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1
The _________ of a stream is the amount of water flowing past a certain point in a given time.
Velocity
Base Level
Flood
Discharge
2
The most prominent feature of a narrow, V-Shaped valley is ____?
lakes and ponds
rapids and waterfalls
meanders and floodplains
deltas and natural levees
3
What is the measure of the ability to transmit fluids through interconnected pore spaces?
permeability
porosity
capacity
competence
4
This diagram models how toxic runoff can pollute a stream and also ...?
cause soil erosion
create algal blooms
produce acid rain
pollute groundwater
5
What does groundwater naturally have that allows it to dissolve limestone and form caverns?
carbonic acid
sulfuric acid
nitric acid
hydrochloric acid
6
A loop like bend or curve in a stream is called ???
Competence
Karst topography
Oxbow Lake
Meander
7
Which of the following make up Earth's groundwater?
Rivers
Lakes
Aquifers
Wetlands
8
The ________ load contains sediments just floating in water.
particle
bed
suspension
dissolved
9
What is the measure of the largest particles a stream can carry?
discharge
capacity
competence
gradient
10
Which of the following is not a major source of groundwater pollution?
pesticides
sewage
industrial chemicals
compost
11
What is the ultimate base level of a stream?
resistant layer of rock
a larger stream
the ocean
a large lake
12
The ability for a stream to erode and transport materials depends largely on its _____?
width
velocity
density
length
13
A drainage basin or river basin is ...
all streams that flow directly to the ocean
the land covered by floodwaters
the channel of a stream
the land area that contributes water to a stream
14
Which of these landforms is NOT common in the area of karst topography?
surface drainage systems
stalagmites
sinkholes
caverns
15
Approximately what percent of the water on earth is found in the oceans?
75
25
3
97
16
What is most responsible for the presence of groundwater in an area?
movement of water from a confined aquifer to surface water
movement of surface water through impermeable rock
movement of surface water and rain through the soil and rock
movement of water from streams and rivers to watersheds
17
A cavern is an underground chamber formed by ____?
runoff
erosion
deposition
evaporation
18
Sorted material that is deposited is often referred to as ______.
Alluvium
Steadfast
Capacity
Competence
19
What is the relationship between surface water and groundwater?
There is no relationship
Surface water moves through the soil to form groundwater
Surface water is found in lakes above underground sources
Groundwater filters through the soil to form surface water
20
Sinkholes can form when
streams drop sediment as they enter lakes
the water table rises due to flooding
rainwater containing CO2 dissolves underground rock
minerals dripping from a cavern ceiling form stone pendants
21
A flow of groundwater the emerges naturally when the groundwater and water table intersect is?
Spring
Well
Estuary
Divide
22
The total volume of rock or cement that consists of pore spaces, or how much open space.
Aquifer
Porosity
Permeability
Zone of Saturation
23
What is happening at letter A?
Precipitation
Evaporation
Condensation
Infiltration
24
Plants release water into the air through a process called ?
Photosynthesis
Transpiration
Evaporation
Condensation
25
What is excess water that flows into lakes and streams called?
Runoff
Streams
Glaciers
Competence
