Structure of the Hydrosphere Quiz***

Explore Earth's water! Master hydrosphere concepts like aquifers, watersheds & pollution.

Match each description with the correct term from the word bank below. 1. Aquifer Water that is stored in a permeable layer of rock between two impermeable layers.2. Impermeable Water CANNOT flow through it.3. Permeable Water CAN flow through it.4. Swamps A wetland dominated mostly by TREES.5. Marshes A wetland dominated mostly by GRASSES.6. Bogs A wetland dominated mostly by PEAT MOSS.7. River Basin All the streams, creeks and smaller rivers that flow into a larger river.8. Watershed The LAND that drains into waterways.9. Runoff Water running over Earth's surface.10. Hydrosphere ALL the WATER on Earth.11. Non-Point Source Pollution you CANNOT tell where it came from, such as runoff from farms and roads.12. Point Source Pollution you CAN tell where it came from, such as a pipe coming out of a factory.13. Icebergs Ice floating IN THE WATER.14. Glaciers Large sheets of ice moving slowly OVER LAND. 15. What percentage of earth's water is salt water? 97% 3% 79% 20% 16. Most of Earth's fresh water is frozen very high in salinity atmospheric vapor in lakes rivers 17. Glaciers leave deep glacial grooves in the earth. Ancient glacial grooves formed millions of years ago are evidence of what theory? Big Bang Evolution Continental Drift Natural Selection 18. We drill deep into glaciers and remove these, which show evidence of Earth's past climates. ice cores igneous rock fossils aquifers 19. What is the biggestpollutant of our waterways soaps from car washes oil spills from oil rigs ships agriculture (farm) runoff chemicals from factories 20. Name 2 ways you can REDUCEyour WATER USAGE 21. Name one way we can keep our waterwaysCLEAN. Bonus: What is the name of the LAW responsible for keeping our waterways clean? Bonus: Why are aquifers so important?