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1
Beaches consist of...... and exist in areas where...... are active
Rocks, tides
Sand, waves
Unconsolidated materials, storms
Unconsolidated materials, waves
2
El Nino and La Nina are caused by changes in...
Precipitation
Water temperatures
Tradewind strength
Both temperatures and wind
3
Relative sea level is sea level...
In relation to tides and waves
In relation to land movement
Compared to the mean annual sea level
As seen from country to country
4
Weather occurs in which atmospheric layer?
Stratosphere
Troposphere
Mesosphere
Thermosphere
5
The two factors needed for coastal erosion to occur
Waves and tides
Waves and sandy beaches
Waves and wind
Waves and water depth
6
Natural hazards are always detrimental to humans
False
True
7
Cold fronts are caused by...
Pressure changes
Cold air overtaking warm air and causing it to rise
Warm air overtaking cold air and rising above it
Cyclones
8
Instrumental records and paleorecords show the same magnitudes of extreme events
True
False
9
Big waves are solely responsible for erosion
True
False
10
Most of the water in Australia is used by....
Agriculture
Factories
Households
Tourism
11
Sea levels around Australia have only been at current levels for about 6,000 years
False
True
12
Beaches maintain their morphology, regardless of conditions
False
True
13
Braided rivers mainly transport bedload
False
True
14
Runoff contributes to groundwater recharge
False
True
15
Seasonal changes in beach morphology are a form of erosion
False
True
16
Eustasy
Is caused by plate tectonics
Is another word for erosion
Is caused by changes in ocean water volumes
Is related to insolation
17
Name the three global circulation cells, from the equator to the poles
Hadley, Ferrell, Polar
Ferrell, Hadley, Polar
Hadley, Ferrell, Glacial
Polar, Hadley, Ferrell
18
The Milankovitch Cycles describe...
Eccentricity, precession, tilt
Wind, currents, circulation
Insolation, climate, weather
Climatic changes
19
El Nino causes periods with below average rainfall in Australia
True
False
20
Water infiltration rates are equal for all soils
True
False
21
Air pressure can have an effect on water depth
False
True
22
The axial tilt of the earth affects...
Insolation intensity
All of the above
Insolation angle
Amount of daylight hours
23
To calculate the risk of any event, you look at...
Hazard, population size, material damage
Hazard, protective measures, speed of repair
Hazard, magnitude, frequency
Hazard, exposure, vulnerability
24
Surface ocean currents are driven by wind, deep ocean currents are driven by density differences
True
False
25
Discharge hydrographs are catchment dependent and can vary per event
False
True
26
Adiabatic heating/cooling is a result of...
Precipitation
Temperature changes due to insolation changes
Temperature changes due to pressure changes
Global warming
27
The increase in discharge on this hydrograph is known as the...
Rising line
Flood flow
Increasing axis
Rising limb
28
Name the layers of the atmosphere from low to high altitudes
Troposphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere, Thermosphere
Stratosphere, Troposphere, Thermosphere, Mesosphere
Thermosphere, Troposphere, Mesosphere, Stratosphere
Troposphere, Stratosphere, Thermosphere, Mesosphere
29
Warm air can hold less moisture than cold air
True
False
30
Warm air rises and creates high pressure systems, while cold air descends and creates low pressure systems
False
True
31
Discharge is calculated by....
Velocity x area
Width x depth of channel
channel gradient x area
Water volume x slope
32
Keystone species are species that...
Are species that everyone knows
Are at the top of the food chain
Are the most abundant in an ecosystem
Perform a vital activity within their ecosystem
33
Two reasons Australian landscapes are ancient compared to other continents
Low erosion rates
First continent to form
Little tectonic activity
High rainfall
34
Runoff occurs...
When the infiltration capacity exceeds the infiltration rate
On slopes
When the infiltration rate exceeds the infiltration capacity
Whenever it rains
35
The majority of rainfall in Australia is added to groundwater as recharge
False
True
36
The Coriolis effect deflects...
Motion to the left in the Southern Hemisphere
Motion to the right in both hemispheres
Motion to the left in both hemispheres
Motion to the right in the Southern Hemisphere
37
The hydraulic radius is the ratio between the river's cross-section and the discharge
True
False
38
Straight channels are common in nature and persist for long periods of time
False
True
39
Water on earth is an infinite resource
False
True
40
Which process of uplift is depicted here?
Frontal uplift
Orographic uplift
Convergent uplift
Convective uplift
41
Isostasy...
Is not related to sea level
Only affects the polar regions
Is caused by movement of the earth's crust
Is related to ocean water volumes
42
The two main processes driven by uneven energy distribution across the globe:
Weather
Ocean currents
Wind
Waves
43
What is the main function of oceanic and atmospheric circulation?
Heat and energy transfer from equator to poles
Providing nutrition
Changing weather and climate
Connectivity of ecosystems
44
Low pressure systems rotate...
Clockwise in Norhern Hemisphere, counterclockwise in Southern Hemisphere
Counterclockwise
Clockwise in Southern Hemisphere, counterclockwise in Northern Hemisphere
Clockwise
45
Climate is the state of the atmosphere at any given time
True
False
