Question 1

The percentage of atmospheric water that comes directly from the ocean is:

Accepted Answer

A) 95%. 
B) 85%. 
C) 65%. 
D) 35%. 
E) 15%. 
A) 95%. 
B) 85%. 
C) 65%. 
D) 35%. 
E) 15%.

Question 2

Water enters the atmosphere by ____________________ from the ocean surface.Most of this water condenses and returns to the ocean as ____________________.

Accepted Answer

evaporatio

Question 3

A delta with long fingerlike sand bodies,each deposited in a distributary channel that progrades far seaward,such as the Mississippi River,is typically formed as in a(n)____-dominated delta.

Accepted Answer

A) avian 
B) stream 
C) wave 
D) tide 
E) sediment 
A) avian 
B) stream 
C) wave 
D) tide 
E) sediment

Question 4

A delta that has islands reworked by waves on the seaward side,such as the Nile delta,is typically formed as in a(n)____-dominated delta.

Accepted Answer

A) avian 
B) stream 
C) wave 
D) tide 
E) sediment 
A) avian 
B) stream 
C) wave 
D) tide 
E) sediment

Question 5

Describe the evolution of valleys.

Accepted Answer

A valley starts to erode with a small ri

Question 6

Describe the major drainage patterns.

Accepted Answer

In dendritic drainage,a network of chann

Question 7

Briefly explain what property of water makes hydrologic cycling possible.

Accepted Answer

Water changes phase from liqui

Question 8

Surface runoff is confined to troughlike depressions of various sizes in channel flow.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

What causes a stream to meander?

Accepted Answer

A stream meanders when the volume and ve

Question 10

Most of a stream's kinetic energy is involved in eroding and transporting sediment.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

A dry surface has a higher infiltration capacity than a moist surface.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Briefly explain what will happen to a stream's behavior if one drains a lake that is a temporary base level for that stream.

Accepted Answer

Drainage of a lake that serves as a temp

Question 13

What are some of the techniques used to try to control floods?

Accepted Answer

A floodway is a channel constructed to d

Question 14

Describe the hydrologic cycle.

Accepted Answer

Water is evaporated from the ocean,lakes

Question 15

What are braided streams,and where do they form?

Accepted Answer

A braided stream has an intricate networ

Question 16

What is the difference between the velocity and the discharge of a stream?

Accepted Answer

The velocity is the rate at wh

Question 17

What is a superposed stream?

Accepted Answer

A superposed stream is one whose course

Question 18

In meandering streams,the water velocity tends to be greatest in the ____________________ portion of the meander.

Accepted Answer

The answer of In meandering streams,the water velocity tends to...

Question 19

The solid particles of a stream include:

Accepted Answer

A) bed load. 
B) suspended load. 
C) solution load. 
D) bed load and suspended load. 
E) suspended load and solution load. 
A) bed load. 
B) suspended load. 
C) solution load. 
D) bed load and suspended load. 
E) suspended load and solution load.

Question 20

What is meant by the term "divide" as in the continental divide along the Rocky Mountains?

Accepted Answer

It is the topographi

The percentage of atmospheric water that comes directly from the ocean is:

Water enters the atmosphere by from the ocean surface.Most of this water condenses and returns to the ocean as .

A delta with long fingerlike sand bodies,each deposited in a distributary channel that progrades far seaward,such as the Mississippi River,is typically formed as in a(n)____-dominated delta.

A delta that has islands reworked by waves on the seaward side,such as the Nile delta,is typically formed as in a(n)____-dominated delta.

Describe the evolution of valleys.

Describe the major drainage patterns.

Briefly explain what property of water makes hydrologic cycling possible.

Surface runoff is confined to troughlike depressions of various sizes in channel flow.

What causes a stream to meander?

Most of a stream's kinetic energy is involved in eroding and transporting sediment.

A dry surface has a higher infiltration capacity than a moist surface.

Briefly explain what will happen to a stream's behavior if one drains a lake that is a temporary base level for that stream.

What are some of the techniques used to try to control floods?

Describe the hydrologic cycle.

What are braided streams,and where do they form?

What is the difference between the velocity and the discharge of a stream?

What is a superposed stream?

In meandering streams,the water velocity tends to be greatest in the ____________________ portion of the meander.

The solid particles of a stream include:

What is meant by the term "divide" as in the continental divide along the Rocky Mountains?

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The percentage of atmospheric water that comes directly from the ocean is:

Water enters the atmosphere by ____________________ from the ocean surface.Most of this water condenses and returns to the ocean as ____________________.

A delta with long fingerlike sand bodies,each deposited in a distributary channel that progrades far seaward,such as the Mississippi River,is typically formed as in a(n)____-dominated delta.

A delta that has islands reworked by waves on the seaward side,such as the Nile delta,is typically formed as in a(n)____-dominated delta.

Describe the evolution of valleys.

Describe the major drainage patterns.

Briefly explain what property of water makes hydrologic cycling possible.

Surface runoff is confined to troughlike depressions of various sizes in channel flow.

What causes a stream to meander?

Most of a stream's kinetic energy is involved in eroding and transporting sediment.

A dry surface has a higher infiltration capacity than a moist surface.

Briefly explain what will happen to a stream's behavior if one drains a lake that is a temporary base level for that stream.

What are some of the techniques used to try to control floods?

Describe the hydrologic cycle.

What are braided streams,and where do they form?

What is the difference between the velocity and the discharge of a stream?

What is a superposed stream?

In meandering streams,the water velocity tends to be greatest in the ____________________ portion of the meander.

The solid particles of a stream include:

What is meant by the term "divide" as in the continental divide along the Rocky Mountains?

Understanding Earth: A Dynamic and Evolving Planet

Plate Tectonics: A Unifying Theory

Minerals: The Building Blocks of Rocks

Igneous Rocks and Intrusive Igneous Activity

Volcanoes and Volcanism

Weathering, Soil, and Sedimentary Rocks

Metamorphism and Metamorphic Rocks

Earthquakes and Earths Interior

Deformation, Mountain Building, and the Continents

Mass Wasting

Groundwater

Glaciers and Glaciation

The Work of Wind and Deserts

Oceans, Shorelines, and Shoreline Processes

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Earth History

Life History

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Water enters the atmosphere by from the ocean surface.Most of this water condenses and returns to the ocean as .