Question 1

Streams which contain water only a fraction of the time are called ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  vadose 
B)  phreatic 
C)  subartesian 
D)  ephemeral 
E)  annuals 
A)  vadose 
B)  phreatic 
C)  subartesian 
D)  ephemeral 
E)  annuals

Question 2

In Las Vegas, Nevada, the groundwater supply is ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  being depleted 
B)  increased 
C)  not being used and staying the same 
D)  being used and staying the same 
E)  about to be tapped as soon as Lake Mead runs dry 
A)  being depleted 
B)  increased 
C)  not being used and staying the same 
D)  being used and staying the same 
E)  about to be tapped as soon as Lake Mead runs dry

Question 3

The greatest girth of the Pacific Ocean is in the ________ latitudes.

Accepted Answer

A)  polar 
B)  middle 
C)  tropical 
D)  Alaskan 
E)  Japanese 
A)  polar 
B)  middle 
C)  tropical 
D)  Alaskan 
E)  Japanese

Question 4

What positive benefits do swamps and marshes have in the environment?

Accepted Answer

Examples: Filtration

Question 5

A swamp and a marsh ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  are the same thing 
B)  must both be submerged for the entire year 
C)  are wide places in a river 
D)  are sometimes related to the infilling of a lake 
E)  are both too salty to permit the growth of water plants 
A)  are the same thing 
B)  must both be submerged for the entire year 
C)  are wide places in a river 
D)  are sometimes related to the infilling of a lake 
E)  are both too salty to permit the growth of water plants

Question 6

Water that is not found in oceans accounts for ________ percent of the world's total water.

Accepted Answer

A)  .25 
B)  2.8 
C)  28 
D)  56 
E)  74 
A)  .25 
B)  2.8 
C)  28 
D)  56 
E)  74

Question 7

After the Great Lakes, North America's largest freshwater lake is ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Lake Victoria 
B)  Lake Tahoe 
C)  Great Bear Lake 
D)  Lake Mead 
E)  Mono Lake 
A)  Lake Victoria 
B)  Lake Tahoe 
C)  Great Bear Lake 
D)  Lake Mead 
E)  Mono Lake

Question 8

How was the Great Pacific Garbage Patch formed?

Accepted Answer

It is the refuse from ships an

Question 9

The western sides of oceans are warmer than the eastern sides.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

An ice shelf is a flattish, tabular mass of ice unattached to the land.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The total mass of every living thing is more than half water.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Ice, when it is frozen year-round in the ground, is termed ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  berg ice 
B)  permafrost 
C)  ice pack 
D)  shelf ice 
E)  groundwater 
A)  berg ice 
B)  permafrost 
C)  ice pack 
D)  shelf ice 
E)  groundwater

Question 13

Some underground ice forms in lenses or veins in the soil.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

A single oscillation of the tides (from low tide to high tide and back again) takes about ________ hours.

Accepted Answer

A)  24 
B)  12 
C)  6 
D)  3 
E)  2 
A)  24 
B)  12 
C)  6 
D)  3 
E)  2

Question 15

There is twice as much underground water as there is surface water (lakes, streams, etc.) on Earth's land surface.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Within the zone of saturation is found water known as ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  artesian water 
B)  groundwater 
C)  the water table 
D)  the cone of depression 
E)  the aquicludes 
A)  artesian water 
B)  groundwater 
C)  the water table 
D)  the cone of depression 
E)  the aquicludes

Question 17

Biological water (water in living organisms) constitutes what percentage of water in the Earth system?

Accepted Answer

A)  less than 1% 
B)  10% 
C)  20% 
D)  30% 
E)  impossible to estimate 
A)  less than 1% 
B)  10% 
C)  20% 
D)  30% 
E)  impossible to estimate

Question 18

Which of the following is NOT the name of a sea?

