Question 1

The highest tides occur when the ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Earth and Mon are lined up 
B)  Earth and Sun are lined up 
C)  Sun and Moon are lined up 
D)  Earth, Sun, and Moon are lined up 
E)  Earth and Moon are lined up and the Sun is at a 90-degree angle 
A)  Earth and Mon are lined up 
B)  Earth and Sun are lined up 
C)  Sun and Moon are lined up 
D)  Earth, Sun, and Moon are lined up 
E)  Earth and Moon are lined up and the Sun is at a 90-degree angle

Question 2

The ________ ice shelf is the largest on Earth.

Accepted Answer

A)  Greenland 
B)  Alaskan 
C)  Beaufort 
D)  Ross 
E)  Byrd 
A)  Greenland 
B)  Alaskan 
C)  Beaufort 
D)  Ross 
E)  Byrd

Question 3

The world's longest river is the ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Amazon 
B)  Missouri 
C)  Nile 
D)  Hwang Ho 
E)  Amur 
A)  Amazon 
B)  Missouri 
C)  Nile 
D)  Hwang Ho 
E)  Amur

Question 4

The average salinity of sea water is about 23 percent of its total weight.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

North America's largest lake is ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Lake Erie 
B)  Great Bear Lake 
C)  Lake Superior 
D)  Great Slave Lake 
E)  Great Salt Lake 
A)  Lake Erie 
B)  Great Bear Lake 
C)  Lake Superior 
D)  Great Slave Lake 
E)  Great Salt Lake

Question 6

Which of the below best describes water moving through Earth material because of the influence of gravity?

Accepted Answer

A)  capillary action 
B)  flow 
C)  percolation 
D)  evapotranspiration 
E)  subartesian 
A)  capillary action 
B)  flow 
C)  percolation 
D)  evapotranspiration 
E)  subartesian

Question 7

Foraminifera study has shown the oceans are becoming ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  larger 
B)  deeper 
C)  more acidic 
D)  more salty 
E)  greener 
A)  larger 
B)  deeper 
C)  more acidic 
D)  more salty 
E)  greener

Question 8

Pumping is necessary for bringing water from subartesian wells to the surface.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The first ________ of the ocean depths exhibit significant differences from place to place.

Accepted Answer

A)  few centimeters 
B)  few meters 
C)  ten meters 
D)  hundred meters 
E)  ten kilometers 
A)  few centimeters 
B)  few meters 
C)  ten meters 
D)  hundred meters 
E)  ten kilometers

Question 10

The Arctic Ocean contains about ________ percent of Earth's total ocean water.

Accepted Answer

A)  0.4 
B)  4 
C)  40 
D)  60 
E)  90 
A)  0.4 
B)  4 
C)  40 
D)  60 
E)  90

Question 11

The ocean's surface has a uniform distribution of salinity concentration.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Salinity is lowest in the landlocked seas of hot, dry regions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Thawing permafrost sometimes degenerates into ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  caves 
B)  soil 
C)  wet thermokarst 
D)  places that take up carbon dioxide 
E)  forest cover 
A)  caves 
B)  soil 
C)  wet thermokarst 
D)  places that take up carbon dioxide 
E)  forest cover

Question 14

This part of the world is noted for large lakes caused by Earth's crust splitting and by volcanic activity.

Accepted Answer

A)  the Great Lakes region 
B)  the northern United States 
C)  Florida 
D)  eastern and central Africa 
E)  central Australia 
A)  the Great Lakes region 
B)  the northern United States 
C)  Florida 
D)  eastern and central Africa 
E)  central Australia

Question 15

By inference of reading this chapter, it can be concluded that biological water (water in living organisms) constitutes what percentage of water in the Earth system?

Accepted Answer

A)  much less than 1% 
B)  10% 
C)  20% 
D)  30% 
E)  impossible to estimate 
A)  much less than 1% 
B)  10% 
C)  20% 
D)  30% 
E)  impossible to estimate

Question 16

________ is the world's deepest lake.

Accepted Answer

A)  Lake Titicaca 
B)  The Caspian Sea 
C)  The Great Salt Lake 
D)  Lake Superior 
E)  None of the above 
A)  Lake Titicaca 
B)  The Caspian Sea 
C)  The Great Salt Lake 
D)  Lake Superior 
E)  None of the above

Question 17

The water table is the top of the

Accepted Answer

A)  aquiclude. 
B)  waterless zone. 
C)  vadose zone. 
D)  piezometric surface. 
E)  saturated zone. 
A)  aquiclude. 
B)  waterless zone. 
C)  vadose zone. 
D)  piezometric surface. 
E)  saturated zone.

