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Science 8: Unit 5 - Fresh and Saltwater Systems MEGA QUIZ

Question 1 of 12

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What is a continental glacier?

Select one of the following:

  • Glaciers that are formed in a mountain range

  • Huge mass of ice and snow, creating a glacier

  • A large body of saltwater

  • A large body of freshwater

Explanation

Question 2 of 12

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What is a valley glacier?

Select one of the following:

  • A large body of saltwater

  • Resulting from large calving off a continental glacier

  • Glaciers that are formed in a mountain range

  • Huge mass of ice and snow, creating a glacier

Explanation

Question 3 of 12

1

Fill the blank spaces to complete the text.

Things left by a valley glacier:

- Valley glaciers erode bowl-shaped basins called .
- If two or more glaciers erode the top of a mountain at different directions, a ridge called an or a peak called a can form.
- Valleys eroded by glaciers will be -shaped.

Explanation

Question 4 of 12

1

Fill the blank spaces to complete the text.

Fill in the blanks to the Water Cycle:

Water from the earth's surface and waters and rise into the atmosphere in the form of . It then back into liquid and falls in the form of .

Explanation

Question 5 of 12

1

Name the FIVE main sources of water on planet earth.

Select one or more of the following:

  • Glaciers, plants

  • Ice, glaciers

  • Precipitation

  • Groundwater, surface water

  • Oceans, aquifer

  • Oceans, seas

  • Rivers, streams

  • Mountains

  • Lakes, ponds

Explanation

Question 6 of 12

1

What is streamflow?

Select one of the following:

  • Resulting from large calving off a continental glacier

  • A large body of saltwater

  • Upstream area of a watershed where the water originates

  • Amount of water discharged from a watershed

Explanation

Question 7 of 12

1

What is deposition?

Select one of the following:

  • Amount of water discharged from a watershed

  • A large body of saltwater

  • When sediments in a river settle to the bottom

  • A large body of freshwater

Explanation

Question 8 of 12

1

Why is having too much sediment in a river unhealthy?

Select one of the following:

  • It can cause more floods

  • Sediment can transport pollutants

  • It can slow the river's speed

  • A and C only

Explanation

Question 9 of 12

1

How much salt content is in every 1000g of water?

Select one of the following:

  • 35

  • 43

  • 78

  • 16

Explanation

Question 10 of 12

1

Fill the blank spaces to complete the text.

Things to know about the ocean and tectonic plates:

- The is the amount of salt content in the water.
- A large dropoff in the middle of the ocean is called a because that is where the tectonic plate ends.
- A flat, shallow part of the ocean that is still a part of the continent. It is called a .
- Ocean occur when two tectonic plates compress. It is common for magma to erupt from it.
- occur when two tectonic plates overlap. This can create mountains.

Explanation

Question 11 of 12

1

The ocean's salt comes from rivers picking it up from the ground and collecting it.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 12 of 12

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Ocean ridges can be up to 2000km wide

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

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