Section #: 9.1
Surface Water Movement
Practice Test
1.
__________ is the measure of the volume of stream water that flows over a certain location over a given amount of time.
a.
runoff
b.
velocity
c.
bed load
d.
discharge
Hint
2.
How is Earth's water supply recycled?
a.
rivers
b.
through lakes
c.
the water cycle
d.
Water on Earth is not recycled.
Hint
3.
How can a watershed's water quality be measured?
a.
measuring the concentration of material in solution
b.
measuring the water temperature
c.
measuring the erosion
d.
measuring the average stream velocity
Hint
4.
What is the name for the land area that separates two watersheds?
a.
an island
b.
a divide
c.
a stream bank
d.
a peninsula
Hint
5.
If gardeners want more water to infiltrate into their gardens, how should they change the soil?
a.
decrease the amount of humus
b.
increase the amount of clay-sized particles
c.
increase the amount of coarse particles
d.
increase the amount of silt sized particles
Hint
6.
The graph shows the discharge of a river flowing through two cities. A discharge of 3.5 thousand cubic meters per second or more will cause the river to flood. Which city saw more flooding in March 1999?
a.
neither one flooded
b.
Wet Gulch
c.
Frankston
d.
They both saw the same amount.
Hint
7.
What is the broad, flat area that extends from the banks of a stream?
a.
a floodplain
b.
a meander
c.
a cut bank
d.
a channel
Hint
8.
Water that flows downslope along Earth's surface is called __________.
a.
discharge
b.
runoff
c.
precipitation
d.
bed load
9.
Soil with vegetation allows __________ water to infiltrate than soil without vegetation.
a.
less
b.
always ten times more
c.
more
d.
the same amount of
10.
What are large particles that are rolled or pushed on the bed of the stream called?
a.
bed load
b.
suspended load
c.
discharge
d.
runoff
Hint
