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