GEOG 1113L LAB 7 EXAM SCRIPT WITH
VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
●● The largest portion of fresh water today is located in
A. clouds
B. groundwater resources
C. ice caps and glaciers
D. the major rivers and lakes of the world
Answer: C. ice caps and major glaciers
●● In the hydrologic cycle the largest water flux occurs
A. between land and atmosphere
B. between ocean and atmosphere
C. as stream flow in rivers
D. as groundwater
Answer: B. between ocean and atmosphere
●● The hydrologic cycle
A. involves the continuous movement of water in all its states
throughout the lower atmosphere, biosphere, lithosphere, and
hydrosphere
B. is limited to freshwater circulation in the hydrosphere
,c. refers to the highly localized transfer of water from plants and soil to
the atmosphere and back
D. the groundwater component of the global water cycle
Answer: A. involves the continuous movement of water in all its states
throughout the lower atmosphere, biosphere, lithosphere, and
hydrosphere
●● ______ occurs when soil soaks water into the subsurface
A. throughfall
B. overland flow
C. infiltration
D. stream flow
Answer: C. infiltration
●● In the U.S., most precipitation falls
A. in the northwest and southeast
B. in the Central Plains
C. in the southwestern and north-central areas
D. along the Rocky Mountain Range
Answer: A. in the northwest and southeast
, ●● The amount of water that would evaporate and transpire from a well
watered cultivation crop within an irrigation field can be approximated
to the
A. actual evapotranspiration
B. actual transpiration
C. potential evaporation
D. potential evapotranspiration
Answer: D. potential evapotranspiration
●● Which of the following would decrease the rate at which
evapotranspiration occurs?
A. Increased temperature
B. Increased wind speed
C. Increased air humidity
D. Increased water availability
Answer: C. Increased air humidity
●● Which of the following instruments can measure the actual
evapotranspiration
A. rain gage
B. anemometer
C. evaporation pan
D. Lystimeter
VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
●● The largest portion of fresh water today is located in
A. clouds
B. groundwater resources
C. ice caps and glaciers
D. the major rivers and lakes of the world
Answer: C. ice caps and major glaciers
●● In the hydrologic cycle the largest water flux occurs
A. between land and atmosphere
B. between ocean and atmosphere
C. as stream flow in rivers
D. as groundwater
Answer: B. between ocean and atmosphere
●● The hydrologic cycle
A. involves the continuous movement of water in all its states
throughout the lower atmosphere, biosphere, lithosphere, and
hydrosphere
B. is limited to freshwater circulation in the hydrosphere
,c. refers to the highly localized transfer of water from plants and soil to
the atmosphere and back
D. the groundwater component of the global water cycle
Answer: A. involves the continuous movement of water in all its states
throughout the lower atmosphere, biosphere, lithosphere, and
hydrosphere
●● ______ occurs when soil soaks water into the subsurface
A. throughfall
B. overland flow
C. infiltration
D. stream flow
Answer: C. infiltration
●● In the U.S., most precipitation falls
A. in the northwest and southeast
B. in the Central Plains
C. in the southwestern and north-central areas
D. along the Rocky Mountain Range
Answer: A. in the northwest and southeast
, ●● The amount of water that would evaporate and transpire from a well
watered cultivation crop within an irrigation field can be approximated
to the
A. actual evapotranspiration
B. actual transpiration
C. potential evaporation
D. potential evapotranspiration
Answer: D. potential evapotranspiration
●● Which of the following would decrease the rate at which
evapotranspiration occurs?
A. Increased temperature
B. Increased wind speed
C. Increased air humidity
D. Increased water availability
Answer: C. Increased air humidity
●● Which of the following instruments can measure the actual
evapotranspiration
A. rain gage
B. anemometer
C. evaporation pan
D. Lystimeter
