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Chapter 9

Multiple-Choice Quiz

Multiple-Choice Quiz
Our Multiple-Choice Quiz will test your knowledge of the basic concepts and ideas offered in Chapter 9. By successfully reviewing these concepts, you will reinforce your comprehension of these geographic ideas.

This activity contains 20 questions.

	Sublimation occurs when   liquid water changes to gaseous water. gaseous water changes to ice. ice shanges to liquid water. ice changes to liquid water. liquid water changes to ice.

	Water's upward movement against the flow of gravity is _____.   convection capillarity advection vadose impossible

	Vertical uplift of water vapor in the atmosphere is known as _____.   subduction capillary action permeability convection contraction

	Which of the following is a significant part of the hydrologic cycle?   advection runoff underground water flow evaporation all of the above

	The salinity of ocean water is derived mainly from   sodium chloride hydrogen peroxide coral reefs granite perspiration from fish

	The term hydrosphere describes one of the Earth's "spheres" and it includes _____.   all of the water above and below the continents. all the fresh water on the planet. all of the liquid water on the Earth, minus ice. all waters on the surface of the continents. all of the water on the planet.

	The primary vertical movements of ocean waters are due to   winds. currents. density differences. tides. temperature differences.

	Lakes that contain water only a fraction of the time are called _____.   vadose phreatic ephemeral subartesian annuals

	The difference between swamps and marshes is mainly one of   trees versus grassland. high water table versus low. sandy soil versus clay soil. salt water versus fresh water. seasonality of precipitation.

	Of all the significant characteristics of water, perhaps the most important for landscape modification is its _____.   capillarity heat capacity ability to dissolve other substances expansion as it freezes liquidity at ordinary temperatures

	In terms of underground water, the waterless zone generally begins   at the top of the soil. at the bottom of the soil. in the soil. in the bedrock 15 meters or so under the soil. several kilometers under the soil.

	Which of the following best describes water moving through Earth material because of the influence of gravity?   capillary action flow percolation evapotranspiration subartesian

	A lake will become saline if   lake levels decrease. precipitation exceeds evaporation. the lake has no natural drainage outlet. evaporation exceeds precipitation. none of the above.

	Overpumping of groundwater   causes compaction of aquifers. causes land subsidence. can lead to a reduction in aquifer permeability. causes a cone of depression to deepen. all the above.

	Most small and some large salt lakes in the western United States are   perennial lakes. ephemeral lakes. intermittant lakes.

	A perched water table forms   above an aquifer. at the surface of a marsh. below an aquiclude. below an aquifer. above an aquifer.

	The boundary between the zone of aeration and zone of saturation is the   vadose zone. the capillary fringe. the water table. the piezometric surface. none of the above.

	Three quarters of the Earth's freshwater resources is in the form of   soil moisture. groundwater. atmospheric moisture. glaciers. lakes.

	Overpumping groundwater supplies creates a _____ near the well.   cone of acension cone of subsidence caldera cone of depression graben

	Water has a high specific heat, which means   it heats rapidly. it evaporates quickly. it cools slowly. it cools quickly. none of the above.

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