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Storage in the Hydrologic Cycle
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1During the glacial period, the ocean size __________ because of thermal ______. During the interglacial period, the ocean size _______ because of thermal ________.
- Ashrinks, contraction. increases, expansion.
- Bshrinks, expansion. increases, contraction.
- Cincreases, contraction. shrinks, expansion.
- Dincreases, expansion,. shrinks, contraction.
2Water at the bottom of the ocean is under ________ pressure, and solubility of oxygen ______________ with this.
- Alow, decreases
- Bhigh, increases.
- Chigh, decreases
- Dlow, increases
3Deep ocean currents derive from differences in ______. These differences derive from: differnences in salinity (more saline, _____ dense), and differences in tempurature (colder, ______ dense).
- Adensity, less, more.
- Bpressure, more, less
- Cpressure, less, more.
- Ddensity. more, more.
4Downwelling occurs with a _____ amount, or a ____ density of surface water.
- Ahigher, higher.
- Bhigher, lower
- Clower, higher
- Dlower, lower.
5The main engine of thermohaline circulation is from the ___________ of water in the __________.
- Adownlwelling, North Pacific
- Bupwelling, North Atlantic
- Cdownwelling, North Atlantic
- DUpwelling, North Pacific
6Global warming diminishes downwelling.
- ATrue
- BFalse
7Ice sheets affect global radiation balance. They affect ____________ .
- Aoutgoing shortwave
- Bincoming longwave
- Coutgoing longwave
- Dincoming shortwave
8Ice Sheets are move from higher to lower ________-, and are _______________ of the underlying surface. Alpine Glaciers move from higher to lower ___________, and are _________ of the underlying land surface.
- Apressure, independant. elevation, dependant.
- Bpressure, dependant. elevation, independant
- Celevation, independant. pressure, dependant
- Delevation, dependant. pressure, independent.
9The unsaturated zone is ___________ the water table.
- Aabove
- Bbelow
10If there is more input of groundwater in an unconfined water table, it will _______. If there is more input in an confined water table, the ___________ will rise.
- Arise, pressure.
- Blower, pressure
- Crise, water table
- Dlower, water table
11If the aquifer has larger openings, the groundwater will move _________. If the aquifer has smaller openings, the groundwater will move ___________.
- Afaster, slower.
- Bslower, faster.
12The Perched aquifer is located in the unsaturated zone.
- ATrue
- BFalse
13There is ________ evaporation of ocean water than input of water into oceans. There is ______________ evaporation on continents and ___________ precipitation.
- Amore, less more
- Bmore, less, less
- Cless, more, more
- Dless, more, less
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- Quiz on Storage in the Hydrologic Cycle, created by Geena Dyer on 08/12/2015.
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