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Geology Test Two - Part Two

Question 1 of 46

1

All of the water at or near the surface of the earth is called the

Select one of the following:

  • Lithosphere

  • Atmosphere

  • Asthenosphere

  • Hydrosphere

Explanation

Question 2 of 46

1

Most of the water on earth is located in

Select one of the following:

  • glaciers

  • lakes

  • oceans

  • groundwater

Explanation

Question 3 of 46

1

What is not a part of the hydrologic cycle

Select one of the following:

  • transpiration

  • precipitation

  • evaporation

  • elevation

Explanation

Question 4 of 46

1

A region from which a stream draws water is called

Select one of the following:

  • drainage basin

  • watershed

  • pool

  • a watershed and a drainage basin are the same thing dumbass you aint slick

Explanation

Question 5 of 46

1

Which statement is correct

Select one of the following:

  • Velocity of a stream equals discharge times are (V = D x A)

  • Discharge of a stream equals velocity times are (D = V x A)

  • Area of a stream equals discharge times velocity (A = D x V)

  • none of these

Explanation

Question 6 of 46

1

Fine, light sediment carried along in a stream is called _____________ load

Select one of the following:

  • suspended

  • dissolved

  • traction

  • saltation

Explanation

Question 7 of 46

1

A stream pattern that develops on relatively uniform bedrock is called

Select one of the following:

  • rectangular

  • radial

  • dendritic

  • trellis

Explanation

Question 8 of 46

1

The method in which boulders and pebbles roll or bounce along a stream bottom is called

Select one of the following:

  • suspended

  • dissolved

  • traction

  • saltation

  • both traction and saltation

Explanation

Question 9 of 46

1

The lowest level to which a stream has eroded is called

Select one of the following:

  • ground level

  • floor level

  • base level

  • final level

Explanation

Question 10 of 46

1

Fine grained, well sorted stream sediment would typically be found

Select one of the following:

  • upstream close to a stream source

  • downstream far from the stream source

  • at the base of a waterfall

  • none of these

Explanation

Question 11 of 46

1

A mature stream

Select one of the following:

  • has many meanders and a narrow floodplain

  • has many meanders and a wide floodplain

  • has few meanders and a narrow floodplain

  • has few meanders and a wide floodplain

Explanation

Question 12 of 46

1

An outside bend in a stream where water flows faster, erodes the riverbank, and has a deeper channel is called a

Select one of the following:

  • point bar

  • meander

  • cut bank

  • levee

Explanation

Question 13 of 46

1

an inside bend in a stream where water flows slower allowing sediment to build the river bank and has a shallow channel is called a

Select one of the following:

  • point bar

  • meander

  • cut bank

  • levee

Explanation

Question 14 of 46

1

Braided streams have

Select one of the following:

  • more sediment load than meandering streams

  • more stable banks than meandering streams

  • finer grained sediment than meandering streams

  • lower discharge variability than meandering streams

Explanation

Question 15 of 46

1

Stream hydrographs measure stream discharge at a point in time

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 16 of 46

1

Flood frequency curves

Select one of the following:

  • are not useful in determining flood frequency of a stream

  • provide long term flood frequency records although few long term records exist

  • plot discharge versus stream height

  • none of these

Explanation

Question 17 of 46

1

Asphalt and concrete surfaces reduce infiltration of water into the ground contributing to more water runoff into streams

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 18 of 46

1

Placing buildings and fill dirt in a floodplain reduces the volume of space that the stream could occupy and increases the chances of a major flood

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 19 of 46

1

Vegetation loss near a stream contributes too

Select one of the following:

  • less water entering a stream

  • more soil being washed into a stream causing "silt up" of the stream

  • increased likelihood of flooding due to a decreased ability of the stream to carry water away

  • Both long answers (not less water entering a stream)

Explanation

Question 20 of 46

1

Flood hazard reduction strategies

Select one of the following:

  • reducing regulations on land use zoning

  • removal of retention pond use in new subdivisions

  • using diversion channels to divert water away from an area or using channelization to widen or deepen the existing channel

  • reducing funds for dam and levee maintenance projects

Explanation

Question 21 of 46

1

The proportion of void space in a material compared to the entire volume of the material is

Select one of the following:

  • porosity

  • permeability

  • hydraulic conductivity

  • pore throat

Explanation

Question 22 of 46

1

Which unconsolidated sediment will have the lowest porosity?

Select one of the following:

  • well sorted gravel

  • poorly sorted gravel

  • poorly sorted sand

  • well sorted clay

Explanation

Question 23 of 46

1

Which consolidated rock will have the lowest porosity?

Select one of the following:

  • highly fractured basalt

  • sandstone

  • shale

  • dense crystalline rock

Explanation

Question 24 of 46

1

A measurement of how readily a fluid passes through a material is called

Select one of the following:

  • porosity

  • permeability

  • fluidty

  • passivity

Explanation

Question 25 of 46

1

Which unconsolidated sediment will have the lowest permeability?

