Question 1

The difference between a confined and unconfined aquifer is determined by whether there is solid,impermeable surface beneath the aquifer.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Which best describes the water in wetlands?

Accepted Answer

A) It is always freshwater. 
B) It is always saltwater. 
C) It is either freshwater or saltwater. 
D) It is too polluted to use as a water resource. 
A) It is always freshwater. 
B) It is always saltwater. 
C) It is either freshwater or saltwater. 
D) It is too polluted to use as a water resource.

Question 3

Which of the following accurately describes annual groundwater withdrawal in Canada and the United States?

Accepted Answer

A) Withdrawals increased 150 percent between 1950 and 2000. 
B) The percentage of withdrawals in Canada and the United States are about the same. 
C) Groundwater pumping is presently not exceeding water recharge rates. 
D) The amount withdrawn is equal to river discharges in the United States. 
A) Withdrawals increased 150 percent between 1950 and 2000. 
B) The percentage of withdrawals in Canada and the United States are about the same. 
C) Groundwater pumping is presently not exceeding water recharge rates. 
D) The amount withdrawn is equal to river discharges in the United States.

Question 4

Which ocean contains the largest volume of water?

Accepted Answer

A) Atlantic Ocean. 
B) Pacific Ocean. 
C) Arctic Ocean. 
D) Indian Ocean. 
A) Atlantic Ocean. 
B) Pacific Ocean. 
C) Arctic Ocean. 
D) Indian Ocean.

Question 5

Water availability per person is expected to increase within the next 50 years.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Combined,water in the atmosphere and in rivers and streams accounts for approximately 4% of all freshwater.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Which of the following is defined as the line of contact between the zone of aeration and the zone of saturation?

Accepted Answer

A) Water table. 
B) Saturation contact. 
C) Influent line. 
D) Aquiclude. 
A) Water table. 
B) Saturation contact. 
C) Influent line. 
D) Aquiclude.

Question 8

Which of the following is true of the distribution of land and water on Earth?

Accepted Answer

A) The Southern Hemisphere is dominated by water. 
B) The Northern Hemisphere is dominated by water. 
C) They are evenly distributed in both hemispheres. 
A) The Southern Hemisphere is dominated by water. 
B) The Northern Hemisphere is dominated by water. 
C) They are evenly distributed in both hemispheres.

Question 9

Earth's oceans possess which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) Most of the fresh water on Earth. 
B) About the same amount of water as is in the atmosphere. 
C) Fifty percent of the water on Earth. 
D) Ninety-seven percent of the water on Earth. 
A) Most of the fresh water on Earth. 
B) About the same amount of water as is in the atmosphere. 
C) Fifty percent of the water on Earth. 
D) Ninety-seven percent of the water on Earth.

Question 10

About 50% of precipitation over the land infiltrates the surface,of which 75% returns to the atmosphere via evapotranspiration.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Approximately what percentage of the world's irrigation water is from groundwater?

Accepted Answer

A) 15 percent. 
B) 25 percent. 
C) 50 percent. 
D) 80 percent. 
A) 15 percent. 
B) 25 percent. 
C) 50 percent. 
D) 80 percent.

Question 12

By volume,the Pacific Ocean is the largest ocean basin.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Which of the following types of water is accessible to plants?

Accepted Answer

A) Hygroscopic. 
B) Capillary. 
C) Deficit water. 
D) Transpired water. 
A) Hygroscopic. 
B) Capillary. 
C) Deficit water. 
D) Transpired water.

Question 14

Which of the following best describes the hydrologic cycle?

Accepted Answer

A) It defines the volume of water only in the oceans and lakes on Earth. 
B) It defines the flow of water between water bodies,but cannot be used to quantify the volume of water in the atmosphere. 
C) It only describes how water moves from the frozen state to the liquid state on continents. 
D) It is a system that describes and explains all water on Earth. 
A) It defines the volume of water only in the oceans and lakes on Earth. 
B) It defines the flow of water between water bodies,but cannot be used to quantify the volume of water in the atmosphere. 
C) It only describes how water moves from the frozen state to the liquid state on continents. 
D) It is a system that describes and explains all water on Earth.

Question 15

Which of the following is true regarding the amount of water in rivers,streams,and the atmosphere?

Accepted Answer

A) They contain 0.033 percent of the world's fresh water supply. 
B) Combined,they contain the majority of the world's freshwater. 
C) The amount of the world's fresh water in rivers and streams is greater than that in the atmosphere. 
D) They contain 11.02% of the world's fresh water supplies. 
A) They contain 0.033 percent of the world's fresh water supply. 
B) Combined,they contain the majority of the world's freshwater. 
C) The amount of the world's fresh water in rivers and streams is greater than that in the atmosphere. 
D) They contain 11.02% of the world's fresh water supplies.

The difference between a confined and unconfined aquifer is determined by whether there is solid,impermeable surface beneath the aquifer.

Which best describes the water in wetlands?

Which of the following accurately describes annual groundwater withdrawal in Canada and the United States?

Which ocean contains the largest volume of water?

Water availability per person is expected to increase within the next 50 years.

Combined,water in the atmosphere and in rivers and streams accounts for approximately 4% of all freshwater.

Which of the following is defined as the line of contact between the zone of aeration and the zone of saturation?

Which of the following is true of the distribution of land and water on Earth?

Earth's oceans possess which of the following?

About 50% of precipitation over the land infiltrates the surface,of which 75% returns to the atmosphere via evapotranspiration.

Approximately what percentage of the world's irrigation water is from groundwater?

By volume,the Pacific Ocean is the largest ocean basin.

Which of the following types of water is accessible to plants?

Which of the following best describes the hydrologic cycle?

Which of the following is true regarding the amount of water in rivers,streams,and the atmosphere?

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Exam 9: Water Resources

The difference between a confined and unconfined aquifer is determined by whether there is solid,impermeable surface beneath the aquifer.

Which best describes the water in wetlands?

Which of the following accurately describes annual groundwater withdrawal in Canada and the United States?

Which ocean contains the largest volume of water?

Water availability per person is expected to increase within the next 50 years.

Combined,water in the atmosphere and in rivers and streams accounts for approximately 4% of all freshwater.

Which of the following is defined as the line of contact between the zone of aeration and the zone of saturation?

Which of the following is true of the distribution of land and water on Earth?

Earth's oceans possess which of the following?

About 50% of precipitation over the land infiltrates the surface,of which 75% returns to the atmosphere via evapotranspiration.

Approximately what percentage of the world's irrigation water is from groundwater?

By volume,the Pacific Ocean is the largest ocean basin.

Which of the following types of water is accessible to plants?

Which of the following best describes the hydrologic cycle?

Which of the following is true regarding the amount of water in rivers,streams,and the atmosphere?

Essentials of Geography

Solar Energy to Earth and the Seasons

Earths Modern Atmosphere

Atmosphere and Surface Energy Balances

Global Temperatures

Atmospheric and Oceanic Circulations

Water and Atmospheric Moisture

Weather

Global Climate Systems

Climate Change

The Dynamic Planet

Tectonics, earthquakes, and Volcanism

Weathering, karst Landscapes, and Mass Movement

River Systems

Oceans, coastal Processes, and Wind Processes

Glacial and Periglacial Landscapes

The Geography of Soils

Ecosystem Essentials

Terrestrial Biomes

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