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Question #1
The top of the saturated zone of ground water is called the ________.
A.
vadose zone
B.
aquiclude
C.
zone of saturation
D.
water table
E.
waterless zone
Question #2
Which seawater has been found to have the least density?
A.
Surface seawater in warm regions
B.
Saltier than average seawater
C.
Surface seawater in a cold region
D.
Seawater near the bottom
E.
Sinking seawater
Question #3
The hydrologic cycle is considered a(n) ________ system
A.
collapsing
B.
blue-colored
C.
infinite
D.
open
E.
closed
Question #4
In Las Vegas, Nevada, the groundwater supply is ________.
A.
not being used and staying the same
B.
being depleted
C.
being used and staying the same
D.
about to be tapped as soon as Lake Mead runs dry
E.
increased
Question #5
Our knowledge of the oceans is ________.
A.
equal to our knowledge of the continents
B.
now complete
C.
fairly limited until recent decades
D.
unimportant because humans live on the land
E.
never going to amount to much
Question #6
Rock through which ground water cannot run or flow is a(n) ________.
A.
groundwater layer
B.
aquifer
C.
phreatic layer
D.
vadose layer
E.
aquiclude
Question #7
Of the following, which is energized by the wind?
A.
Deep ocean circulation
B.
Tides
C.
The cryosphere
D.
Ocean currents
E.
Tidal bores
Question #8
A chunk of independently floating ice is an ice ________.
A.
chunk
B.
floe
C.
berg
D.
pack
E.
shelf
Question #9
Of the Earth's water inventory, most of the fresh water is stored in the form of ________.
A.
soil moisture
B.
water in lakes
C.
river and stream water
D.
condensation (clouds)
E.
glacial ice
Question #10
Oceans are becoming more acidic because they are absorbing ________.
A.
carbon dioxide
B.
hydrochloric acid
C.
lye
D.
smoke
E.
rocks
Question #11
The global oceanic conveyor belt circulation has prominent areas of sinking in the ________ Ocean.
A.
South Atlantic
B.
South Pacific
C.
North Pacific
D.
North Atlantic
E.
North Indian
Question #12
The deepest oceanic trenches are in which ocean?
A.
Arctic
B.
In the Atlantic, Pacific, Artic or Indian, the trenches are approximately the same depth.
C.
Atlantic
D.
Pacific
E.
Indian
Question #13
Which force supplies the energy for percolation?
A.
Hydraulic head force
B.
Pressure gradient
C.
Capillary force
D.
Coriolis force
E.
Gravity
Question #14
Geographically speaking, the most important currents ________.
A.
involve upwelling
B.
are caused by tides
C.
involve subsidence
D.
are caused by underwater earthquakes
E.
are the flows making up the oceans' general circulations
Question #15
The movement of a wave across the surface of the ocean is a movement of ________ rather than matter.
A.
energy
B.
time
C.
water
D.
wind
E.
substance
Question #16
Of the places listed below, ocean waters generally have the least salinity in ________.
A.
polar regions
B.
hot places
C.
small seas and gulfs
D.
places with lack of rainfall
E.
subtropical zones
Question #17
In the oceans, place-to-place differences in water temperature and other characteristics are most prominent ________.
A.
at depths below a few hundred meters
B.
near the surface
C.
in polar latitudes
D.
in tropical latitudes
E.
at the bottom
Question #18
Which of the below best describes water moving through Earth material because of the influence of gravity?
A.
Capillary action
B.
Percolation
C.
Flow
D.
Subartesian
E.
Evapotranspiration
Question #19
North America's largest lake is ________.
A.
Great Slave Lake
B.
Lake Superior
C.
Great Bear Lake
D.
Great Salt Lake
E.
Lake Erie
Question #20
Water not found in oceans accounts for ________ percent of the world's total water.
A.
56
B.
74
C.
2.8
D.
0.25
E.
28
Question #21
Surface water occupies somewhat more than ________ percent of our planet.
A.
10
B.
70
C.
99
D.
90
E.
50
Question #22
Most of Earth's water is stored ________.
A.
on the surface in solid form
B.
in gaseous form
C.
as capillary water in the soil
D.
on the surface in liquid form
E.
underground in liquid form
Question #23
The oceans contain approximately ________ percent of all water on Earth.
A.
97
B.
77
C.
0.7
D.
57
E.
17
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