UNIT 4The Hydrosphere

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QUESTION 1• What percentage of Earth’s surface is

covered with water?A. 33%B. 50%C. 71%D. 97%

QUESTION 2• During which of the following

processes does entropy decrease?A. evaporationB. condensationC. evapotranspirationD. sublimation

QUESTION 3• What percentage of Earth’s water is

freshwater?A. 3%B. 14%C. 71%D. 97%

QUESTION 4• What happens to the overall velocity of

a stream or river as it begins to meander?

A. increasesB. decreasesC. remains constantD. none of the above

QUESTION 5• What is the largest watershed

(drainage basin) in the US?A. MissouriB. OgallalaC. MississippiD. Itasca

QUESTION 6• A process where a stream or river from

one watershed captures another is known as stream _____

A. meanderingB. cutoffC. piracyD. erosion

QUESTION 7• The point where velocity increases on

the outside of a meander is known as the

A. cutbankB. stream loadC. point barD. placer deposit

QUESTION 8• Which stage of river development

features step-like features known as terraces?

A. youthfulB. matureC. old-ageD. rejuvenated

QUESTION 9• The largest aquifer in the US is the

_____ aquifer.A. MissouriB. OgallalaC. MississippiD. Itasca

QUESTION 10• The boundary separating the zone of

aeration from the zone of saturation, marking the upper boundary of groundwater, is the

A. artesian lineB. water tableC. confined wellD. bedrock border

QUESTION 11• When water is pumped from a well,

a(n) _____ will form as the water table around the well is lowered.

A. confined aquiferB. artesian springC. cone of depressionD. unconfined aquifer

QUESTION 12• A natural flow of groundwater to Earth’s

surface, where the ground surface dips below the water table, is known as a(n)

A. ordinary wellB. confined aquiferC. springD. geyser

QUESTION 13• Sharp, icicle-like deposits of calcium

carbonate (solidified calcite) on the ceilings of caves are called

A. carbonicB. stalactitesC. dripstone columnsD. stalagmites

QUESTION 14• Cone-shaped deposits of calcium

carbonate (solidified calcite) on the ground of caves are called

A. carbonicB. stalactitesC. dripstone columnsD. stalagmites

QUESTION 15• When a stalactite and a stalagmite

connect, which they often do, a _____ is formed.

A. carbonicB. stalactiteC. dripstone columnD. stalagmite

QUESTION 16• Dissolved Oxygen (DO) levels below ____

ppm in freshwater can cause stress and possibly death for marine organisms.

A. 4B. 6C. 8D. 10

QUESTION 17• Which of the following is not one of

the ways in which sewage wastewater is treated?

A. septic systemB. bacteria feeding on wasteC. gutter retrievalD. treatment plants

QUESTION 18• What percentage of recycled water for

industrial purposes can be treated and returned to the surface?

A. 25%B. 40%C. 65%D. 90%

QUESTION 19• Which of the following increases

entropy?A. Water IceB. CondensationC. Kool-Aid PopsicleD. Evaporation

QUESTION 20• Out of the following, which is not a

way to properly conserve water?A. low-flush toiletsB. full dishwasher/washer loadsC. shorter showersD. frequent hand-washing