West Los Angeles College » Geology » Geology 001 - Physical Geology » Summer 2021

Question #1

_____ refers to the area of land that captures precipitation and contributes runoff to a stream or stream segment.

A. tributary

B. watershed

Question #2

How does an oxbow lake form?

A. when a river floods and water ponds in a floodplain depression

B. when a river confluence is left behind

C. when a meander is cut off and abandoned

D. when a river entrenches its floodplain

E. when a point bar has depressions

Question #3

Springs, gaining streams, flowing wells, and playas or mid-basin wetlands can all signify a groundwater discharge area.

A. FALSE

B. TRUE

Question #4

All of the following are examples of nonpoint sources of groundwater contamination types, except:

A. sewage treatment plants

B. nutrients (nitrate and phosphate), herbicides, pesticides contributed by farming

C. nitrate contributed by animal operations

D. residential areas

E. many residents using fertilizer