Question 1

Meltwater from glaciers and snowpacks provide water for humans in many parts of the world.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Which is a water bearing rock stratum?

Accepted Answer

A) Water table. 
B) Aquiclude. 
C) Zone of aeration. 
D) Aquifer. 
A) Water table. 
B) Aquiclude. 
C) Zone of aeration. 
D) Aquifer.

Question 3

Which is defined as the portion of streamflow that consists of groundwater?

Accepted Answer

A) Base flow. 
B) Saturated flow. 
C) Overland flow. 
D) Surface runoff. 
A) Base flow. 
B) Saturated flow. 
C) Overland flow. 
D) Surface runoff.

Question 4

There is a single,universally accepted definition of drought scientists use to classify such events.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The three main components of the hydrologic cycle are atmosphere,surface,and subsurface.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Which of the following is true when the soil is at field capacity?

Accepted Answer

A) A surplus definitely exists. 
B) No gravity drainage has occurred. 
C) The soil is holding the maximum amount of water that it can hold against the pull of gravity. 
D) The capillary force is not acting. 
A) A surplus definitely exists. 
B) No gravity drainage has occurred. 
C) The soil is holding the maximum amount of water that it can hold against the pull of gravity. 
D) The capillary force is not acting.

Question 7

Water resources represent a transboundary resource,with river basins and other water sources crossing into multiple countries,states,or other jurisdictional boundaries.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Potential evapotranspiration for Phoenix,Arizona is highest during which month?

Accepted Answer

A) March. 
B) February. 
C) September. 
D) July. 
A) March. 
B) February. 
C) September. 
D) July.

Question 9

Water covers approximately which percentage of the surface of Earth?

Accepted Answer

A) 50 percent. 
B) 90 percent. 
C) 25 percent. 
D) 71 percent. 
A) 50 percent. 
B) 90 percent. 
C) 25 percent. 
D) 71 percent.

Question 10

If one were to map a vertical profile of groundwater resources,which of the following is correct order from top to bottom?

Accepted Answer

A) Zone of aeration-water table-zone of saturation-impermeable rock. 
B) Water table-zone of aeration-zone of saturation-impermeable rock. 
C) Zone of aeration-zone of saturation-water table-impermeable rock. 
D) Zone of saturation-water table-zone of aeration-impermeable rock. 
A) Zone of aeration-water table-zone of saturation-impermeable rock. 
B) Water table-zone of aeration-zone of saturation-impermeable rock. 
C) Zone of aeration-zone of saturation-water table-impermeable rock. 
D) Zone of saturation-water table-zone of aeration-impermeable rock.

Question 11

Much of Earth's water supply originated from which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) Asteroids. 
B) Icy comets. 
C) Gases expelled from the Sun; i.e.,solar wind. 
D) Photosynthesis. 
A) Asteroids. 
B) Icy comets. 
C) Gases expelled from the Sun; i.e.,solar wind. 
D) Photosynthesis.

Question 12

By current estimates,groundwater provides approximately 25% of the world's irrigation water.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Which of the following is true of precipitation in North America?

Accepted Answer

A) The highest amounts occur in the Southwest and Midwest. 
B) The highest amounts occur in the Southeast and extreme South. 
C) The lowest amounts are received in the Midwest. 
D) The lowest amounts are received near Hudson Bay. 
A) The highest amounts occur in the Southwest and Midwest. 
B) The highest amounts occur in the Southeast and extreme South. 
C) The lowest amounts are received in the Midwest. 
D) The lowest amounts are received near Hudson Bay.

Question 14

What are the two basic pathways precipitation can take once it reaches the surface of Earth?

Accepted Answer

The two basic pathways are overland flow

Question 15

Define these components of the water budget,explaining the importance of each: precipitation (P),potential evapotranspiration (PE),actual evapotranspiration (AE),and soil moisture storage (ST).

Accepted Answer

precipitation (P)is the moisture supply

Question 16

Precipitation is the main source of groundwater,percolating downward as gravitational water from the soil moisture zone.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Which of the following is an intended benefit of China's Three Gorges Dam on the Yangtze River?

Accepted Answer

A) Relocation of people. 
B) Landslides. 
C) Water pollution. 
D) Flood control. 
A) Relocation of people. 
B) Landslides. 
C) Water pollution. 
D) Flood control.

Question 18

Groundwater pollution that our generation creates will persist far into the future (decades to centuries)because it is virtually impossible to clean an aquifer once it is polluted.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Approximately which percentage of Earth's precipitation occurs over oceans?

