Hydrology Review

How does a straight alignment between Earth, the sun, and the moon impact the tides on Earth?

• It produces the greatest changes in tidal range

• It produces neap tides

• It produces the least change in tidal range

• It produces diurnal tides

Which of the following would most likely result from a decrease in the water supply to a watershed?

• increase in ocean levels

• increase in lake levels

• decrease in river basin levels

• decrease in precipitation

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Which of the following would most negatively impact local water availability?

• drought

• flood

• hurricane

• thunderstorm

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Which property of water is responsible for most of the other properties of water?

• cohesion

• adhesion

• density

• polarity

Which of the following properties of water allows a water strider to walk across a pond?

• density

• specific heat

• surface tension

• adhesion

Which of the following would most likely result in an unhealthy aquatic habitat?

• a decrease in turbidity

• a decrease in nitrate levels

• an increase in water temperature

• an increase in dissolved oxygen levels

Why do scientist monitor bioindicators in water?

• to compare freshwater and ocean water ecosystems

• to count the number of organisms present

• to monitor water quality and biodiversity

• to analyze the dominant species

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Which wind-water interaction is responsible for cycling nutrient rich water from the ocean floor to the sea surface?

• upwelling

• storm surge

• surface currents

• chemosynthesis

What is the term for water that moves across the surface of the land and enters rivers and streams.

• Aquifer

• Infiltration

• Groundwater

• Runoff

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What percentage of the planet is covered in Water?

• 96.5%

• 3.5%

• 1.74%

• 75%

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