Introduction to Environmental Engineering | Power Engineering 4th Edition
Chapter 40
d - correct answer ✔✔1. The earth's water cycle is referred to as:
a. A hydrostatic cycle
b. A meteorological cycle
c. A hydrographic cycle
d. A hydrological cycle
e. An elementary cycle.
a - correct answer ✔✔2. The environment consists of:
a. Natural and man made elements
b. Organic and natural elements
c. Soil and water
d. Plant and animal life
e. Air and water cycles.
c - correct answer ✔✔3. The land area where water shares the spaces between soil particles
with air is known as the:
a. Infiltration zone
b. Water table zone
c. Zone of aeration
d. Zone of discharge
e. Saturation zone.
c - correct answer ✔✔4. Herbivores and/or carnivores as they are seen in the ecosystem are
considered:
, a. Inactive matter
b. Decomposers
c. Consumers
d. Producers
e. Inorganic matter.
e - correct answer ✔✔5. The process whereby plants consume carbon dioxide, water, and the
suns energy to make food is known as the:
a. Hydrological cycle
b. Meteorological cycle
c. Photoelectric cycle
d. Hydrostatic cycle
e. Photosynthetic cycle.
a - correct answer ✔✔6. Places where ground water leaves the system to become surface water
are called:
a. Discharge points
b. Runoff areas
c. Recharge points
d. Springs
e. Saturated zones.
b - correct answer ✔✔7. Parent material for soil formation:
a. Is only mineral material deposited by glaciers, wind and water
b. Has been mostly deposited by glaciers in North America
c. Is the same throughout the world
d. Is not necessary
Chapter 40
d - correct answer ✔✔1. The earth's water cycle is referred to as:
a. A hydrostatic cycle
b. A meteorological cycle
c. A hydrographic cycle
d. A hydrological cycle
e. An elementary cycle.
a - correct answer ✔✔2. The environment consists of:
a. Natural and man made elements
b. Organic and natural elements
c. Soil and water
d. Plant and animal life
e. Air and water cycles.
c - correct answer ✔✔3. The land area where water shares the spaces between soil particles
with air is known as the:
a. Infiltration zone
b. Water table zone
c. Zone of aeration
d. Zone of discharge
e. Saturation zone.
c - correct answer ✔✔4. Herbivores and/or carnivores as they are seen in the ecosystem are
considered:
, a. Inactive matter
b. Decomposers
c. Consumers
d. Producers
e. Inorganic matter.
e - correct answer ✔✔5. The process whereby plants consume carbon dioxide, water, and the
suns energy to make food is known as the:
a. Hydrological cycle
b. Meteorological cycle
c. Photoelectric cycle
d. Hydrostatic cycle
e. Photosynthetic cycle.
a - correct answer ✔✔6. Places where ground water leaves the system to become surface water
are called:
a. Discharge points
b. Runoff areas
c. Recharge points
d. Springs
e. Saturated zones.
b - correct answer ✔✔7. Parent material for soil formation:
a. Is only mineral material deposited by glaciers, wind and water
b. Has been mostly deposited by glaciers in North America
c. Is the same throughout the world
d. Is not necessary
