Science questions on wetlands?

Question

1: Wetlands are a biome.

True

False

2: Certain types of climates being inhabited by certain types of living things are a ___________.

atmosphere

Biome

3: Salt marshes can be Estuaries only if the salt water mixes with__________.

Freshwater

mud

4: Wetlands are hard to define because they take so many forms.

True

False

5: Swamps are defined as wetlands.

True

False

6: Bogs are wetlands covered by a moss called peat.

True

False

7: Nature recycles the earth's water supply through a process known as the water cycle or hydrologic cycle.

True

False

8: Evapotranspiration is the combined net effect of two processes: homogination and perspiration.

True

False

9: Condensation is the cooling of water vapor until it becomes a liquid.

True

False

10: Precipitation is air that falls from the atmosphere as rain, snow, sleet, or hail.

True

False

11: Precipitation varies in amount, intensity, and form by season and geographic location.

True

False

12: Infiltration is the entry of fertilizer into the soil surface.

True

False

13: Infiltration constitutes the sole source of water to sustain the growth of vegetation.

True

False

14: Percolation is the upward movement of water through soil and rock that occurs beneath the root zone.

True

False

15: Runoff is the movement of water, usually from precipitation, across the earth's surface towards stream channels, lakes, oceans, or depressions or low points in the earth's surface.

True

False

16: Acid rain" is a broad term used to describe several ways that acids fall out of the atmosphere. A more precise term is acid deposition, which has two parts: ____________.

wet and dry

dry and sticky

17: Human activities have altered the chemical composition of the atmosphere through the buildup of greenhouse gases which are primarily____________________.

carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide

carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen

18: An estuary is a partially enclosed body of water formed where freshwater from rivers and streams flows into the ocean, mixing with the salty sea water.

True

False

19: The rate of infiltration is influenced by the physical characteristics of the soil, soil cover (i.e. plants), water content of the soil, soil temperature and rainfall intensity.

True

False

20: Estuaries are not critical for the survival of many species.

True

False

Answer 1

1: Wetlands is a biome.

True

2: Certain types of climates being inhabited by certain types of living things are a ___________.

Biome

3: Salt marshes can be Estuaries only if the salt water mixes with__________.

Freshwater

4: Wetlands are hard to define because they take so many forms.

True

5: Swamps are defined as wetlands.

True

6: Bogs (and fens) are wetlands covered by a moss called peat.

True

7: Nature recycles the earth's water supply through a process known as the water cycle or hydrologic cycle.

True

8: Evapotranspiration is the combined net effect of two processes: homogination and perspiration.

False

9: Condensation is the cooling of water vapor until it becomes a liquid.

True

10: Precipitation is air that falls from the atmosphere as rain, snow, sleet, or hail.

False its water

11: Precipitation varies in amount, intensity, and form by season and geographic location.

True

12: Infiltration is the entry of fertilizer into the soil surface.

False is the entry of water into soil

13: Infiltration constitutes the sole source of water to sustain the growth of vegetation.

True http://cobweb.ecn.purdue.edu/~epados/gro...

14: Percolation is the upward movement of water through soil and rock that occurs beneath the root zone.

False (downward movement of water)

15: Runoff is the movement of water, usually from precipitation, across the earth's surface towards stream channels, lakes, oceans, or depressions or low points in the earth's surface.

True

16: Acid rain" is a broad term used to describe several ways that acids fall out of the atmosphere. A more precise term is acid deposition, which has two parts: ____________.

wet and dry

17: Human activities have altered the chemical composition of the atmosphere through the buildup of greenhouse gases which are primarily____________________.

carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide

18: An estuary is a partially enclosed body of water formed where freshwater from rivers and streams flows into the ocean, mixing with the salty sea water.

True

19: The rate of infiltration is influenced by the physical characteristics of the soil, soil cover (i.e. plants), water content of the soil, soil temperature and rainfall intensity.

True

20: Estuaries are not critical for the survival of many species.

False