SCIN137 I005 WEEK 6 EXAM COMPLETE SOLUTION AND CORRECT ANSWERS

SCIN137 I005 WEEK 6 EXAM COMPLETE SOLUTION AND CORRECT ANSWERS Part 1 of 3 - 48.0/ 48.0 Points Question 1 of 25 4.0/ 4.0 Points Which process from the hydrologic cycle involves solids going directly into a gaseous state? • A. Condensation • B. transpiration • C. Sublimation • D. Evaporation Question 2 of 25 4.0/ 4.0 Points Condensation is the process where ________. • A. liquid water turns into vapor • B. ice melts and gives off steam. • C. Water turns from solid to liquid • D. water vapor turns into a liquid. Question 3 of 25 4.0/ 4.0 Points Which of the following is an anthropogenic cause of groundwater pollution? • A. landfills • B. volcanoes • C. evaporites • D. rocks Question 4 of 25 4.0/ 4.0 Points Which of the following is a natural cause of groundwater pollution? • A. E. coli bacteria • B. Landfills • C. Runoff • D. Rocks Question 5 of 25 4.0/ 4.0 Points Transpiration is the process where ________. • A. plants release water vapor. • B. liquid water turns into vapor. • C. liquid enters the food chain. • D. plants absorb water vapor Question 6 of 25 4.0/ 4.0 Points Which type of stream load is characterized by saltation? • A. sediment load • B. dissolved load • C. bed load • D. suspended load Question 7 of 25 4.0/ 4.0 Points What forms when the underlying rock is dissolved and the surface collapses? • A. speleothem • B. cavern • C. sinkhole • D. crater Question 8 of 25 4.0/ 4.0 Points Which of the following is NOT a consequence of overuse of groundwater? • A. saltwater intrusion • B. earth fissures • C. flooding • D. subsidence Question 9 of 25 4.0/ 4.0 Points The water table is located ________. • A. is at the surface. • B. at the top of the saturated zone. • C. at the bottom of the saturated zone. • D. below the confining layer Question 10 of 25 4.0/ 4.0 Points Which of the following statements is most accurate? • A. Water always follows the same path in our environment. • B. Water has different paths that it can follow in our environment. • C. Water does not move through the environment. Question 11 of 25 4.0/ 4.0 Points The appearance of sinkholes and caves in an area is called ________. • A. permeable topography. • B. karst topography. • C. limestone topography • D. speleothem topography. Question 12 of 25 4.0/ 4.0 Points Ideally aquifers should have ________. • A. low porosity and high permeability • B. high porosity and low permeability. • C. high porosity and high permeability. • D. low porosity and low permeability. Part 2 of 3 - Coastlines 36.0/ 44.0 Points Question 13 of 25 4.0/ 4.0 Points How long is a tidal day? • A. Exactly 24 hours • B. Slightly more than 24 hours • C. Exactly 12 hours • D. Slightly more than 12 hours • E. Depends on the location Question 14 of 25 4.0/ 4.0 Points 1. ____________ causes surface currents, ___________ causes deep currents. • A. Density; wind • B. Density; moon • C. Wind; density • D. Moon; density • E. Wind; moon Question 15 of 25 4.0/ 4.0 Points The Sun and Moon control ________. • A. currents. • B. waves. • C. tides. • D. gyres Question 16 of 25 4.0/ 4.0 Points What persistent behavior of waves produces longshore drift? • A. Fetch of the waves • B. Wavelength of the waves • C. Angle that waves hit the shoreline • D. The number of waves in the wave train • E. Speed of the waves Question 17 of 25 0.0/ 4.0 Points What is the purpose of a jetty? • A. Keep an entryway to a harbor open • B. Protect the beach from larger waves • C. Stop a beach from eroding away • D. Funnel currents away from a marina • E. Provide a new location for a beach Question 18 of 25 4.0/ 4.0 Points Which type of tide results in the highest level of water? • A. Spring • B. Berm • C. Flood • D. Neap • E. Ebb Question 19 of 25 4.0/ 4.0 Points Spits, bars, berms, barrier islands, and other features related to longshore drift are ultimately the result of what? • A. Deep currents • B. Wave erosion • C. Shallow currents • D. Eroding sandstone • E. Moving sand Question 20 of 25 4.0/ 4.0 Points As waves pass, water particles move in __________ motions? • A. Sinusoidal • B. Horizontal • C. Vertical • D. Tranverse • E. Circular Question 21 of 25 4.0/ 4.0 Points Thermohaline circulation is important for Earth because this process • A. Prevents ocean water from freezing by adding salt • B. Moves heat around the planet, distributing it • C. Brings deep sediments to the surface of the ocean • D. Brings surface sediments to the deep parts of the ocean • E. Main transportation for ocean life Question 22 of 25 4.0/ 4.0 Points Which of these features is found on a submergent coast, with a relative rising sea level? • A. Sea stack • B. Tombolo • C. Lagoon • D. Sea arch • E. Marine terrace Question 23 of 25 0.0/ 4.0 Points Which of the following is an example of a coastal hazard? • A. berm. • B. baymouth bar • C. tombolo • D. spit • E. rip current. Part 3 of 3 - Weekly Lesson Questions 4.0/ 8.0 Points Question 24 of 25 0.0/ 4.0 Points As waves move from deep to shallow water they_________________. • A. grow smaller • B. get steeper • C. travel faster • D. don’t change significantly Question 25 of 25 4.0/ 4.0 Points The atmosphere has several layers in it including____________. • A. the biosphere, hydrosphere, and lithosphere • B. the troposphere, stratosphere, and mesosphere • C. the lithosphere, asthenosphere, and troposphere