Quiz about NCFE Review #3 Hydrology

Question 1

Ocean currents are powered by

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Convection

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Conduction

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Radiation

Question 2

Groundwater is found underground in the zone of

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saturation

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aeration

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porosity

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permeability

Question 3

Groundwater flow is affected by the _ of soil.

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porosity

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type

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location

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aeration

Question 4

Which of the following is not a major source of groundwater pollution?

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compost

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sewage

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pesticides

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industrial chemicals

Question 5

The term for water evaporating from plants is

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transpiration

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precipitation

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runoff

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infiltration

Question 6

An ocean current flowing from the south pole to the equator is most likely a

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cold current

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warm current

Question 7

An ocean current flowing from the equator to the north pole is most likely a

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warm current

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cold current

Question 8

The majority of earth's fresh water is found where?

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in glaciers/ice

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in the ground

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in lakes and rivers

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on top of mountains

Question 9

The water cycle is powered by the

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sun

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moon

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plate tectonics

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precipiation

Question 10

What is not a role of wetlands?

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create power

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recharge water with nutrients

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drain bordering land

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provide habitat for organisms

Question 11

In the ocean, how are surface currents powered?

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wind

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gravity

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density

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spinning of Earth

Question 12

The Global Conveyor Belt (deep water currents) are powered by which of the following?

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density

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wind

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heating

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precipitation

Question 13

Warm ocean currents generally come from

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The Equator

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The North Pole

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The South Pole

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Both A and B

Question 14

Cold ocean currents generally come from

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Either Pole

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The North Pole

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The South Pole

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The Equator

Question 15

A horizontal movement of ocean water that is caused by wind and that occurs at or near the ocean's surface.

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Surface Current

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Gulf Stream

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Global Conveyor Belt

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Gyre

Question 16

Deep Ocean currents are a result of

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Density

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Global Wind Patterns

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Earth's Rotation

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All of the above

Question 17

The Gulf stream carries _____________ water from the east coast of The United States to the West coast of Europe.

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Warm

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Cold

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Freezing

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Fresh

Question 18

The California Current (west coast) carries _________ water from canada

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Cold

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Warm

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Freezing

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Fresh

Question 19

Two types of water currents are

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surface and deep

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local and global

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sea and land

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warm and cold

Question 20

Where is ocean water the densest.

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The bottom

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The surface

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The middle

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Lake Michigan

Question 21

When surface currents meet continents they ___?

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Are deflected (change paths)

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Stop moving

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Continue in the direction they were going

Question 22

Wha type of tide would this arrangement of earth-moon-sun create?

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neap tide

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full moon tide

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new moon tide

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spring tide

Question 23

What type of tides would this arrangement of earth-moon-sun create?

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spring tide

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neap tide

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new moon tide

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full moon tide

Question 24

Which of the following can be caused by El Nino~?

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All of the above

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Flash floods

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Mudslides

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Droughts

Question 25

Upwelling is associated with

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cooler, nutrient-rich waters being pushed up from deeper ocean waters

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a decrease in access to nutrients for phytoplankton

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temperature gradients moving water from the equator to the poles

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an increase in human fatalities

Question 26

The Coriolis effect is...

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The curvature of things as they move across the Earth's surface.

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The reflection of the Sun's light on the moon.

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The heating of the earth by greenhouse gasses.

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What determines the speed at which the Earth spins.

Question 27

Which stage does ground water try to return to the ocean or soak into the ground?

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run off

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condensation

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evaporation

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precipitation

Question 28

Which stages does liquid water from the ocean turn into water vapor?

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evaporation

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condesantion

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precipitation

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run off

Question 29

During which stage do clouds form?

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condensation

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evaporation

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precipitation

Question 30

On which kind of day would you expect the most evaporation from the surface of a pond?

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warm, sunny

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cold, sunny

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warm, rainy

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cold, rainy

Question 31

Which represents the distribution of water on Earth?

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3% freshwater, 97% salt water

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97% freshwater, 3% salt water

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71% freshwater, 29% salt water

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29% freshwater, 71% salt water

Question 32

What is porosity?

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how much water can be held in rocks and other earth's substances

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how the holes change in rocks without water

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how much time it takes water to run through rocks

Question 33

What causes deep ocean currents?

