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