Surface Water

Question 1

Which statement best describes the streams on either side of the Great Divide?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

They feed different water sheds.

Question 2

Why are plants unable to grow at the bottom of lakes?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

Sunlight does not reach the bottom.

Question 3

Which phrase describes runoff?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

water from rain and snow that travels to streams

Question 4

Where do rivers usually begin?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

in mountainous regions

Question 5

Which statement identifies a reason to preserve wetlands?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

They store floodwaters.

Question 6

How do icebergs form?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

They break off large ice sheets found at the poles.

Question 7

Which phrase describes a feature of groundwater?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

feeds rivers

Question 8

How do rivers become larger as they travel across land?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

Tributaries combine, adding water to rivers.

Question 9

Which freshwater source is a permanent shallow body of water with plant life throughout?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

pond

Question 10

Where is groundwater found?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

below Earth’s surface

Surface Water Answers