Question 1

If a water well is actively pumped, the water table will

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A) be raised around the well. 
B) stay at the same level as before pumping. 
C) be depressed around the well. 
D) be recharged. 
A) be raised around the well. 
B) stay at the same level as before pumping. 
C) be depressed around the well. 
D) be recharged.

Question 2

Fast moving, turbulent streams are highly erosive, they can

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A) carry large sediment particles and a large volume of sediment. 
B) meander and flood into deltas. 
C) deposit only fine silts and muds. 
D) form U-shaped valleys from gullies. 
A) carry large sediment particles and a large volume of sediment. 
B) meander and flood into deltas. 
C) deposit only fine silts and muds. 
D) form U-shaped valleys from gullies.

Question 3

Striations are long parallel scratches in

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A) glaciers that show flow direction. 
B) bedrock that show the direction of the glaciers flow. 
C) bedrock that form next to roches moutonnées. 
D) bedrock that show outwash flow direction. 
A) glaciers that show flow direction. 
B) bedrock that show the direction of the glaciers flow. 
C) bedrock that form next to roches moutonnées. 
D) bedrock that show outwash flow direction.

Question 4

The two ways that glacial drift is deposited are

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A) as outwash and till. 
B) laminar and turbulent. 
C) as crevasses and meltwater. 
D) ablation and accumulation. 
A) as outwash and till. 
B) laminar and turbulent. 
C) as crevasses and meltwater. 
D) ablation and accumulation.

Question 5

The volume of water that flows past a given point in a channel during a specified time is called

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A) load 
B) gradient. 
C) discharge. 
D) runoff. 
A) load 
B) gradient. 
C) discharge. 
D) runoff.

Question 6

A sub-surface region that holds and transmits water is called a/an

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A) aquifer. 
B) hydrometer. 
C) water table. 
D) aquiclude. 
A) aquifer. 
B) hydrometer. 
C) water table. 
D) aquiclude.

Question 7

The direction of ice flow can be determined by

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A) striations, roches moutonnées, and drumlins. 
B) striations, roches moutonnées, and drumsticks. 
C) moraines, drift, and till. 
D) sled tracks, igloos, and drumsticks. 
A) striations, roches moutonnées, and drumlins. 
B) striations, roches moutonnées, and drumsticks. 
C) moraines, drift, and till. 
D) sled tracks, igloos, and drumsticks.

Question 8

Where does most rainfall on Earth finally end up before becoming rain again?

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A) Underground 
B) In lakes 
C) In the oceans 
D) On the ground surface 
A) Underground 
B) In lakes 
C) In the oceans 
D) On the ground surface

Question 9

Water precipitated over land completes its cycle as it

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A) enters streams and lakes and makes its way to the oceans. 
B) percolates into the ground. 
C) evaporates from the surface to the atmosphere. 
D) enters streams and lakes, seeps into the ground, flows to the ocean, or evaporates. 
A) enters streams and lakes and makes its way to the oceans. 
B) percolates into the ground. 
C) evaporates from the surface to the atmosphere. 
D) enters streams and lakes, seeps into the ground, flows to the ocean, or evaporates.

Question 10

The dumped sediment from a stream flowing into standing water is called a

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A) delta. 
B) floodplain. 
C) drainage basin. 
D) divide. 
A) delta. 
B) floodplain. 
C) drainage basin. 
D) divide.

Question 11

What is a stalactite and how does it form?

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A stalactite is an icicle-shaped carbona

Question 12

In an aquifer where groundwater discharges to a stream, how does the elevation of the water table adjacent to the stream compare with the elevation of the surface of the stream?

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A) The water table is lower than the surface of the stream. 
B) The water table is at the same elevation as the surface of the stream. 
C) The water table is higher than the surface of the stream. 
D) Not enough information is given. 
A) The water table is lower than the surface of the stream. 
B) The water table is at the same elevation as the surface of the stream. 
C) The water table is higher than the surface of the stream. 
D) Not enough information is given.

