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Chapter 2 Properties of Water
Covers propeties of water, where water is found, and water uses
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Science
8th Grade
04/28/2010

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The streams and small rivers that feed into a main river are called
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B.tributaries
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Which of the following is NOT a type of freashwater wetland
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C.alake
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Materials that allow water to pass though them easily are
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C.saturated
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People can obtain groundwater by drilling a well
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B.into a aquifer
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The total amount of water on Earth
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B.is fairly constant
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If an object floats, the volume of displaced water is equal to the volume of
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C.the portion of the object that is submerged
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The positive hydrogen ends of one water molecule attract the negative oxygen ends of others water molecules
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true
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The property of specific heat allows water to soak into a paper towel
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false
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Sources of salt water on Earth include ice,rivers,lakes,and groundwater
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true
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The land area that supplies water to a river system is called a divide
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true
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the total amount of water on earth
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is fairly constant
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a river system is made up of a river and its
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tributaries
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the streams and small rivers that feed into a main river are called
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tributaries
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which of the following is NOT a type of freshwater wetland?
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a lake
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which of the following is NOT a type of freshwater wetland?
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a lake
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which of the following is NOT a type of freshwater wetland?
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a lake
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Water moves easily though impermeable materials
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