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Chapter Test

Chapter Test
This Chapter Test is a comprehensive set of questions that uses multiple ways to assess your comprehension of the chapter material.

This activity contains 15 questions.

	As the Earth–Moon distance decreases   high tides are higher. tidal range decreases. low tides are lower. low tides are higher. tidal range increases.

	Clay has high _____ but low ____.   permeability; porosity porosity; permeability

	Aquicludes typically have _____ permeability.   high low

	If the piezometric surface is above ground level   the water table is close to the surface. an artesian well may form. a subartesian well may form. none of the above.

	Soil water is found in the zone of   saturation aeration

	As the salinity of ocean water increases, its density ______.   increases decreases

	Water moves upward through soil pores by ____.   hygroscopic action basal action permeable flow capillary action none of the above

	Freezing water is an important component of weathering.    True  False

	Surface layers of seawater tend to contract and sink in cold regions, whereas in warmer areas deeper waters tend to rise to the surface.    True  False

	Most of the water evaporated from the oceans is precipitated over continents rather than oceans.    True  False

	Conceptually, there is no difference between a swamp and a marsh.    True  False

	____ tides occur when the Sun, Earth, and Moon are positioned along the same line. ____ tides occur when the Moon is aligned perpendicular to a line joining the Earth and Sun.   neap; spring spring; neap

	Match the term to its definition. Using the pull-down menus, match each item in the left column to the corresponding item in the right column. iceberg ice shelf ice floe Ice pack 13.1 an extensive and cohesive mass of floating ice A B C D 13.2 a large, flatish mass of ice that breaks off from larger ice bodies and floats independently A B C D 13.3 a massive portion of continental ice sheet that projects out over the sea A B C D 13.4 a chunk of floating ice that breaks off from an ice shelf or glacier A B C D

	Identify the drainage basin. For each item below, use the pull-down menu to select the letter that labels the correct part of the image. 14.1 Nile A B C D E F 14.2 Mississippi A B C D E F 14.3 Volga A B C D E F 14.4 Yangtze A B C D E F 14.5 Amazon A B C D E F 14.6 Congo A B C D E F

	What have been the environmental and economic consequences of groundwater mining on the Great Plains?   To create paragraphs in your essay response, type <p> at the beginning of the paragraph, and </p> at the end.

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