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What could fall from the sky during Precipitation?
A. Hail
B. Rain/Water in it's naturally form
C. sleet
D. All the Above
D. All the Above
Polar molecules are . . .
A. The amount of heat needed to increase the temperature of a certain mass of a substance by 1 degree Celsius.
B. A molecule that has electrically charged areas.
C. The tightness across the surface of the water.
D. The combined force of attraction among water molecules and with the molecules of surrounding materials.
B. A molecule that has electrically charged areas.
What is Earth’s atmosphere made of?
Earth’s Atmosphere is made of Atoms and molecules of different kinds of gases.
Hydrosphere
One of the four spheres on earth where water is located.
How much of a human’s mass is made up of water?
A human’s mass in water is nearly two thirds.
What is the process of supplying water to areas of land to make them suitable for growing crops?
A.Irrigation
B.Conservation
C.Weather
D.Water vapor
A. Irrigation
The saturated zone is . . .
A. The area of permeable rock soil that is totally filled with water
B. The layer of rock and soil above the water table.
C. The top of the saturated zone
D. Water rises because of pressure within an aquifer
A. The area of permeable rock soil that is totally filled with water
What is point source pollution?
A. Water that moves to a larger body of water
B. A specific source of pollution that can be identified
C. Widley spread source of pollution that cannot be tied to a specific source or origin
D. All the above
B. A specific source of pollution that can be I identified
Atmosphere
One of the four spheres on Earth located in the air.
What is coagulation?
Coagulation is the process by which particles in a liquid clump together.
Describe surface tension? P.S. this is a write out question.
Surface tension is the tightness across the surface of water that is caused by molecules pulling on one another.
Water pollution is . . .
A. The process of passing water through a series of screens that allow the water through, but not larger solid particles.
B. The land area that supplies water to a river.
C. The addition of any substance that has a negative effect on water or the living things that depend on the water.
D. The process by which particles in a liquid clump together.
C. The addition of any substance that has a negative effect on water or the living things that depend on the water.
What bodies of water make up a river system?
A river and all its tributaries make up a river system.
Lithosphere
One of the four spheres of the Earth that includes all land.
List 2 types of sediment/soil that are permeable.
2 types of sediment/soil that are permeable to water sand and gravel.
What property of water allows it to rise in a tube or straw?
A. Settling Basin
B. First Filltration
C. Callipary Action
D. Coagulation
C. Callipary Action
pH is . . .
A. The amount of one substance in a certain volume of another substance.
B. Wastewater and the different kinds of waste in it
C. How basic or acidic water is
D. The combined level of two minerals in a sample of water (calcium and magnesium)
C. How basic or acidic water
What are the seven steps in the filtration of the water process?
Coagulation, Setting Basins, Second Filtration, Chlorination, Aeration, Additional Treatment, and filtration.
Biosphere
One of the four spheres of the Earth that includes all living things.
List at least 3 ways that groundwater can be brought to the surface for human use.
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What is the best definition of the Ozone?
A. Widely spread gases in the atmosphere
B. Water in the sky
C. The envelope of gases that surrounds the planet
D. a form of oxygen that has three oxygen atoms in each molecule instead of the usual two
D. a form of oxygen that has three oxygen atoms in each molecule instead of the usual two
Chlorination is . . .
A. a form of oxygen that has three oxygen atoms in each molecule instead of the usual two
B. the condition of Earth’s atmosphere at a particular time and place
C. part of the water filtration system where chlorine is used to help kill organisms that make water unsafe to use or drink
D. Water in the form of a gas
C. Part of the water filtration system where chlorine is used to help kill organisms that make water unsafe to use or drink
How do Scientists divide up the Earth’s atmosphere? What are the names of each main division?
Scientists divide up the Earth’s atmosphere into the four main layers of earth.
Which step(s) of the water cycle has to do with the Atmosphere
Condensation and Evaporation
Give 2 examples of nonpoint source pollution and point source pollution.
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