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Running Water and Groundwater
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1 .
Ultimate base levels for rivers include lakes and resistant layers of rock.
True
False
2 .
The drainage pattern that develops when the bedrock is crisscrossed by many right-angle joints and/or faults is the radial pattern.
True
False
3 .
The reduced current velocity at the inside of a meander results in the deposition of coarse sediment, especially sand, called a point bar.
True
False
4 .
Landscapes shaped by the dissolving power of groundwater are often said to exhibit karst topography.
True
False
5 .
Since the water cycle is balanced, the average annual precipitation worldwide must equal the quantity of water evaporated.
True
False
6 .
According to the results of your Net Search, the Dakota Aquifer extends from the Pacific Ocean through the northern United States.
True
False
7 .
The highest water velocities in a meandering channel are near the center, just below the surface.
True
False
8 .
Permeable layers, such as clay, that hinder or prevent the movement of water beneath the surface are termed aquitards.
True
False
9 .
The term
artesian
is applied to any situation in which groundwater rises in a well above the level where it was initially encountered.
True
False
10 .
A channel's shape, size, and roughness affect the amount of friction with the water in the channel.
True
False
11 .
Most streams carry the largest part of their load in solution.
True
False
12 .
A stream's velocity decreases downstream.
True
False
13 .
Raising base level will cause a stream to gain energy and erode.
True
False
14 .
Groundwater represents the largest reservoir of freshwater that is readily available to humans.
True
False
15 .
The zone in the ground where all of the open spaces in sediment and rock are completely filled with water is called the zone of aeration.
True
False
16 .
The gradient of a stream increases downstream.
True
False
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