Surface Water
Practice Test
1.
What confines the water of a stream?
a.
meander
b.
headwater
c.
stream banks
d.
delta
2.
The graph shows the discharge of a river flowing through two cities. Which city experiences a greater carrying capacity in its portion of the river?
a.
The carrying capacity of this river is 0.
b.
Wet Gulch
c.
They both have the same carrying capacities.
d.
Frankston
3.
A glacial deposit often is __________.
a.
cross-bedded
b.
unsorted
c.
well-sorted
d.
rippled
4.
A __________ projection has parallel lines of longitude and latitude.
a.
conic
b.
Mercator
c.
gnomonic
d.
topographic
5.
The type of projection shown in the Figure is best suited for what kind of map?
a.
a navigational map
b.
a world map
c.
a road map
d.
a topographic map
6.
What two variables control how fast a soil forms?
a.
type of parent rock and climate
b.
residual vs. transported soil
c.
type and age of parent rock
d.
temperature and pressure
7.
What is the definition of cartography?
a.
the use of road maps
b.
the use of satellites to make topographic maps
c.
the science of mapmaking
d.
the use of computers to make maps
8.
Dissolution is an example of __________.
a.
limestone
b.
physical weathering
c.
erosion
d.
chemical weathering
9.
What would happen to the pond in the figure if the freshwater inflow stream and path to the ocean disappeared?
a.
It would produce extrusive igneous rocks.
b.
Water would come from somewhere else.
c.
All life will stop living in the pond.
d.
The entire lake would eventually evaporate away, leaving only evaporites.
10.
What process adds oxygen to a lake?
a.
photosynthesis of plants
b.
breathing of animals
c.
decay of animals
d.
decay of plants
11.
__________ is the loose covering of broken rock particles and decaying organic matter that covers bedrock.
a.
soil
b.
regolith
c.
sediment
d.
a sedimentary rock
12.
Which combination of characteristics allows the greatest amount of water to infiltrate into the ground?
a.
little slopes, sandy soils, and cool temperatures
b.
steep slopes, sandy soil, and hot temperatures
c.
steep slopes, silty soils, and cool temperatures
d.
low slopes, clay-rich soils, and hot temperatures
13.
How is Earth's water supply recycled?
a.
rivers
b.
through lakes
c.
Water on Earth is not recycled.
d.
the water cycle
14.
How are dunes classified?
a.
type of particles
b.
shape
c.
side
d.
climate of location
15.
In the figure, which flat of crops would suffer the least amount of erosion?
a.
it is impossible to tell from this
b.
the one with vertical rows
c.
both would suffer the same amount of erosion
d.
the one with horizontal rows
16.
The boundaries of time zones correspond __________.
a.
exactly to lines of longitude
b.
exactly to lines of latitude
c.
roughly to lines of longitude
d.
roughly to lines of latitude
17.
The __________ side of a dune is called the __________ side and is located on the side from which the wind blows.
a.
steep-sloped, windward
b.
gentle-sloped, leeward
c.
gentle-sloped, windward
d.
steep-sloped, leeward
18.
__________ are depositional features formed at the bases of slopes.
a.
Stream channels
b.
Alluvial fans
c.
Oxbow lakes
d.
Meanders
19.
Which of the following is an example of an evaporite?
a.
breccia
b.
rock salt
c.
shale
d.
coal
20.
Eroded materials that are transported are finally dropped in a process called __________.
a.
deposition
b.
transportation
c.
physical weathering
d.
rill erosion