Accepted Answer

A) 8) 
B) 14. 
C) 22. 
D) 78. 
A) 8) 
B) 14. 
C) 22. 
D) 78.

Question 20

Discuss the different aspects of groundwater storage and movement below the surface.Include the ways in which groundwater comes to the surface on its own,or is drawn to the surface by humans,along with the consequences.

Accepted Answer

Precipitation is the main source of grou

Meltwater from glaciers and snowpacks provide water for humans in many parts of the world.

Which is a water bearing rock stratum?

Which is defined as the portion of streamflow that consists of groundwater?

There is a single,universally accepted definition of drought scientists use to classify such events.

The three main components of the hydrologic cycle are atmosphere,surface,and subsurface.

Which of the following is true when the soil is at field capacity?

Water resources represent a transboundary resource,with river basins and other water sources crossing into multiple countries,states,or other jurisdictional boundaries.

Potential evapotranspiration for Phoenix,Arizona is highest during which month?

Water covers approximately which percentage of the surface of Earth?

If one were to map a vertical profile of groundwater resources,which of the following is correct order from top to bottom?

Much of Earth's water supply originated from which of the following?

By current estimates,groundwater provides approximately 25% of the world's irrigation water.

Which of the following is true of precipitation in North America?

What are the two basic pathways precipitation can take once it reaches the surface of Earth?

Define these components of the water budget,explaining the importance of each: precipitation (P),potential evapotranspiration (PE),actual evapotranspiration (AE),and soil moisture storage (ST).

Precipitation is the main source of groundwater,percolating downward as gravitational water from the soil moisture zone.

Which of the following is an intended benefit of China's Three Gorges Dam on the Yangtze River?

Groundwater pollution that our generation creates will persist far into the future (decades to centuries)because it is virtually impossible to clean an aquifer once it is polluted.

Approximately which percentage of Earth's precipitation occurs over oceans?

Discuss the different aspects of groundwater storage and movement below the surface.Include the ways in which groundwater comes to the surface on its own,or is drawn to the surface by humans,along with the consequences.

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Exam 9: Water Resources

Meltwater from glaciers and snowpacks provide water for humans in many parts of the world.

Which is a water bearing rock stratum?

Which is defined as the portion of streamflow that consists of groundwater?

There is a single,universally accepted definition of drought scientists use to classify such events.

The three main components of the hydrologic cycle are atmosphere,surface,and subsurface.

Which of the following is true when the soil is at field capacity?

Water resources represent a transboundary resource,with river basins and other water sources crossing into multiple countries,states,or other jurisdictional boundaries.

Potential evapotranspiration for Phoenix,Arizona is highest during which month?

Water covers approximately which percentage of the surface of Earth?

If one were to map a vertical profile of groundwater resources,which of the following is correct order from top to bottom?

Much of Earth's water supply originated from which of the following?

By current estimates,groundwater provides approximately 25% of the world's irrigation water.

Which of the following is true of precipitation in North America?

What are the two basic pathways precipitation can take once it reaches the surface of Earth?

Define these components of the water budget,explaining the importance of each: precipitation (P),potential evapotranspiration (PE),actual evapotranspiration (AE),and soil moisture storage (ST).

Precipitation is the main source of groundwater,percolating downward as gravitational water from the soil moisture zone.

Which of the following is an intended benefit of China's Three Gorges Dam on the Yangtze River?

Groundwater pollution that our generation creates will persist far into the future (decades to centuries)because it is virtually impossible to clean an aquifer once it is polluted.

Approximately which percentage of Earth's precipitation occurs over oceans?

Discuss the different aspects of groundwater storage and movement below the surface.Include the ways in which groundwater comes to the surface on its own,or is drawn to the surface by humans,along with the consequences.

Essentials of Geography

Solar Energy to Earth and the Seasons

Earths Modern Atmosphere

Atmosphere and Surface Energy Balances

Global Temperatures

Atmospheric and Oceanic Circulations

Water and Atmospheric Moisture

Weather

Global Climate Systems

Climate Change

The Dynamic Planet

Tectonics, earthquakes, and Volcanism

Weathering, karst Landscapes, and Mass Movement

River Systems

Oceans, coastal Processes, and Wind Processes

Glacial and Periglacial Landscapes

The Geography of Soils

Ecosystem Essentials

Terrestrial Biomes

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