Question 1

-Compared to the windward side,the leeward side of this mountain range will most likely have

Accepted Answer

A) lower levels of transpiration and precipitation. 
B) higher levels of precipitation and lower levels of transpiration. 
C) higher levels of humidity. 
D) lower levels of sunshine. 
A) lower levels of transpiration and precipitation. 
B) higher levels of precipitation and lower levels of transpiration. 
C) higher levels of humidity. 
D) lower levels of sunshine.

Question 2

In developing countries,contaminated water is responsible for the deaths of more than 1.6 million people.Contributing to this problem is the use of

Accepted Answer

A) groundwater for consumption and the disposal of human sewage. 
B) groundwater for consumption and the disposal of human sewage in surface waters. 
C) surface waters for consumption and the disposal of human sewage. 
D) surface waters for consumption and the disposal of human sewage in groundwater. 
A) groundwater for consumption and the disposal of human sewage. 
B) groundwater for consumption and the disposal of human sewage in surface waters. 
C) surface waters for consumption and the disposal of human sewage. 
D) surface waters for consumption and the disposal of human sewage in groundwater.

Question 3

Which of the following slows the global hydrologic cycle?

Accepted Answer

A) increased atmospheric pollution with aerosol particles 
B) increased use of pesticides 
C) increased evaporation from land surfaces 
D) global warming 
A) increased atmospheric pollution with aerosol particles 
B) increased use of pesticides 
C) increased evaporation from land surfaces 
D) global warming

Question 4

Which of the following would cause a rising water table?

Accepted Answer

A) increased precipitation 
B) increased runoff 
C) decreasing infiltration 
D) groundwater depletion exceeding the recharge rate 
A) increased precipitation 
B) increased runoff 
C) decreasing infiltration 
D) groundwater depletion exceeding the recharge rate

Question 5

The largest reserves of fresh water on Earth are found in

Accepted Answer

A) lakes and wetlands. 
B) rivers and groundwater. 
C) aquifers. 
D) polar ice caps and glaciers. 
A) lakes and wetlands. 
B) rivers and groundwater. 
C) aquifers. 
D) polar ice caps and glaciers.

Question 6

In the United States,over the past 30 years,the population has

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A) increased,and the amount of water each person consumes has increased. 
B) increased,but the amount of water each person consumes has leveled off. 
C) decreased,but the amount of water each person consumes has increased. 
D) decreased,and the amount of water each person consumes has decreased. 
A) increased,and the amount of water each person consumes has increased. 
B) increased,but the amount of water each person consumes has leveled off. 
C) decreased,but the amount of water each person consumes has increased. 
D) decreased,and the amount of water each person consumes has decreased.

Question 7

Humidity is highest when relative humidity is

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A) high at low temperatures. 
B) high at high temperatures. 
C) low at high temperatures. 
D) low at low temperatures. 
A) high at low temperatures. 
B) high at high temperatures. 
C) low at high temperatures. 
D) low at low temperatures.

Question 8

Treadle pumps

Accepted Answer

A) work like a step exercise machine. 
B) pump groundwater from just a few feet below the surface to a field. 
C) are in use in eastern Asia and parts of Africa. 
D) All of the above. 
A) work like a step exercise machine. 
B) pump groundwater from just a few feet below the surface to a field. 
C) are in use in eastern Asia and parts of Africa. 
D) All of the above.

Question 9

Which one of the following is true?

Accepted Answer

A) The U.S.Environmental Protection Agency frequently creates policy for questions of water quantity and distribution. 
B) Most water policy decisions in the United States are made at national levels. 
C) Many countries have addressed their water resources and water needs with a national policies and agencies. 
D) The World Water Forum has found that water supplies for developing nations will stabilize over the next decade. 
A) The U.S.Environmental Protection Agency frequently creates policy for questions of water quantity and distribution. 
B) Most water policy decisions in the United States are made at national levels. 
C) Many countries have addressed their water resources and water needs with a national policies and agencies. 
D) The World Water Forum has found that water supplies for developing nations will stabilize over the next decade.

Question 10

The kinetic energy of water is at its lowest when

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A) rain forms. 
B) water evaporates. 
C) ice forms. 
D) water percolates through soil. 
A) rain forms. 
B) water evaporates. 
C) ice forms. 
D) water percolates through soil.

Question 11

Agricultural fields that must be irrigated to sustain a crop will eventually

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A) produce sinkholes. 
B) lose most of their minerals and salts. 
C) accumulate toxic levels of salts from evaporation. 
D) produce soils that will not hold water,leading to desertification. 
A) produce sinkholes. 
B) lose most of their minerals and salts. 
C) accumulate toxic levels of salts from evaporation. 
D) produce soils that will not hold water,leading to desertification.

Question 12

The major factor determining whether the thermohaline currents flow near the surface or on the bottom of oceans is

Accepted Answer

A) pH. 
B) pollutants. 
C) Hadley cells. 
D) water temperature and density. 
A) pH. 
B) pollutants. 
C) Hadley cells. 
D) water temperature and density.

Question 13

Which of the following currently is the most sustainable and affordable source of water in the face of global warming?

