Practice test Chapter 3

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Water

Practice test

Paragraph 1

Water in motion

In which form is water stored in the short water cycle?

1. Liquid and gas
2. Solid, liquid and gas
3. Solid and gas
4. Solid and liquid

Where is most of the fresh water stored?

1. In rivers
2. In all of the lakes in the world
3. In glaciers and landice
4. In aquifers

Which area is a dry area?

1. Indonesia
2. Tunisia
3. Russia

I. Areas with high rainfall never have a shortage of fresh water.
II. Areas with low rainfall may still have sufficient fresh water.

1. I is correct, II is incorrect.
2. I is incorrect, II is correct.
3. Both are correct.
4. Both are incorrect.

Paragraph 2

Water in balance

What is sustainable water management?

1. Re-using all of the water you are using
2. Only using renewable water sources
3. Using water more effeciently
4. Saving up all of the water, which comes in to a country

What is a water balance?

1. All the reserves of water in a country
2. All of the water which will be used
3. All of the water what comes in, and goes out of a country
4. All of the useful precipitation in a country

Why is a sustainable water management so important?

1. You can use multiple water sources at the same time
2. You will have spare room to store more water
3. You will use less water because of it
4. You will not have to worry about water in the future

Paragraph 3

Sometimes too much

Why is infiltration such an important aspect of lowering the chance of flooding?

1. Because the ground will slow down the water to the river
2. Because the water can move freely to the rivers
3. Because the plants also need water
4. Because the ground will dry, and it will become infertile

Floods will increase due to global warming. What are consequences of global warming?

1. Less evaporation
2. An increase of heavy rainfall
3. Growth of ice sheets and glaciers
4. Wider beaches

What is a measure on long term against floods?

1. Training citizens for flood prevention
2. Constructing dykes
3. Making room for the river
4. Safeguarding drinking water and food

Paragraph 4

Often too little

How can a water stress lead to a water war?

1. People need water, and will go to war to get it
2. People want to hoard water, so they can go to war because of it
3. Countries want to steal the water because it makes the country stronger

What is a physical water shortage?

1. Having no money to pay for the water
2. Having no water at all
3. Lacking fresh water in the area
4. Lacking drinking water

What can you do to eliminate water shortages?

1. Saving more water (using less)
2. Use aquifers
3. Use retention areas
4. Smarter irrigation

Paragraph 5

The Netherlands: The sea knocking at the front door

What is the tale of the dry feet?

1. Dutch people believe they are invincible to floods
2. Dutch people believe that if 1 dyke breaks, the entire country floods
3. Dutch people believe that the country will never have a water war
4. Dutch people believe that the entire county will sink below sea level

Only the low parts of The Netherlands can be flooded by the ocean. These parts are called:

1. Zeeland
2. Wadden
3. Kwellen
4. Polders

The Dutch coast is very well defended. What is the first line of defence against the sea?

1. The windmill parks at sea
2. Foredunes
3. The dykes
4. The dams

Will the Netherlands eventually end up above the sea level?

1. Yes
2. No

What type of polder is The Beemster?

1. Sea polder
2. Peat polder
3. Reclaimed lakefloor
4. IJsselmeerpolder

Paragraph 6

The Netherlands: Rivers knocking at the back door

What are the steps of the Three-step-strategy?

1. Store-discharge-hold
2. Hold-store-retain
3. Store-hold-retain
4. Hold-store-discharge

Why does the Netherlands make more room for the rivers?

1. Because then the rivers can discharge more water
2. Because people need recreation areas at the rivers
3. Because the rivers then can flow in a different direction
4. Because the rivers then can silt up more

I. The river bed belongs to the inside dyke area.

II. In 1995 many Dutch were evacuated, because the sea almost caused a dyke breakthrough.

1. I is correct, II is incorrect.
2. I is incorrect, II is correct.
3. Both are correct
4. Both are incorrect

Which parts of the chapter do you still find a bit difficult?

Working

Complete the support from Chapter 3.