Question 18

Virtually all underground water originates as precipitation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

The Atlantic is the largest ocean in the world.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

In the middles of the oceans, high tides can best be described as ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  steep-sided mounds 
B)  ridges 
C)  currents 
D)  waves 
E)  bulges 
A)  steep-sided mounds 
B)  ridges 
C)  currents 
D)  waves 
E)  bulges

The highest tides occur when the ________.

The ________ ice shelf is the largest on Earth.

The world's longest river is the ________.

The average salinity of sea water is about 23 percent of its total weight.

North America's largest lake is ________.

Which of the below best describes water moving through Earth material because of the influence of gravity?

Foraminifera study has shown the oceans are becoming ________.

Pumping is necessary for bringing water from subartesian wells to the surface.

The first ________ of the ocean depths exhibit significant differences from place to place.

The Arctic Ocean contains about ________ percent of Earth's total ocean water.

The ocean's surface has a uniform distribution of salinity concentration.

Salinity is lowest in the landlocked seas of hot, dry regions.

Thawing permafrost sometimes degenerates into ________.

This part of the world is noted for large lakes caused by Earth's crust splitting and by volcanic activity.

By inference of reading this chapter, it can be concluded that biological water (water in living organisms) constitutes what percentage of water in the Earth system?

________ is the world's deepest lake.

The water table is the top of the

Virtually all underground water originates as precipitation.

The Atlantic is the largest ocean in the world.

In the middles of the oceans, high tides can best be described as ________.

Introduction to Earth

Portraying Earth

Introduction to the Atmosphere

Insolation and Temperature

Atmospheric Pressure and Wind

Atmospheric Moisture

Atmospheric Disturbances

Climatic and Climate Change

Cycles and Patterns in the Biosphere

Terrestrial Flora and Fauna

Soils

Introduction to Landform Study

The Internal Processes

Preliminaries to Erosion: Weathering and Mass Wasting

Fluvial Processes

Karst and Hydrothermal Processes

The Topography of Arid Lands

Glacial Modification of Terrain

Coastal Processes and Terrain

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Exam 9: The Hydrosphere

The highest tides occur when the ________.

The ________ ice shelf is the largest on Earth.

The world's longest river is the ________.

The average salinity of sea water is about 23 percent of its total weight.

North America's largest lake is ________.

Which of the below best describes water moving through Earth material because of the influence of gravity?

Foraminifera study has shown the oceans are becoming ________.

Pumping is necessary for bringing water from subartesian wells to the surface.

The first ________ of the ocean depths exhibit significant differences from place to place.

The Arctic Ocean contains about ________ percent of Earth's total ocean water.

The ocean's surface has a uniform distribution of salinity concentration.

Salinity is lowest in the landlocked seas of hot, dry regions.

Thawing permafrost sometimes degenerates into ________.

This part of the world is noted for large lakes caused by Earth's crust splitting and by volcanic activity.

By inference of reading this chapter, it can be concluded that biological water (water in living organisms) constitutes what percentage of water in the Earth system?

________ is the world's deepest lake.

The water table is the top of the

Virtually all underground water originates as precipitation.

The Atlantic is the largest ocean in the world.

In the middles of the oceans, high tides can best be described as ________.

Introduction to Earth

Portraying Earth

Introduction to the Atmosphere

Insolation and Temperature

Atmospheric Pressure and Wind

Atmospheric Moisture

Atmospheric Disturbances

Climatic and Climate Change

Cycles and Patterns in the Biosphere

Terrestrial Flora and Fauna

Soils

Introduction to Landform Study

The Internal Processes

Preliminaries to Erosion: Weathering and Mass Wasting

Fluvial Processes

Karst and Hydrothermal Processes

The Topography of Arid Lands

Glacial Modification of Terrain

Coastal Processes and Terrain

Filters