Exam (elaborations) ERSC 181

Part 1 of 3 - 40.0/ 48.0 Points Question 1 of 25 0.0/ 4.0 Points Which of the following statements is most accurate? • A. Water has different paths that it can follow in our environment. • B. Water always follows the same path in our environment. • C. Water does not move through the environment. Question 2 of 25 4.0/ 4.0 Points Condensation is the process where ________. • A. water vapor turns into a liquid. • B. Water turns from solid to liquid • C. liquid water turns into vapor • D. ice melts and gives off steam. Question 3 of 25 4.0/ 4.0 Points An unconfined aquifer will have ________. • A. an aquitard above it. • B. a high hydrostatic pressure • C. a layer of impermeable soil or rock above it. • D. a layer of permeable soil or rock above it. Question 4 of 25 4.0/ 4.0 Points Limestone can be a very jointed type of rock. Which drainage pattern would you expect to see as a result? • A. Rectangular • B. Dendritic • C. Trellis • D. Radial Question 5 of 25 0.0/ 4.0 Points Which of the following is a natural cause of groundwater pollution? • A. E. coli bacteria • B. Landfills • C. Runoff • D. Rocks Question 6 of 25 4.0/ 4.0 Points The Mississippi River is a good example of what channel type? • A. Curving • B. Braided • C. Straight • D. Meandering Question 7 of 25 4.0/ 4.0 Points Limestone dissolves in slightly acidic water because ________. • A. it contains quartz • B. It contains clay • C. it contains salt • D. it contains calcite Question 8 of 25 4.0/ 4.0 Points Ideally aquifers should have ________. • A. low porosity and high permeability • B. high porosity and low permeability. • C. high porosity and high permeability. • D. low porosity and low permeability. Question 9 of 25 4.0/ 4.0 Points Transpiration is the process where ________. • A. plants absorb water vapor • B. liquid water turns into vapor. • C. liquid enters the food chain. • D. plants release water vapor. Question 10 of 25 4.0/ 4.0 Points Which of the following is an anthropogenic cause of groundwater pollution? • A. landfills • B. volcanoes • C. evaporites • D. rocks Question 11 of 25 4.0/ 4.0 Points Which process from the hydrologic cycle involves solids going directly into a gaseous state? • A. Evaporation • B. transpiration • C. Sublimation • D. Condensation Question 12 of 25 4.0/ 4.0 Points What forms when the underlying rock is dissolved and the surface collapses? • A. sinkhole • B. cavern • C. crater • D. speleothem Part 2 of 3 - Coastlines 44.0/ 44.0 Points Question 13 of 25 4.0/ 4.0 Points As waves pass, water particles move in __________ motions? • A. Horizontal • B. Circular • C. Tranverse • D. Sinusoidal • E. Vertical Question 14 of 25 4.0/ 4.0 Points Which type of tide results in the highest level of water? • A. Flood • B. Ebb • C. Berm • D. Spring • E. Neap Question 15 of 25 4.0/ 4.0 Points What persistent behavior of waves produces longshore drift? • A. Fetch of the waves • B. Wavelength of the waves • C. Speed of the waves • D. The number of waves in the wave train • E. Angle that waves hit the shoreline Question 16 of 25 4.0/ 4.0 Points Which of these features is found on a submergent coast, with a relative rising sea level? • A. Sea arch • B. Marine terrace • C. Sea stack • D. Lagoon • E. Tombolo Question 17 of 25 4.0/ 4.0 Points Which of the following is an example of a coastal hazard? • A. tombolo • B. spit • C. baymouth bar • D. berm. • E. rip current. Question 18 of 25 4.0/ 4.0 Points How deep do wave motions go into the water, i.e. the wave base? • A. 1/2 wavelength • B. 1/2 amplitude • C. Wavelength times amplitude • D. Twice amplitude • E. Twice wavelength Question 19 of 25 4.0/ 4.0 Points Thermohaline circulation is important for Earth because this process • A. Prevents ocean water from freezing by adding salt • B. Moves heat around the planet, distributing it • C. Brings surface sediments to the deep parts of the ocean • D. Main transportation for ocean life • E. Brings deep sediments to the surface of the ocean Question 20 of 25 4.0/ 4.0 Points The Sun and Moon control ________. • A. gyres • B. tides. • C. waves. • D. currents. Question 21 of 25 4.0/ 4.0 Points 1. ____________ causes surface currents, ___________ causes deep currents. • A. Density; moon • B. Density; wind • C. Wind; moon • D. Wind; density • E. Moon; density Question 22 of 25 4.0/ 4.0 Points Spits, bars, berms, barrier islands, and other features related to longshore drift are ultimately the result of what? • A. Eroding sandstone • B. Wave erosion • C. Shallow currents • D. Moving sand • E. Deep currents Question 23 of 25 4.0/ 4.0 Points What is the purpose of a jetty? • A. Provide a new location for a beach • B. Funnel currents away from a marina • C. Protect the beach from larger waves • D. Stop a beach from eroding away • E. Keep an entryway to a harbor open Part 3 of 3 - Weekly Lesson Questions 8.0/ 8.0 Points Question 24 of 25 4.0/ 4.0 Points As waves move from deep to shallow water they_________________. • A. don’t change significantly • B. get steeper • C. grow smaller • D. travel faster Question 25 of 25 4.0/ 4.0 Points Within a drainage system_____________. • A. all water flows downhill • B. all runoff infiltrates the ground • C. all runoff forms only one channel • D. water can change which side of the divide it is on