Earth Science: The Water Planet, Book H

Chapter 2: Freshwater at Earth's Surface

Chapter Review Quiz-English

1
What is runoff?
A)water that flows off the land after a rain
B)water that forms a glacier
C)water in the ocean
D)water that falls as snow
2
Where does the water in rivers and streams mostly come from?
A)rain
B)the ocean
C)lakes
D)melting glaciers
3
A meandering stream has __________.
A)many curves
B)few curves
C)a narrow stream bed
D)no known source
4
Where is sediment deposited in a meandering stream?
A)inside the bend
B)outside the bend
C)in the center
D)at the mouth
5
What separates drainage basins?
A)divides
B)mountains
C)valleys
D)streams
6
Streams form __________ valleys.
A)V-shaped
B)U-shaped
C)W-shaped
D)X-shaped
7
Sediment that is too large to be carried in streams is called a __________ load.
A)bed
B)suspended
C)dissolved
D)heavy
8
Streams drop their loads when they lose __________.
A)energy
B)heat
C)slope
D)water
9
Alluvial fans form on __________.
A)land
B)water
C)deltas
D)streambeds
10
A stream channel has a maximum distribution of 100 m3sup/in2. What happens when 150 m3/in2 flows through the channel?
A)the stream floods
B)the stream channel expands
C)the stream dries up
D)the stream erodes to meet the flow
11
Which is not a way to control flooding?
A)stop rivers
B)build levees
C)build dams
D)alter a stream channel
12
What formed the Great Lakes?
A)glaciers
B)construction workers
C)uplift
D)volcanoes
13
How can the movement of Earth's crust form a lake?
A)It could form a depression that fills with water.
B)It could dissolve a lake bed.
C)It could uplift the rock.
D)It could split open.
14
When a dam blocks the flow of a river, what happens?
A)It forms a reservoir.
B)It dries up the river.
C)The river moves around it.
D)The sediment in the river drops.
15
What organisms live in all parts of a lake?
A)single-celled organisms
B)frogs
C)birds
D)fish
16
A lake has filled up and become dry land. What caused this?
A)sediment from runoff
B)the Sun
C)a hole in the bottom of the lake
D)rainwater
17
When water in a lake mixes due to changing seasons, this is called __________.
A)turnover
B)convection
C)seasonal mixing
D)blending
18
What is a requirement for an area to be a wetland?
A)It must be covered in water sometime during the year.
B)It must be covered with water throughout the year.
C)It must contain lakes.
D)It must keep water stored underground.
19
A swamp that has cypress tress is called a __________.
A)cypress swamp
B)oak swamp
C)tree swamp
D)northern swamp
20
A wetland has few trees and shrubs. This is a __________.
A)marsh
B)swamp
C)bog
D)pond
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