet. There were no oceans then. In fact, there was no liquid water at all. Early Earth was too hot for liquid water to exist. Earths early years were spent as molten rock and me...
NDQ_000687
Temperature and pressure increase as you go deeper below the oceans surface.
a. true, b. false
b
Lesson: introduction to the oceans How the Oceans Formed: When Earth formed 4.6 billion years ago, it would not have been called the water planet. There were no oceans then. In fact, there was no liquid water at all. Early Earth was too hot for liquid water to exist. Earths early years were spent as molten rock and me...
NDQ_000688
ocean zone that is closest to shore
a. aphotic zone, b. benthic zone, c. intertidal zone, d. neritic zone, e. oceanic zone, f. sodium chloride, g. carbon dioxide
c
Lesson: introduction to the oceans How the Oceans Formed: When Earth formed 4.6 billion years ago, it would not have been called the water planet. There were no oceans then. In fact, there was no liquid water at all. Early Earth was too hot for liquid water to exist. Earths early years were spent as molten rock and me...
NDQ_000689
dissolved gas in ocean water
a. aphotic zone, b. benthic zone, c. intertidal zone, d. neritic zone, e. oceanic zone, f. sodium chloride, g. carbon dioxide
g
Lesson: introduction to the oceans How the Oceans Formed: When Earth formed 4.6 billion years ago, it would not have been called the water planet. There were no oceans then. In fact, there was no liquid water at all. Early Earth was too hot for liquid water to exist. Earths early years were spent as molten rock and me...
NDQ_000690
open ocean beyond the continental shelf
a. aphotic zone, b. benthic zone, c. intertidal zone, d. neritic zone, e. oceanic zone, f. sodium chloride, g. carbon dioxide
e
Lesson: introduction to the oceans How the Oceans Formed: When Earth formed 4.6 billion years ago, it would not have been called the water planet. There were no oceans then. In fact, there was no liquid water at all. Early Earth was too hot for liquid water to exist. Earths early years were spent as molten rock and me...
NDQ_000691
ocean zone on the ocean floor
a. aphotic zone, b. benthic zone, c. intertidal zone, d. neritic zone, e. oceanic zone, f. sodium chloride, g. carbon dioxide
b
Lesson: introduction to the oceans How the Oceans Formed: When Earth formed 4.6 billion years ago, it would not have been called the water planet. There were no oceans then. In fact, there was no liquid water at all. Early Earth was too hot for liquid water to exist. Earths early years were spent as molten rock and me...
NDQ_000692
ocean zone where sunlight does not reach
a. aphotic zone, b. benthic zone, c. intertidal zone, d. neritic zone, e. oceanic zone, f. sodium chloride, g. carbon dioxide
a
Lesson: introduction to the oceans How the Oceans Formed: When Earth formed 4.6 billion years ago, it would not have been called the water planet. There were no oceans then. In fact, there was no liquid water at all. Early Earth was too hot for liquid water to exist. Earths early years were spent as molten rock and me...
NDQ_000693
main salt in ocean water
a. aphotic zone, b. benthic zone, c. intertidal zone, d. neritic zone, e. oceanic zone, f. sodium chloride, g. carbon dioxide
f
Lesson: introduction to the oceans How the Oceans Formed: When Earth formed 4.6 billion years ago, it would not have been called the water planet. There were no oceans then. In fact, there was no liquid water at all. Early Earth was too hot for liquid water to exist. Earths early years were spent as molten rock and me...