Question 1

The release of water vapor to the atmosphere by plants is called ________.

Accepted Answer

A) evaporation 
B) degassing 
C) transpiration 
D) infiltration 
A) evaporation 
B) degassing 
C) transpiration 
D) infiltration C

Question 2

porosity permeability aquitard aquifer

Accepted Answer

aquitard

Question 3

________ would have the largest capacity to naturally remove sewage pollutants.

Accepted Answer

A) Fractured granite 
B) Well-sorted,coarse gravel 
C) Slightly clayey sand 
D) Limestone with solution channels and caverns 
A) Fractured granite 
B) Well-sorted,coarse gravel 
C) Slightly clayey sand 
D) Limestone with solution channels and caverns C

Question 4

Highly impermeable layers such as compacted clay or shale are known as ________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Highly impermeable layers such as compacted clay...

Question 5

Stream discharge is defined as the quantity of water flowing past a specific channel location per unit time.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Creating artificial cutoffs increases stream velocity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Bed load Cap load Dissolved load Suspended load

Accepted Answer

The answer of Bed load Cap load Dissolved load Suspended...

Question 8

What term describes a groundwater system in which water in a well rises above the top of the aquifer without use of a pump?

Accepted Answer

The answer of What term describes a groundwater system in...

Question 9

What stream characteristic is measured by the size of the largest particle that a stream can move?

Accepted Answer

The answer of What stream characteristic is measured by the...

Question 10

Permeable rock strata or sediment that transmit groundwater freely are called ________.

Accepted Answer

A) perched water tables 
B) aquitards 
C) springs 
D) aquifers 
A) perched water tables 
B) aquitards 
C) springs 
D) aquifers

Question 11

What is the name of the localized lowering of the water table shown in the diagram below?

Accepted Answer

The answer of What is the name of the localized...

Question 12

A V-shaped valley and no floodplain indicate a youthful,downcutting stream.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Which of the following is not a factor influencing a stream's flow velocity?

Accepted Answer

A) channel slope 
B) channel sinuosity 
C) channel roughness 
D) channel width and cross sectional shape 
E) the amount of water in the channel 
A) channel slope 
B) channel sinuosity 
C) channel roughness 
D) channel width and cross sectional shape 
E) the amount of water in the channel

Question 14

A stream's turbulence is strongly influenced by its ________.

Accepted Answer

A) temperature 
B) sediment load 
C) velocity 
D) viscosity 
E) sinuosity 
A) temperature 
B) sediment load 
C) velocity 
D) viscosity 
E) sinuosity

Question 15

Sea level has risen and fallen significantly in the past history of the Earth due to climate change.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

A small town in New Mexico discovers that a chemical plant outside of town recently learned that one of their underground pipelines had broken without their knowledge and had been leaking a toxic organic compound for over a month.The spill occurred 5m below the surface in a sandstone above a thin shale bed in the local bedrock.The beds are flat lying and this shale crops out 200m from the chemical plant.The town gets is water from deep wells,about 300m deep.What should the town worry about from this spill?

Accepted Answer

A) There is an immediate threat of contamination of the city water supply. 
B) There is a threat by the company to move because they do not want to clean up the damage. 
C) There is no immediate worry,but in the long term their city water will almost certainly be contaminated. 
D) There is no threat to the city water,but there is a likely health threat when the chemical moves to the surface outcrops of the layers the spill occurred in. 
A) There is an immediate threat of contamination of the city water supply. 
B) There is a threat by the company to move because they do not want to clean up the damage. 
C) There is no immediate worry,but in the long term their city water will almost certainly be contaminated. 
D) There is no threat to the city water,but there is a likely health threat when the chemical moves to the surface outcrops of the layers the spill occurred in.

Question 17

Farmer Brown lives in a semi-arid part of the United States with numerous small lakes associated with glacial deposits of sand and gravel.He decides he needs to irrigate part of his land and drills a shallow well 100m from his property line with Farmer Smith who has a small lake just across the property line,and he depends on this lake to water his cattle.By late summer,Farmer Smith goes out to his lake and discovers it is dry.What happened?

Accepted Answer

A) Farmer Brown's well produced a sinkhole that swallowed up Farmer Smith's lake. 
B) There must have been a drought or Farmer Brown wouldn't have needed to irrigate,so it must be natural. 
C) Farmer Brown has been secretly pumping water from Farmer Smith's lake,and now Farmer Smith is going to come out at night with a shotgun. 
D) Farmer Browns well has dropped the water table in the well's cone of depression,and the well has led to the lake drying up. 
A) Farmer Brown's well produced a sinkhole that swallowed up Farmer Smith's lake. 
B) There must have been a drought or Farmer Brown wouldn't have needed to irrigate,so it must be natural. 
C) Farmer Brown has been secretly pumping water from Farmer Smith's lake,and now Farmer Smith is going to come out at night with a shotgun. 
D) Farmer Browns well has dropped the water table in the well's cone of depression,and the well has led to the lake drying up.

Question 18

The main source of the dissolved load in a stream is ________.

Accepted Answer

A) material along the sides of the stream channel 
B) material along the bottom of the stream channel 
C) groundwater 
D) salt flats 
E) cut bank soil 
A) material along the sides of the stream channel 
B) material along the bottom of the stream channel 
C) groundwater 
D) salt flats 
E) cut bank soil

Question 19

One environmental problem associated with groundwater is land subsidence caused by withdrawal.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

________ is defined as the drop in elevation of the stream surface divided by the distance the water flows.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ________ is defined as the drop in...

Exam 5: Running Water and Groundwater

The release of water vapor to the atmosphere by plants is called ________.

porosity permeability aquitard aquifer

________ would have the largest capacity to naturally remove sewage pollutants.

Highly impermeable layers such as compacted clay or shale are known as ________.

Stream discharge is defined as the quantity of water flowing past a specific channel location per unit time.

Creating artificial cutoffs increases stream velocity.

Bed load Cap load Dissolved load Suspended load

What term describes a groundwater system in which water in a well rises above the top of the aquifer without use of a pump?

What stream characteristic is measured by the size of the largest particle that a stream can move?

Permeable rock strata or sediment that transmit groundwater freely are called ________.

What is the name of the localized lowering of the water table shown in the diagram below?

A V-shaped valley and no floodplain indicate a youthful,downcutting stream.

Which of the following is not a factor influencing a stream's flow velocity?

A stream's turbulence is strongly influenced by its ________.

Sea level has risen and fallen significantly in the past history of the Earth due to climate change.

The main source of the dissolved load in a stream is ________.

One environmental problem associated with groundwater is land subsidence caused by withdrawal.

________ is defined as the drop in elevation of the stream surface divided by the distance the water flows.

Introduction to Earth Science

Matter and Minerals

Rocks: Materials of the Solid Earth

Weathering, soil, and Mass Wasting

Glaciers, deserts, and Wind

Plate Tectonics: a Scientific Revolution Unfolds

Earthquakes and Earths Interior

Volcanoes and Other Igneous Activity

Crustal Deformation and Mountain Building

Geologic Time

Earths Evolution Through Geologic Time

The Ocean Floor

Ocean Water and Ocean Life

The Dynamic Ocean

The Atmosphere: Composition,structure,and Temperature

Moisture, clouds, and Precipitation

Air Pressure and Wind

Weather Patterns and Severe Weather

World Climates and Global Climate Change

Origin of Modern Astronomy

Touring Our Solar System

Light,astronomical Observations,and the Sun

Beyond Our Solar System

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