MSCI 112 EXAM 3 QUESTIONS VERIFIED ANSWERS
As the velocity of a stream current increases - Answers - more of the bed material is in
motion.
At a bend in a river, ______ occurs on the outside of the bend and ______ occurs on
the inside of the bend - Answers - erosion; deposition
A tree-like drainage pattern is known as - Answers - dendritic.
Curves and bends in a stream channel are called - Answers - meanders.
Oxbow lakes are associated with which of the following types of rivers - Answers -
meandering rivers
Suspended load includes all material - Answers - temporarily or permanently suspended
in the flow.
The volume of water flowing past a given point in a given time is called the - Answers -
discharge.
What are the dimensions (units) of stream discharge? - Answers - cubic meters per
second
Which of the following depositional settings consists primarily of fine-grained silt and
mud? - Answers - floodplains
Which of the following flows is MOST likely to be turbulent? - Answers - fast flow in a
deep channel
Which of the following is a measure of a fluid's resistance to flow? - Answers - viscosity
Which of the following materials is MOST likely to be transported as suspended load? -
Answers - clay
Which of the following sets of conditions would favor turbulent flow as opposed to
laminar flow? - Answers - low fluid viscosity and high flow velocity
Which of the following statements regarding floods is TRUE? - Answers - A 50-year
flood has a 2% chance of occurring in any one year
Which of the following terms describes the total sediment load carried by a stream? -
Answers - capacity
, Which of the following would be the most fertile area for crops? - Answers - a floodplain
A rip current is a strong flow of water moving - Answers - perpendicular to the shore.
Spring tides occur when - Answers - the Sun, Earth, and Moon are aligned in a straight
line.
Storm surge is primarily caused by ______ - Answers - strong onshore wind during the
passage of a storm
The collapse of the New Orleans levee system during the 2005 Katrina hurricane was
caused by the - Answers - storm surge.
The daily rising and falling of tide is caused by _________ - Answers - spinning of the
Earth
The extra-low tides that occur when the Sun, Earth, and Moon form a right angle are
called ______ tides - Answers - neap
Wave base refers to ___ - Answers - the maximum depth where wave affects motion of
water molecular
What causes the tides? - Answers - gravity
Which of the following is in order of increasing intensity? - Answers - tropical
depression, tropical storm, hurricane
Which of the following statement about wave refraction is not correct? - Answers - wave
refraction occurs to any waves
Which of the following statement about waves when waves touch the bottom of the sea
floor is INCORRECT? - Answers - wave celerity increases
For a diurnal time, the adjacent high tide and low tide are separated by about 6 hours. -
Answers - False
The low tide is the lowest during the neap tide while the high tide is the highest during
the spring tide - Answers - False
A barrier spit is formed by ____________ - Answers - longshore drift
According to the shape of a delta, the Mississippi River Delta is classified as - Answers -
river dominated
A fjord is a type of estuary that occupies a valley formed by - Answers - glacier erosion
As the velocity of a stream current increases - Answers - more of the bed material is in
motion.
At a bend in a river, ______ occurs on the outside of the bend and ______ occurs on
the inside of the bend - Answers - erosion; deposition
A tree-like drainage pattern is known as - Answers - dendritic.
Curves and bends in a stream channel are called - Answers - meanders.
Oxbow lakes are associated with which of the following types of rivers - Answers -
meandering rivers
Suspended load includes all material - Answers - temporarily or permanently suspended
in the flow.
The volume of water flowing past a given point in a given time is called the - Answers -
discharge.
What are the dimensions (units) of stream discharge? - Answers - cubic meters per
second
Which of the following depositional settings consists primarily of fine-grained silt and
mud? - Answers - floodplains
Which of the following flows is MOST likely to be turbulent? - Answers - fast flow in a
deep channel
Which of the following is a measure of a fluid's resistance to flow? - Answers - viscosity
Which of the following materials is MOST likely to be transported as suspended load? -
Answers - clay
Which of the following sets of conditions would favor turbulent flow as opposed to
laminar flow? - Answers - low fluid viscosity and high flow velocity
Which of the following statements regarding floods is TRUE? - Answers - A 50-year
flood has a 2% chance of occurring in any one year
Which of the following terms describes the total sediment load carried by a stream? -
Answers - capacity
, Which of the following would be the most fertile area for crops? - Answers - a floodplain
A rip current is a strong flow of water moving - Answers - perpendicular to the shore.
Spring tides occur when - Answers - the Sun, Earth, and Moon are aligned in a straight
line.
Storm surge is primarily caused by ______ - Answers - strong onshore wind during the
passage of a storm
The collapse of the New Orleans levee system during the 2005 Katrina hurricane was
caused by the - Answers - storm surge.
The daily rising and falling of tide is caused by _________ - Answers - spinning of the
Earth
The extra-low tides that occur when the Sun, Earth, and Moon form a right angle are
called ______ tides - Answers - neap
Wave base refers to ___ - Answers - the maximum depth where wave affects motion of
water molecular
What causes the tides? - Answers - gravity
Which of the following is in order of increasing intensity? - Answers - tropical
depression, tropical storm, hurricane
Which of the following statement about wave refraction is not correct? - Answers - wave
refraction occurs to any waves
Which of the following statement about waves when waves touch the bottom of the sea
floor is INCORRECT? - Answers - wave celerity increases
For a diurnal time, the adjacent high tide and low tide are separated by about 6 hours. -
Answers - False
The low tide is the lowest during the neap tide while the high tide is the highest during
the spring tide - Answers - False
A barrier spit is formed by ____________ - Answers - longshore drift
According to the shape of a delta, the Mississippi River Delta is classified as - Answers -
river dominated
A fjord is a type of estuary that occupies a valley formed by - Answers - glacier erosion
