Question 1

The degree to which a soil or rock allows groundwater to flow is called

Accepted Answer

A) permeability. 
B) aquifer. 
C) porosity. 
D) hydraulic gradient. 
A) permeability. 
B) aquifer. 
C) porosity. 
D) hydraulic gradient.

Question 2

As water flows around a river meander, erosion occurs

Accepted Answer

A) at a point bar. 
B) on the outside of the meander. 
C) on the inside of the meander. 
D) on both the outside and inside of the meander. 
A) at a point bar. 
B) on the outside of the meander. 
C) on the inside of the meander. 
D) on both the outside and inside of the meander.

Question 3

Water in the unsaturated zone is called

Accepted Answer

A) groundwater. 
B) unsaturated water. 
C) pore-water. 
D) soil-moisture. 
A) groundwater. 
B) unsaturated water. 
C) pore-water. 
D) soil-moisture.

Question 4

Why does quartz sandstone have a high porosity and a high permeability?

Accepted Answer

Quartz sandstone is predominantly compos

Question 5

Most of Earth's fresh water is located in

Accepted Answer

A) polar ice caps and glaciers. 
B) groundwater. 
C) rivers, lakes, and streams. 
D) the atmosphere. 
A) polar ice caps and glaciers. 
B) groundwater. 
C) rivers, lakes, and streams. 
D) the atmosphere.

Question 6

The Mississippi River has a huge delta. With each year and each episode of deposition, the river

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A) lengthens its course and the delta shrinks. 
B) becomes choked and shortens as the delta grows. 
C) course lengthens and the delta grows. 
D) shortens as the delta moves upriver. 
A) lengthens its course and the delta shrinks. 
B) becomes choked and shortens as the delta grows. 
C) course lengthens and the delta grows. 
D) shortens as the delta moves upriver.

Question 7

Water is vital to life on our planet. Most of Earth's water supply is in the

Accepted Answer

A) oceans. 
B) ice caps. 
C) rivers, lakes, and streams. 
D) ground. 
A) oceans. 
B) ice caps. 
C) rivers, lakes, and streams. 
D) ground.

Question 8

The poorest absorber of water is

Accepted Answer

A) sand and gravel. 
B) clay. 
C) rocky surfaces covered by a soil layer. 
D) rocky surfaces with no soil layer. 
A) sand and gravel. 
B) clay. 
C) rocky surfaces covered by a soil layer. 
D) rocky surfaces with no soil layer.

Question 9

Sand dunes form

Accepted Answer

A) where air flows freely over sand. 
B) from wind that is increasing in speed. 
C) as wind moves sand from the back to the front of the dune. 
D) as wind stops blowing. 
A) where air flows freely over sand. 
B) from wind that is increasing in speed. 
C) as wind moves sand from the back to the front of the dune. 
D) as wind stops blowing.

Question 10

The flow of groundwater depends on

Accepted Answer

A) porosity only. 
B) permeability only. 
C) porosity and permeability. 
D) hydraulic gradient, and hydraulic conductivity. 
A) porosity only. 
B) permeability only. 
C) porosity and permeability. 
D) hydraulic gradient, and hydraulic conductivity.

Question 11

What is the difference between a roche moutonnee and a drumlin?

Accepted Answer

Both can reveal the direction of ice flo

Question 12

The capacity a material has for transmitting fluids is known as its

Accepted Answer

A) porosity. 
B) permeability. 
C) competence. 
D) impermeability. 
A) porosity. 
B) permeability. 
C) competence. 
D) impermeability.

Question 13

Common drainage networks include the

Accepted Answer

A) rectangular and divide drainage patterns. 
B) radiating and undulating drainage patterns. 
C) dentritic, radial, and trellis drainage patterns. 
D) trellis, subsident, and perched drainage patterns. 
A) rectangular and divide drainage patterns. 
B) radiating and undulating drainage patterns. 
C) dentritic, radial, and trellis drainage patterns. 
D) trellis, subsident, and perched drainage patterns.

Question 14

Glaciers lose mass by

Accepted Answer

A) crevassing. 
B) calving. 
C) melting and calving. 
D) melting and crevassing. 
A) crevassing. 
B) calving. 
C) melting and calving. 
D) melting and crevassing.

Question 15

In a meandering river, erosion is most notable on

Accepted Answer

A) the outer side of the meander. 
B) the inner side of a meander. 
C) both sides of a meander. 
D) the bottom of the stream channel. 
A) the outer side of the meander. 
B) the inner side of a meander. 
C) both sides of a meander. 
D) the bottom of the stream channel.

Exam 22: Shaping Earths Surface

The degree to which a soil or rock allows groundwater to flow is called

As water flows around a river meander, erosion occurs

Water in the unsaturated zone is called

Why does quartz sandstone have a high porosity and a high permeability?

Most of Earth's fresh water is located in

The Mississippi River has a huge delta. With each year and each episode of deposition, the river

Water is vital to life on our planet. Most of Earth's water supply is in the

The poorest absorber of water is

Sand dunes form

The flow of groundwater depends on

What is the difference between a roche moutonnee and a drumlin?

The capacity a material has for transmitting fluids is known as its

Common drainage networks include the

Glaciers lose mass by

In a meandering river, erosion is most notable on

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