Geology 101 Chapter 16

What would happen to atmospheric water if Earth were mostly covered with land? A. The atmosphere would contain less water. B. The atmosphere would contain colder water. C. The atmosphere would contain more water. D. The atmosphere would contain warmer water.

A. The atmosphere would contain less water.

How much of Earth's surface water exists in the oceans? A. One-quarter of Earth's surface water exists in the oceans. B. Three-quarters of Earth's surface water exists in the oceans. C. Half of Earth's surface water exists in the oceans. D. Almost none of Earth's surface water exists in the oceans. E. Almost all of Earth's surface water exists in the oceans.

E. Almost all of Earth's surface water exists in the oceans.

What does the hydrologic cycle describe? A. The hydrologic cycle describes how liquid and gaseous water move between the ocean, atmosphere, and land. B. The hydrologic cycle describes how solid and gaseous water move between the ocean, atmosphere, and land. C. The hydrologic cycle describes how liquid and solid water move between the ocean, atmosphere and rivers. D. The hydrologic cycle describes how liquid and gaseous water move between the ocean, atmosphere, and rivers. E. The hydrologic cycle describes how liquid and solid water move between the ocean, atmosphere, and land.

A. The hydrologic cycle describes how liquid and gaseous water move between the ocean, atmosphere, and land.

What is a natural levee? A. a ridge of flood deposits next to a river channel B. a ridge of flood deposits far from a river channel C. a ridge of flood deposits at the mouth of a river channel D. a plain of flood deposits next to a river channel

A. a ridge of flood deposits next to a river channel

What are the three types of loads carried by streams? A. bed load, suspended load, dissolved load B. bed load, bouncing load, dissolved load C. bed load, bouncing load, suspended load D. sliding load, rolling load, bouncing load

A. bed load, suspended load, dissolved load

A boundary, usually a hill or mountain, where water will flow in opposite directions on either side A. divide B. watershed C. tributary D. trunk stream

A. divide

What is suspended load? A. the fine-grained particles that travel in the water column above the stream bed B. the fine-grained particles that travel in the water column above the stream bed C. the ions that travel in the water column above the stream bed D. the fine-grained particles that travel along the stream bed

A. the fine-grained particles that travel in the water column above the stream bed

What are water gaps? A. streams that are dry through part of the year B. erosion through hills or ridges caused by a change in base level C. erosion through hills or ridges caused by headward erosion D. empty channels left by stream piracy

B. erosion through hills or ridges caused by a change in base level

Which ocean is Earth's largest? A. atlantic B. pacific C. antarctic D. indian

B. pacific

An area in which all water falling in it flows out through one location A. divide B. watershed C. tributary D. trunk stream

B. watershed

Where is most of Earth's freshwater found? A. as ice below Earth's surface B. as liquid at Earth's surface C. as liquid below Earth's surface D. as ice at Earth's surface

D. as ice at Earth's surface

Complete this analogy: Bouncing is to sand as suspension is to_____________. A. sand B. ions C. gravel D. clay

D. clay

Describe the erosion occurring during headward erosion. A. location of epicenter B. side-to-side erosion C. erosion that moves the mouth of the stream backwards D. erosion backwards at the start of the stream E. erosion in a downward direction (downcutting)

D. erosion backwards at the start of the stream

Complete this analogy: Sliding is to gravel as dissolution is to_____________ A. sand B. gravel C. clay D. ions

D. ions

How can pieces of rock in contact with a stream bed move? A. bouncing, suspension, twisting B. rolling, sliding, dissolution C. bouncing, sliding, dissolution D. rolling, sliding, bouncing E. rolling, sliding, suspension

D. rolling, sliding, bouncing

The primary river flowing out of a drainage basin A. divide B. watershed C. tributary D. trunk stream

D. trunk steam

A river that feeds into another river A. divide B. watershed C. tributary D. trunk stream

C. tributary

Which of the following statements about drainage basins is FALSE? A. Water falling on opposite sides of a divide will flow in different directions. B. Drainage basins only contain one river. C. All water leaves a drainage basin through one river. D. A trunk stream for one drainage basin can be a tributary for a larger drainage basin.

B. Drainage basins only contain one river.

How does the formation of a natural levee impact flooding? A.Natural levees lower the height of the stream channel, reducing the amount of flooding that will occur on the floodplain. B. Natural levees raise the height of the stream channel, reducing the amount of flooding that will occur on the floodplain. C. Natural levees lower the height of the stream channel, increasing the amount of flooding that will occur on the floodplain. D. Natural levees raise the height of the stream channel, increasing the amount of flooding that will occur on the floodplain.

B. Natural levees raise the height of the stream channel, reducing the amount of flooding that will occur on the floodplain.

How does water get from the oceans onto land? A. Ocean water evaporates to form solid water and moves into the atmosphere, where it condenses into liquid water and falls out of the atmosphere to land as rain. B. Ocean water evaporates to form gaseous water and moves into the atmosphere, where it condenses into liquid water and falls out of the atmosphere to land as rain. C. Ocean water condenses to form gaseous water and moves into the atmosphere, where it evaporates into liquid water and falls out of the atmosphere to land as rain. D. Ocean water evaporates to form gaseous water and moves into the atmosphere, where it condenses into gaseous water and falls out of the atmosphere to land as rain. E. Ocean water evaporates to form liquid water and moves into the atmosphere, where it condenses into liquid water and falls out of the atmosphere to land as rain.

B. Ocean water evaporates to form gaseous water and moves into the atmosphere, where it condenses into liquid water and falls out of the atmosphere to land as rain.

Water falling in Illinois would ultimately end up where? A. atlantic ocean B. lake michigan C. gulf of mexico D. pacific ocean

C. gulf of mexico

What would happen to the oceans if surface runoff and groundwater flow did NOT occur? A. the ocean becomes bigger B. the oceans would stay the same size C. the oceans would become smaller

C. the oceans would become smaller

What is a floodplain? A. a wavy surface next to a river channel B. a flat surface above a river channel C. a wavy surface above a river channel D. a flat surface below a river channel E. a flat surface next to a river channel

E. a flat surface next to a river channel