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