Exam 9: Water Resources

Human made lakes are generally called reservoirs.

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

Warming temperatures can lead to both increases and decreases in lake levels.

Desalination removes organic compounds,debris,and salinity from seawater and represents a method to provide potable water for domestic use.

Though 14% of global evapotranspiration occurs over the land,22% of global precipitation occurs over land,indicating a contribution from evaporation from the world's oceans.

Which of the following is a wetland that contains salt water?

Which of the following would make the best aquifer?

Both overconsumption and pollution pose issues for water resource management.

Other than ice sheets and glaciers,in which type of storage is the largest repository of fresh water located?

Which of the following best describes eustasy?

Which is the largest fresh water lake in the world by volume?

An artesian well,by definition,requires pumping because there is otherwise not enough pressure to bring the water to the surface.

Centre pivot agriculture which pumps water from an aquifer is an example of instream water use.

Which is defined as intercepted water that drains across plant leaves and down their stems to the ground?

Water is a renewable resource,constantly cycling through the environment in the hydrologic cycle.

Hydroelectricity currently provides the world with approximately how much of the world's power?

There is more groundwater than there is water in freshwater lakes,the atmosphere,and rivers and streams combined.

Which of the following states how the amount of water associated with the wilting point in clay compares to that for sand and silt?

Which is the name of the pressure level that confines water in an aquifer under its own weight?

If precipitation and soil moisture are inadequate to meet potential evapotranspiration demands,the moisture condition is described as which of the following?