Select one of the following:

  • well sorted gravel

  • poorly sorted gravel

  • poorly sorted sand

  • well sorted clay

Explanation

Question 26 of 46

1

Which consolidated rock will have the lowest permeability?

Select one of the following:

  • highly fractured basalt

  • sandstone

  • shale

  • dense crystalline rock

Explanation

Question 27 of 46

1

Watered stored in the subsurface and transmitted at rates sufficient enough to be useful is called

Select one of the following:

  • aquitard

  • aquifer

  • aqueduct

  • none of these

Explanation

Question 28 of 46

1

*Know the practice diagram of water tables and aquifers we did in class* (she asked five questions on it on this quiz)

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 29 of 46

1

Darcy's Law represents discharge of groundwater and has the equation Q=KA/(difference in hydraulic head(h)/distance between two wells(l)) What is the discharge of groundwater in a highly dissolved limestone squifer with the following properties

K = 1 m/s
A = 40 m^3
h = 2 m
l = 40 m

Select one of the following:

  • q = 20 m^3/s

  • q = 2 m^3/s

  • q = 40 m^3/s

  • q = 4 m^3/s

Explanation

Question 30 of 46

1

Groundwater flows from areas of high hydraulic head to areas of low hydraulic head. The greater the difference between hydraulic head elevations, the greater the hydraulic gradient will be between two areas

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 31 of 46

1

Pumping water from the ground to the surgace may result in

Select one of the following:

  • a cone of depression

  • lowering of the water table

  • land subsidence

  • all of these

Explanation

Question 32 of 46

1

What type of source pollutant is released from a readily identifiable source (sewer outlet,steel mill, septic tank)

Select one of the following:

  • point source pollutant

  • non-point source pollutant

  • both

  • neither

Explanation

Question 33 of 46

1

What type of source pollution is released from a more diffuse location and could create an algal blooms in Lake Erie

Select one of the following:

  • point source pollutant

  • non-point source pollutant

  • both

  • neither

Explanation

Question 34 of 46

1

What type of pollution is carbon based and created from living or once living things (both animals and plants) or their byproducts

Select one of the following:

  • organic pollution

  • inorganic pollution

  • metal pollution

  • sediment pollution

Explanation

Question 35 of 46

1

What stream zone has high dissolved oxygen levels and healthy aquatic populations?

Select one of the following:

  • clean zone

  • decomposition zone

  • septic zone

  • recovery zone

Explanation

Question 36 of 46

1

What stream zone has low dissolved oxygen levels, sludge worms, mosquito larvae, and no fish?

Select one of the following:

  • clean zone

  • decomposition zone

  • septic zone

  • recovery zone

Explanation

Question 37 of 46

1

What is not involved in the process known as eutrophication?

Select one of the following:

  • high levels of organic pollutants

  • high levels of nitrogen

  • high levels of phosphorus

  • high levels of dissolved oxygen

Explanation

Question 38 of 46

1

Organic matter such as herbicides and pesticides are found in nearly all streams.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 39 of 46

1

Methods to reduce organic matter runoff into streams include using

Select one of the following:

  • shallow sediment basins to contain runoff

  • vegetative covered filter strips to slow down runoff and allow more time for plants to absorb the organic matter

  • grassed waterways to slow down runoff and allow more tie for plants to absorb the organic matter

  • all of the above

Explanation

Question 40 of 46

1

Which organism would have the MOST metal accumulation in their body in the process known as biomagnification

Select one of the following:

  • mayfly

  • small bluegill

  • large bass

  • human

Explanation

Question 41 of 46

1

What type of activities increase the amount of metals in the environment?

Select one of the following:

  • Mining

  • Burning of coal

  • Droughts

  • both mining and burning of coal

Explanation

Question 42 of 46

1

what is NOT TRUE about sediment pollution

Select one of the following:

  • farmlands contribute the most to sediment pollution in water bodies

  • sediments in a water body reduce the amount of sunlight that can penetrate the water body and reach bottom dwelling plants

  • if sunlight cannot reach bottom dwelling plants because of high sediment load, photosynthesis cannot occur, and plant populations are reduced

  • sediment containment ponds increase the amount of sediment runoff into streams

Explanation

Question 43 of 46

1

Which method would NOT reduce surface water pollution?

Select one of the following:

  • dredging lake and stream bottoms to remove accumulated sediment

  • adding aluminum to lakes to reduce phosphate levels

  • reducing oxygen content in lakes

  • introducing fish eating algae into streams

Explanation

Question 44 of 46

1

Which NATURAL process would not reduce groundwater pollution

Select one of the following:

  • breaking down pollutants with microbes in groundwater

  • using activated charcoal filters to remove pollution

  • adhering or absorbing pollutants to sediment in groundwater

  • diluting pollutants in groundwater

Explanation

Question 45 of 46

1

Groundwater wells can be used to remove contamination through what processes

Select one of the following:

  • air stripping

  • activated charcoal filtering

  • adjusting the pH of groundwater

  • all of these

Explanation

Question 46 of 46

1

The best method to reduce water pollution is to not pollute the water in the first place.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

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