Question 1

The Ogallala aquifer is a massive aquifer beneath California.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

The difference between swamps and marshes is mainly one of ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   trees versus grassland
B)   high water table versus low
C)   sandy soil versus clayey soil
D)   salt water versus fresh water
E)   seasonality of precipitationF) A) and B)
G) C) and E)

Question 3

Into how many oceans is the "world ocean" usually divided?

Accepted Answer

A)   2
B)   many
C)   4
D)   10
E)   None, because there is truly one world ocean.F) All of the above
G) A) and E)

Question 4

The top of the saturated zone of ground water is called the ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   zone of saturation
B)   vadose zone
C)   water table
D)   aquiclude
E)   waterless zoneF) B) and E)
G) All of the above

Question 5

Water moving in response to salinity differences is part of the thermohaline circulation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Geographically speaking, the most important currents ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   involve subsidence
B)   involve upwelling
C)   are caused by tides
D)   are caused by underwater earthquakes
E)   are the flows making up the oceans' general circulationsF) B) and D)
G) C) and D)

Question 7

The maximum time water can be excluded from the hydrologic cycle (that is, exist in "storage")  is at least ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   a day
B)   a month
C)   a year
D)   hundreds of thousands of yearsE) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 8

What negative environmental consequences are associated with the building of a dam?.

Accepted Answer

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Question 9

Lakes are common in areas which have been recently ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   formed by volcanoes
B)   glaciated
C)   formed from river deposits
D)   raised above the sea
E)   hit by meteoritesF) A) and B)
G) B) and D)

Question 10

Approximately ________ percent of all atmospheric water comes from ocean surfaces.

Accepted Answer

A)   10
B)   50
C)   86
D)   95
E)   100F) C) and D)
G) A) and D)

Question 11

In the middles of the oceans, high tides can best be described as ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   steep-sided mounds
B)   ridges
C)   currents
D)   waves
E)   bulgesF) B) and E)
G) C) and E)

Question 12

Over a span of years, worldwide precipitation will equal total evaporation/transpiration.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

The tides with the maximum tidal elevation are ________ tides.

Accepted Answer

A)   flood
B)   high
C)   ebb
D)   spring
E)   leapF) C) and E)
G) A) and C)

Question 14

Which of the following is the SMALLEST part of the hydrologic cycle?

Accepted Answer

A)   advection
B)   runoff
C)   underground water flow
D)   evaporation
E)   soil moistureF) C) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 15

Approximately ________ percent of the Earth's lake water is salty.

Accepted Answer

A)   10
B)   25
C)   40
D)   75
E)   85F) C) and E)
G) All of the above

Question 16

Of the places listed below, ocean waters generally have the least salinity in ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   subtropical zones
B)   polar regions
C)   small seas and gulfs
D)   hot places
E)   places with lack of rainfallF) All of the above
G) D) and E) B

Question 17

The tides migrate following ________ course around the Earth.

Accepted Answer

A)   the Milky Way's
B)   Venus'
C)   Mars'
D)   the Sun's
E)   the Moon'sF) B) and C)
G) B) and E) E

Question 18

A water molecule is composed of ________ atom(s) .

Accepted Answer

A)   0
B)   1
C)   3
D)   7
E)   16F) B) and D)
G) C) and D) C

Question 19

Underground water is much more widely distributed than surface water.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

In a year, farmers in the American Southwest use many times as much water from groundwater as is recharged to the groundwater.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 9: The Hydrosphere

The Ogallala aquifer is a massive aquifer beneath California.

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The difference between swamps and marshes is mainly one of ________.

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Into how many oceans is the "world ocean" usually divided?

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The top of the saturated zone of ground water is called the ________.

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Water moving in response to salinity differences is part of the thermohaline circulation.

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Geographically speaking, the most important currents ________.

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The maximum time water can be excluded from the hydrologic cycle (that is, exist in "storage") is at least ________.

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What negative environmental consequences are associated with the building of a dam?.

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Lakes are common in areas which have been recently ________.

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Approximately ________ percent of all atmospheric water comes from ocean surfaces.

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In the middles of the oceans, high tides can best be described as ________.

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Over a span of years, worldwide precipitation will equal total evaporation/transpiration.

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The tides with the maximum tidal elevation are ________ tides.

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Which of the following is the SMALLEST part of the hydrologic cycle?

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Approximately ________ percent of the Earth's lake water is salty.

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Of the places listed below, ocean waters generally have the least salinity in ________.

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The tides migrate following ________ course around the Earth.

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A water molecule is composed of ________ atom(s) .

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Underground water is much more widely distributed than surface water.

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In a year, farmers in the American Southwest use many times as much water from groundwater as is recharged to the groundwater.

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