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