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temperature, density, salinity

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moon's gravitational pull

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wind

Question 34

Why is most of Earths freshwater is not available for human use.

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because it's frozen in ice caps and glaciers

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because it's in the ground

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because of pollution

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because of global warmin

Question 35

Which is the primary cause of surface winds on Earth?

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Unequal heating of the Earth

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Deflection in prevailing winds caused by the coriolis effect.

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Rotational speeds of Earth's surface at various latitudes.

Question 36

Which best describes the water in an estuary?

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brackish

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fresh

Question 37

NC climate is moderated by which local current?

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Gulf Stream

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East Australain

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Antarctic Bottom Water

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South Equatorial

Question 38

Allows water to flow through

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Permeable

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Porous

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Impermeable

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Non-porous

Question 39

Temperature and salinity variations in ocean water cause:

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Horizontal and vertical ocean currents

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Mid-ocean ridges

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Refraction of ocean waves

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Ebb and flow of the tides

Question 40

Upwelling is when deep ocean waters rise to the surface. Upwelling will occur if:

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Wind blows the shallow water along the coast away from the coast

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The deep water is saltier than the shallower water

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The deep water is denser than the shallower water

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Wind blows the shallow water along the coast towards the coast.

Question 41

The climate in cities that are close to a large body of water tends to be:

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Cooler in the summer and warmer in the winter than inland cities

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Cooler in the winter and warmer in the summer than inland cities

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Cooler in the winter and the summer than inland cities

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Warmer in the winter and the summer than inland cities

Question 42

The large, circular surface-current pattern found in each ocean.

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Gyre

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California Current

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Surface Current

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Global Conveyor Belt

Question 43

Suppose there is a drought in this area. The level of the river drops because of it.
What else could happen here?

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The water table will fall.

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The river will immediately rise again.

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The water table will rise.

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A new aquifer will form.

Question 44

What is the source of most surface water and groundwater?

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Precipitation

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Snow

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Run-off

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Wastewater

Question 45

Able to allow water to pass through

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Permeable

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Permeability

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Runoff

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Pores

Question 46

Open spaces between soil particles that allow water to pass through

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Pores

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Aquifer

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Well

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Spores

Question 47

What is a place where groundwater seeps out of the ground called?

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Spring

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Well

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Reservoir

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Aquifer

Question 48

What are sources of water pollution?

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All of these

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Precipitation as Acid rain

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Runoff water & Groundwater

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Industry & Household waste

Question 49

What do we call the land area that supplies water to a river system?

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watershed

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runoff

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recharge

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valley

Question 50

What do we call water that flows over the ground surface rather than soaking in?

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runoff

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discharge

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recharge

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tributary

Question 51

The mountain ridge shown in this picture would be this part of a watershed (drainage basin).

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divide

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aquifer

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water table

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zone of aeration

Question 52

The land around these rivers is known as the ________________.

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watershed

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tributary

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divide

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water system

Question 53

Which of the following statements is true about the development of a stream?

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the velocity of water is greater along the outside of a meander curve

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a stream's slope increases as it approaches base level

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water along the sides and bottom of the channel flows more rapidly

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deposition is greater in the outside curve of a meander

Question 54

A blocked-off meander eventually becomes ___________.

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an oxbow lake

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part of the stream again

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rejuvenated

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an alluvial fan

Question 55

The stream that flows into a larger stream.

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tributary

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gully

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stream

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rill

Question 56

A wide, sloping deposit of sediment formed where a stream leaves a mountain range.

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alluvial fan

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flood plain

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delta

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gully

Question 57

A landform made of sediment that is deposited where a river flows into an ocean or lake.

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delta

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alluvial fan

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flood plain

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oxbow lake

Question 58

Ocean circulation transports ______________ from the Equator to the North Pole and South Pole.

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heat

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salt

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carbon dioxide

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nutrients

Question 59

During __________ the Southeast Trade Winds weaken.

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El Nino

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Normal Conditions

Question 60

During __________ the Pacific warm pool migrates eastward.

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El Nino

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Normal Conditions

Question 61

During __________ upwelling occurs off the coast of Peru.

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Normal Conditions

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El Nino

Question 62

During __________ downwelling decreases biological activity.

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El Nino

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Normal Conditions

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