Accepted Answer

A) using rotary displacement pumps to desalinate seawater 
B) using hydroelectric dams to generate electricity to pump aquifers for irrigation 
C) using coal generated electricity to desalinate seawater 
D) using natural gas to generate electricity to melt glaciers 
A) using rotary displacement pumps to desalinate seawater 
B) using hydroelectric dams to generate electricity to pump aquifers for irrigation 
C) using coal generated electricity to desalinate seawater 
D) using natural gas to generate electricity to melt glaciers

Question 14

-In the figure,the location of deserts in the northern and southern regions of Africa are best explained by understanding

Accepted Answer

A) Hadley cells. 
B) how mountains affect precipitation patterns. 
C) the affect of oceans on adjacent land masses. 
D) global climate change. 
A) Hadley cells. 
B) how mountains affect precipitation patterns. 
C) the affect of oceans on adjacent land masses. 
D) global climate change.

Question 15

Groundwater as a water source may be better than surface water because

Accepted Answer

A) groundwater may be naturally purified by percolation through soil. 
B) groundwater is a self-replenishing resource that cannot be exhausted. 
C) surface water is not naturally self-replenishing. 
D) groundwater is more easily located than surface water. 
A) groundwater may be naturally purified by percolation through soil. 
B) groundwater is a self-replenishing resource that cannot be exhausted. 
C) surface water is not naturally self-replenishing. 
D) groundwater is more easily located than surface water.

Question 16

Which of the following situations is most likely to have the lowest infiltration-runoff ratio?

Accepted Answer

A) a paved parking lot 
B) a mowed soccer field 
C) a beach 
D) a grassland 
A) a paved parking lot 
B) a mowed soccer field 
C) a beach 
D) a grassland

Question 17

Which of the following is accurate about bottled water?

Accepted Answer

A) It is often harvested from an area that needs water and is sold elsewhere. 
B) It requires less energy than providing water from a local aquifer or stream. 
C) It should not be used for emergencies,but is a practical solution for augmenting drinking water on a large scale. 
D) Michigan has approved commercial production in all areas of the state. 
A) It is often harvested from an area that needs water and is sold elsewhere. 
B) It requires less energy than providing water from a local aquifer or stream. 
C) It should not be used for emergencies,but is a practical solution for augmenting drinking water on a large scale. 
D) Michigan has approved commercial production in all areas of the state.

Question 18

If a plowed farm field was restored to natural prairie,we would expect that

Accepted Answer

A) flooding would be more common in the related watershed. 
B) more pollutants would flow into the watershed. 
C) erosion of the soil would decrease. 
D) less water would be retained in the groundwater reservoir. 
A) flooding would be more common in the related watershed. 
B) more pollutants would flow into the watershed. 
C) erosion of the soil would decrease. 
D) less water would be retained in the groundwater reservoir.

Question 19

Some lakes have river and stream tributaries but no outlet,losing water mainly through evaporation.Over time,we expect that such lakes will

Accepted Answer

A) increase their fishing productivity. 
B) become deeper. 
C) become saltier. 
D) be good sources of drinking water. 
A) increase their fishing productivity. 
B) become deeper. 
C) become saltier. 
D) be good sources of drinking water.

Question 20

Some people have thought that a big solution to water shortages in the southwestern United States is to create a large canal between the Great Lakes and the southwest.Why is this suggestion probably not sustainable?

Accepted Answer

A) The water would evaporate from open canals before it makes it to the southwest. 
B) It would be too costly. 
C) It could deplete water levels in the Great Lakes. 
D) Water in the Great Lakes is needed for local irrigation in the Midwest. 
A) The water would evaporate from open canals before it makes it to the southwest. 
B) It would be too costly. 
C) It could deplete water levels in the Great Lakes. 
D) Water in the Great Lakes is needed for local irrigation in the Midwest.

Exam 10: Water: Hydrologic Cycle and Human Use

-Compared to the windward side,the leeward side of this mountain range will most likely have

In developing countries,contaminated water is responsible for the deaths of more than 1.6 million people.Contributing to this problem is the use of

Which of the following slows the global hydrologic cycle?

Which of the following would cause a rising water table?

The largest reserves of fresh water on Earth are found in

In the United States,over the past 30 years,the population has

Humidity is highest when relative humidity is

Treadle pumps

Which one of the following is true?

The kinetic energy of water is at its lowest when

Agricultural fields that must be irrigated to sustain a crop will eventually

The major factor determining whether the thermohaline currents flow near the surface or on the bottom of oceans is

Which of the following currently is the most sustainable and affordable source of water in the face of global warming?

-In the figure,the location of deserts in the northern and southern regions of Africa are best explained by understanding

Groundwater as a water source may be better than surface water because

Which of the following situations is most likely to have the lowest infiltration-runoff ratio?

Which of the following is accurate about bottled water?

If a plowed farm field was restored to natural prairie,we would expect that

Some lakes have river and stream tributaries but no outlet,losing water mainly through evaporation.Over time,we expect that such lakes will

Some people have thought that a big solution to water shortages in the southwestern United States is to create a large canal between the Great Lakes and the southwest.Why is this suggestion probably not sustainable?

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