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Geog Final Exam Questions With Correct
Answers A+
A topographic barrier which separates two drainage basins is referred to as a (an)
______________.
A) trunk
B) brook
C) network
D) divide
E) distributary - Answer✔divide
Minerals eroded by acid action in karst regions and then deposited on the walls of caves are
known as:
A) calcite
B) dolomite
C) limestone
D) travertine
E) chert - Answer✔travertine
. The level below which a stream cannot erode its bed is referred to as ___________.
A) basin
B) base level
C) floodplain
D) levee
E) stream capacity - Answer✔base level
Icicle-like features suspended from the ceilings of caves are called _________.
A) travertines
B) columns
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C) stalagmites
D) stalactites
E) uvalas - Answer✔stalactites
The portion of water carried by a stream that is contributed by groundwater is referred to as:
A) infiltration
B) runoff
C) overland flow
D) discharge
E) base flow - Answer✔base flow
The absorption of water by a soil, delivered by light or moderate rain is
A) infiltration
B) runoff
C) overland flow
D) discharge
E) base flow - Answer✔infiltration
Which of the following phenomena results from water being pumped from a well?
A) the surrounding water table is raised in a upward pointing cone
B) the surrounding water table is lowered in a downward pointing cone
C) the surrounding water table is raised in a cone that points upslope
D) the surrounding water table is lowered in a cone that points downslope
E) the surrounding water table is unaffected - Answer✔the surrounding water table is lowered in
a downward pointing cone
The difference between the cone tip and the original water table after water has been drawn from
a well is known as the:
A) recharge
B) runoff
C) yield
D) drawdown
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Geog Final Exam Questions With Correct
Answers A+
A topographic barrier which separates two drainage basins is referred to as a (an)
______________.
A) trunk
B) brook
C) network
D) divide
E) distributary - Answer✔divide
Minerals eroded by acid action in karst regions and then deposited on the walls of caves are
known as:
A) calcite
B) dolomite
C) limestone
D) travertine
E) chert - Answer✔travertine
. The level below which a stream cannot erode its bed is referred to as ___________.
A) basin
B) base level
C) floodplain
D) levee
E) stream capacity - Answer✔base level
Icicle-like features suspended from the ceilings of caves are called _________.
A) travertines
B) columns
1
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C) stalagmites
D) stalactites
E) uvalas - Answer✔stalactites
The portion of water carried by a stream that is contributed by groundwater is referred to as:
A) infiltration
B) runoff
C) overland flow
D) discharge
E) base flow - Answer✔base flow
The absorption of water by a soil, delivered by light or moderate rain is
A) infiltration
B) runoff
C) overland flow
D) discharge
E) base flow - Answer✔infiltration
Which of the following phenomena results from water being pumped from a well?
A) the surrounding water table is raised in a upward pointing cone
B) the surrounding water table is lowered in a downward pointing cone
C) the surrounding water table is raised in a cone that points upslope
D) the surrounding water table is lowered in a cone that points downslope
E) the surrounding water table is unaffected - Answer✔the surrounding water table is lowered in
a downward pointing cone
The difference between the cone tip and the original water table after water has been drawn from
a well is known as the:
A) recharge
B) runoff
C) yield
D) drawdown
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