SCIN 138 WEEK 6 EXAM LATEST QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

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SCIN 138 WEEK 6 EXAM LATEST QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Part 1 of 3 - 44.0/ 48.0 Points Question 1 of 25 4.0/ 4.0 Points Which of the following is an anthropogenic cause of groundwater pollution? ... • A. evaporites • B. landfills • C. rocks • D. volcanoes Question 2 of 25 4.0/ 4.0 Points • A. liquid water turns into vapor • B. Water turns from solid to liquid • C. water vapor turns into a liquid. • D. ice melts and gives off steam. Question 3 of 25 4.0/ 4.0 Points The water table is located ________. • A. at the bottom of the saturated zone. • B. at the top of the saturated zone. • C. below the confining layer • D. is at the surface. Question 4 of 25 4.0/ 4.0 Points The bedload is commonly characterized by ________. • A. dissolved particles. • B. silt particles • C. very fine particles. • D. saltation. Question 5 of 25 4.0/ 4.0 Points What is the hydrologic cycle? • A. it is a cycle that started when humans began overconsumption of water • B. the cycle that illustrates how water cycles in, on and above the Earth • C. the cycle that illustrates how water cycles on the surface of the Earth • D. it illustrates the linear step by step way water moves Question 6 of 25 4.0/ 4.0 Points Ideally aquifers should have ________. • A. high porosity and low permeability. • B. low porosity and high permeability • C. high porosity and high permeability. • D. low porosity and low permeability. Question 7 of 25 4.0/ 4.0 Points The Mississippi River is a good example of what channel type? • A. Curving • B. Braided • C. Meandering • D. Straight Question 8 of 25 4.0/ 4.0 Points Transpiration is the process where ________. • A. liquid water turns into vapor. • B. plants release water vapor. • C. liquid enters the food chain. • D. plants absorb water vapor Question 9 of 25 4.0/ 4.0 Points Limestone dissolves in slightly acidic water because ________. • A. it contains salt • B. It contains clay • C. it contains quartz • D. it contains calcite Question 10 of 25 4.0/ 4.0 Points A trellis drainage pattern would be commonly associated with ________. • A. jointed rock. • B. mountainous areas. • C. rocks that have been faulted. • D. Volcanoes Question 11 of 25 0.0/ 4.0 Points The appearance of sinkholes and caves in an area is called ________. • A. karst topography. • B. limestone topography • C. speleothem topography. • D. permeable topography. Question 12 of 25 4.0/ 4.0 Points Which of the following is NOT a consequence of overuse of groundwater? • A. flooding • B. subsidence • C. saltwater intrusion • D. earth fissures Part 2 of 3 - Coastlines 36.0/ 44.0 Points Question 13 of 25 4.0/ 4.0 Points How deep do wave motions go into the water, i.e. the wave base? • A. Wavelength times amplitude • B. Twice wavelength • C. Twice amplitude • D. 1/2 wavelength • E. 1/2 amplitude Question 14 of 25 4.0/ 4.0 Points Which of the following is an example of a coastal hazard? • A. spit • B. baymouth bar • C. berm. • D. rip current. • E. tombolo Question 15 of 25 4.0/ 4.0 Points The Sun and Moon control ________. • A. currents. • B. tides. • C. waves. • D. gyres Question 16 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. Wave erosion • B. Eroding sandstone • C. Deep currents • D. Shallow currents • E. Moving sand Question 17 of 25 4.0/ 4.0 Points Which type of tide results in the highest level of water? • A. Spring • B. Flood • C. Ebb • D. Berm • E. Neap Question 18 of 25 0.0/ 4.0 Points Which of these features is found on a submergent coast, with a relative rising sea level? • A. Sea stack • B. Marine terrace • C. Tombolo • D. Lagoon • E. Sea arch Question 19 of 25 4.0/ 4.0 Points As waves pass, water particles move in __________ motions? • A. Vertical • B. Tranverse • C. Circular • D. Horizontal • E. Sinusoidal Question 20 of 25 0.0/ 4.0 Points What is the purpose of a jetty? • A. Protect the beach from larger waves • B. Funnel currents away from a marina • C. Provide a new location for a beach • D. Stop a beach from eroding away • E. Keep an entryway to a harbor open Question 21 of 25 4.0/ 4.0 Points Thermohaline circulation is important for Earth because this process • A. Main transportation for ocean life • B. Brings deep sediments to the surface of the ocean • C. Brings surface sediments to the deep parts of the ocean • D. Moves heat around the planet, distributing it • E. Prevents ocean water from freezing by adding salt Question 22 of 25 4.0/ 4.0 Points How long is a tidal day? • A. Depends on the location • B. Exactly 24 hours • C. Slightly more than 12 hours • D. Slightly more than 24 hours • E. Exactly 12 hours Question 23 of 25 4.0/ 4.0 Points 1. ____________ causes surface currents, ___________ causes deep currents. • A. Wind; density • B. Wind; moon • C. Density; moon • D. Moon; density • E. Density; wind Part 3 of 3 - Weekly Lesson Questions 8.0/ 8.0 Points Question 24 of 25 4.0/ 4.0 Points Most liquid freshwater is found in which location? • A. Polar ice caps • B. Rivers • C. Groundwater • D. Ocean Question 25 of 25 4.0/ 4.0 Points Within a drainage system_____________. • A. all runoff forms only one channel • B. water can change which side of the divide it is on • C. all runoff infiltrates the ground • D. all water flows downhill [Show More]

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