Accepted Answer

A)  South China 
B)  Mediterranean 
C)  Indian 
D)  Caribbean 
E)  Bering 
A)  South China 
B)  Mediterranean 
C)  Indian 
D)  Caribbean 
E)  Bering

Question 19

Explain why there is some controversy as to the number of oceans on Earth.

Accepted Answer

There is a world ocean and the

Question 20

Aquifers are composed of highly permeable rocks.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Streams which contain water only a fraction of the time are called ________.

In Las Vegas, Nevada, the groundwater supply is ________.

The greatest girth of the Pacific Ocean is in the ________ latitudes.

What positive benefits do swamps and marshes have in the environment?

A swamp and a marsh ________.

Water that is not found in oceans accounts for ________ percent of the world's total water.

After the Great Lakes, North America's largest freshwater lake is ________.

How was the Great Pacific Garbage Patch formed?

The western sides of oceans are warmer than the eastern sides.

An ice shelf is a flattish, tabular mass of ice unattached to the land.

The total mass of every living thing is more than half water.

Ice, when it is frozen year-round in the ground, is termed ________.

Some underground ice forms in lenses or veins in the soil.

A single oscillation of the tides (from low tide to high tide and back again) takes about ________ hours.

There is twice as much underground water as there is surface water (lakes, streams, etc.) on Earth's land surface.

Within the zone of saturation is found water known as ________.

Biological water (water in living organisms) constitutes what percentage of water in the Earth system?

Which of the following is NOT the name of a sea?

Explain why there is some controversy as to the number of oceans on Earth.

Aquifers are composed of highly permeable rocks.

Introduction to Earth

Portraying Earth

Introduction to the Atmosphere

Insolation and Temperature

Atmospheric Pressure and Wind

Atmospheric Moisture

Atmospheric Disturbances

Climate and Climate Change

Cycles and Patterns of the Biosphere

Terrestrial Flora and Fauna

Soils

Introduction to Landform Study

The Internal Processes

Preliminaries to Weathering: Mass Wasting and Erosion

Fluvial Processes

Karst and Hydrothermal Processes

The Topography of Arid Lands

Glacial Modification of Terrain

Coastal Processes and Terrain

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Exam 9: The Hydrosphere

Streams which contain water only a fraction of the time are called ________.

In Las Vegas, Nevada, the groundwater supply is ________.

The greatest girth of the Pacific Ocean is in the ________ latitudes.

What positive benefits do swamps and marshes have in the environment?

A swamp and a marsh ________.

Water that is not found in oceans accounts for ________ percent of the world's total water.

After the Great Lakes, North America's largest freshwater lake is ________.

How was the Great Pacific Garbage Patch formed?

The western sides of oceans are warmer than the eastern sides.

An ice shelf is a flattish, tabular mass of ice unattached to the land.

The total mass of every living thing is more than half water.

Ice, when it is frozen year-round in the ground, is termed ________.

Some underground ice forms in lenses or veins in the soil.

A single oscillation of the tides (from low tide to high tide and back again) takes about ________ hours.

There is twice as much underground water as there is surface water (lakes, streams, etc.) on Earth's land surface.

Within the zone of saturation is found water known as ________.

Biological water (water in living organisms) constitutes what percentage of water in the Earth system?

Which of the following is NOT the name of a sea?

Explain why there is some controversy as to the number of oceans on Earth.

Aquifers are composed of highly permeable rocks.

Introduction to Earth

Portraying Earth

Introduction to the Atmosphere

Insolation and Temperature

Atmospheric Pressure and Wind

Atmospheric Moisture

Atmospheric Disturbances

Climate and Climate Change

Cycles and Patterns of the Biosphere

Terrestrial Flora and Fauna

Soils

Introduction to Landform Study

The Internal Processes

Preliminaries to Weathering: Mass Wasting and Erosion

Fluvial Processes

Karst and Hydrothermal Processes

The Topography of Arid Lands

Glacial Modification of Terrain

Coastal Processes and Terrain

Filters