Question 1

Water can remain in the ground as groundwater for up to 10,000 years.This is called the

Accepted Answer

A)  aquifer storage. 
B)  groundwater flow rate. 
C)  residence time. 
D)  transfer time. 
A)  aquifer storage. 
B)  groundwater flow rate. 
C)  residence time. 
D)  transfer time.

Question 2

Which of the following best describes the hydrologic cycle?

Accepted Answer

A)  the movement of water through the ground to form aquifers 
B)  the cycle that water passes through when going from solid to liquid to gas 
C)  the circular motion due to density differences created when water boils 
D)  the movement of the Earth's water through a series of reservoirs 
A)  the movement of water through the ground to form aquifers 
B)  the cycle that water passes through when going from solid to liquid to gas 
C)  the circular motion due to density differences created when water boils 
D)  the movement of the Earth's water through a series of reservoirs

Question 3

Study the image below of a landform on Mars.Is this most likely an erosional or depositional feature? What might have caused it? What does this indicate about the presence of water on Mars?

Accepted Answer

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Question 4

Which of the following is NOT an example of a landform?

Accepted Answer

A)  mesa 
B)  valley 
C)  stream 
D)  dune 
A)  mesa 
B)  valley 
C)  stream 
D)  dune

Question 5

What is the relief of the land surface in the topographic map below?

Accepted Answer

A)  50 m 
B)  100 m 
C)  300 m 
D)  400m 
A)  50 m 
B)  100 m 
C)  300 m 
D)  400m

Question 6

Provide three examples of agents of erosion.Would the landforms created by each of these agents be similar or different? Explain.

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Student answers might be similar to the

Question 7

Contrast the types of energy that control uplift and erosion.

Accepted Answer

Uplift is caused by plate tectonics whic

Question 8

If an area experiences uplift it will form a ________; if it experiences subsidence it will form a ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  depression; mountain 
B)  mountain; depression 
C)  valley; mesa 
D)  basin; mountain 
A)  depression; mountain 
B)  mountain; depression 
C)  valley; mesa 
D)  basin; mountain

Question 9

The Sierra Nevada Mountains in California are composed almost entirely of granite; what do you expect the landscape to look like?

Accepted Answer

A)  steep peaks and cliffs 
B)  gentle hills and valleys 
C)  large expanses of flatlands 
D)  open floodplains 
A)  steep peaks and cliffs 
B)  gentle hills and valleys 
C)  large expanses of flatlands 
D)  open floodplains

Question 10

Why is understanding the hydrologic cycle important to understanding how landscapes form?

Accepted Answer

A)  because water has the ability to seep underground and affect the layers of rock 
B)  because the oceans cover a vast majority of our planet and are a main erosional agent 
C)  because the rate at which groundwater moves through the subsurface determines erosion rates 
D)  because water is the main erosional and depositional agent on the Earth 
A)  because water has the ability to seep underground and affect the layers of rock 
B)  because the oceans cover a vast majority of our planet and are a main erosional agent 
C)  because the rate at which groundwater moves through the subsurface determines erosion rates 
D)  because water is the main erosional and depositional agent on the Earth

Water can remain in the ground as groundwater for up to 10,000 years.This is called the

Which of the following best describes the hydrologic cycle?

Study the image below of a landform on Mars.Is this most likely an erosional or depositional feature? What might have caused it? What does this indicate about the presence of water on Mars?

Which of the following is NOT an example of a landform?

What is the relief of the land surface in the topographic map below?

Provide three examples of agents of erosion.Would the landforms created by each of these agents be similar or different? Explain.

Contrast the types of energy that control uplift and erosion.

If an area experiences uplift it will form a ; if it experiences subsidence it will form a .

The Sierra Nevada Mountains in California are composed almost entirely of granite; what do you expect the landscape to look like?

Why is understanding the hydrologic cycle important to understanding how landscapes form?

Cosmology and the Birth of the Earth

Journey to the Center of the Earth

Drifting Continents and Spreading Seas

The Way the Earth Works: Plate Tectonics

Patterns in Nature: Minerals

Up From the Inferno: Magma and Igneous Rocks

Pages of Earths Past: Sedimentary Rocks

Metamorphism: a Process of Change

The Wrath of Vulcan: Volcanic Eruptions

A Violent Pulse: Earthquakes

Crags,cracks,and Crumples: Crustal Deformation and Mountain Building

Deep Time: How Old Is Old

A Biography of the Earth

Squeezing Power From a Stone: Energy Resources

Riches in Rock: Mineral Resources

Unsafe Ground: Landslides and Other Mass Movements

Streams and Floods: the Geology of Running Water

Restless Realm: Oceans and Coasts

A Hidden Reserve: Groundwater

An Envelope of Gas: the Earths Atmosphere and Climate

Dry Regions: the Geology of Deserts

Amazing Ice: Glaciers and Ice Ages

Global Change in the Earth System

Introducing Rocks

a Surface Veneer: Sediments and Soils

the Rock Cycle in the Earth System

the Earths Interior, Revisited: Seismic Layering, Gravity, and the Magnetic Field

Memories of Past Life: Fossils and Evolution

Prelude: and Just What Is Geology

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Exam 29: Ever-Changing Landscapes and the Hydrologic Cycle

Water can remain in the ground as groundwater for up to 10,000 years.This is called the

Which of the following best describes the hydrologic cycle?

Study the image below of a landform on Mars.Is this most likely an erosional or depositional feature? What might have caused it? What does this indicate about the presence of water on Mars?

Which of the following is NOT an example of a landform?

What is the relief of the land surface in the topographic map below?

Provide three examples of agents of erosion.Would the landforms created by each of these agents be similar or different? Explain.

Contrast the types of energy that control uplift and erosion.

If an area experiences uplift it will form a ________; if it experiences subsidence it will form a ________.

The Sierra Nevada Mountains in California are composed almost entirely of granite; what do you expect the landscape to look like?

Why is understanding the hydrologic cycle important to understanding how landscapes form?

Cosmology and the Birth of the Earth

Journey to the Center of the Earth

Drifting Continents and Spreading Seas

The Way the Earth Works: Plate Tectonics

Patterns in Nature: Minerals

Up From the Inferno: Magma and Igneous Rocks

Pages of Earths Past: Sedimentary Rocks

Metamorphism: a Process of Change

The Wrath of Vulcan: Volcanic Eruptions

A Violent Pulse: Earthquakes

Crags,cracks,and Crumples: Crustal Deformation and Mountain Building

Deep Time: How Old Is Old

A Biography of the Earth

Squeezing Power From a Stone: Energy Resources

Riches in Rock: Mineral Resources

Unsafe Ground: Landslides and Other Mass Movements

Streams and Floods: the Geology of Running Water

Restless Realm: Oceans and Coasts

A Hidden Reserve: Groundwater

An Envelope of Gas: the Earths Atmosphere and Climate

Dry Regions: the Geology of Deserts

Amazing Ice: Glaciers and Ice Ages

Global Change in the Earth System

Introducing Rocks

a Surface Veneer: Sediments and Soils

the Rock Cycle in the Earth System

the Earths Interior, Revisited: Seismic Layering, Gravity, and the Magnetic Field

Memories of Past Life: Fossils and Evolution

Prelude: and Just What Is Geology

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If an area experiences uplift it will form a ; if it experiences subsidence it will form a .