Question 13

The cross-sectional area and shape of a stream is called

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A) hydraulic gradient. 
B) discharge. 
C) channel dimension. 
D) channel geometry. 
A) hydraulic gradient. 
B) discharge. 
C) channel dimension. 
D) channel geometry.

Question 14

Headward erosion of a group of cirques around a mountain may produce

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A) glacial lakes. 
B) an arete 
C) a horn. 
D) a hanging valley. 
A) glacial lakes. 
B) an arete 
C) a horn. 
D) a hanging valley.

Question 15

Point bars typically form

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A) on the inside bend of a curved stream channel. 
B) on the outside bend of a curved stream channel. 
C) in the middle of a straight stream channel. 
D) in the middle of a curved stream channel. 
A) on the inside bend of a curved stream channel. 
B) on the outside bend of a curved stream channel. 
C) in the middle of a straight stream channel. 
D) in the middle of a curved stream channel.

Question 16

Evaporation from the oceans produces clouds that precipitate fresh water rather than saltwater because

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A) salt is too heavy to evaporate. 
B) evaporation produces nearly pure water vapor. 
C) dissolved salt prevents evaporation. 
D) saltwater precipitates over oceans only. 
A) salt is too heavy to evaporate. 
B) evaporation produces nearly pure water vapor. 
C) dissolved salt prevents evaporation. 
D) saltwater precipitates over oceans only.

Question 17

Water in a confined aquifer is

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A) freely flowing. 
B) under pressure. 
C) recharge. 
D) discharge. 
A) freely flowing. 
B) under pressure. 
C) recharge. 
D) discharge.

Question 18

Underground rivers can exist in

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A) limestone aquifers. 
B) science fiction. 
C) all aquifers. 
D) any of the above. 
A) limestone aquifers. 
B) science fiction. 
C) all aquifers. 
D) any of the above.

Question 19

Why does a clay rock body generally have a medium-to-high porosity but a poor hydraulic conductivity?

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Clay is composed of tightly packed, smal

Question 20

Snow converts to glacial ice when subjected to

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A) decreasing temperature. 
B) pressure. 
C) basal sliding. 
D) plastic deformation. 
A) decreasing temperature. 
B) pressure. 
C) basal sliding. 
D) plastic deformation.

Exam 22: Shaping Earths Surface

If a water well is actively pumped, the water table will

Fast moving, turbulent streams are highly erosive, they can

Striations are long parallel scratches in

The two ways that glacial drift is deposited are

The volume of water that flows past a given point in a channel during a specified time is called

A sub-surface region that holds and transmits water is called a/an

The direction of ice flow can be determined by

Where does most rainfall on Earth finally end up before becoming rain again?

Water precipitated over land completes its cycle as it

The dumped sediment from a stream flowing into standing water is called a

What is a stalactite and how does it form?

In an aquifer where groundwater discharges to a stream, how does the elevation of the water table adjacent to the stream compare with the elevation of the surface of the stream?

The cross-sectional area and shape of a stream is called

Headward erosion of a group of cirques around a mountain may produce

Point bars typically form

Evaporation from the oceans produces clouds that precipitate fresh water rather than saltwater because

Water in a confined aquifer is

Underground rivers can exist in

Why does a clay rock body generally have a medium-to-high porosity but a poor hydraulic conductivity?

Snow converts to glacial ice when subjected to

Patterns of Motion and Equilibrium

Newtons Laws of Motion

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Gravity, Projectiles, and Satellites

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Heat Transfer and Change of Phase

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Magnetism and Electromagnetic Induction

Waves and Sound

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The Atomic Nucleus and Radioactivity

Elements of Chemistry

How Atoms Bond and Molecules Attract

Mixtures

How Chemicals React

Two Classes of Chemical Reactions

Organic Compounds

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Plate Tectonics and Earths Interior

Geologic Timereading the Rock Record

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Driving Forces of Weather

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