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CHAPTER 3: WATER AND SURFACE PROCESSES
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THE HYDROLOGIC CYCLE
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WATER TABLE AND EARTH’S SURFACE
FORMATION OF A CAVE
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STREAM VALLEY AND FLOODPLAIN
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DELTA FORMATION
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GLACIAL MASS BALANCE
ALPINE GLACIATION
CONTINENTAL GLACIAL DEPOSITS
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CONTINENTAL MARGIN
MOVEMENT OF WATER PARTICLES
SHORE WAVES
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1. When water vapor cools and forms a cloud, this is called:
(A) evaporation (B) precipitation (C) condensation (D) run off
2. Most of Earth’s fresh water is found (in):
(A) glaciers (B) oceans (C) ponds and lakes
(D) rivers
(E) glaciation
(E) aquifers
3. A(n) __________ is where underground water has filled all open pore spaces.
(A) aquifer (B) zone of aeration (C) water table (D) zone of saturation (E) top soil layer
4. The top of the zone of saturation is called the:
(A) aquifer (B) zone of aeration (C) water table
5. Limestone rock must contain:
(A) nitrates (B) sulfates (C) silicates
(D) water layer
(D) peroxides
(E) top soil layer
(E) carbonates
6. A larger stream can carry more particles, which means a greater __________ load.
(A) chemical (B) dissolved gas (C) sediment (D) sewage (E) mineral
7. When streams enter the oceans or other standing bodies of water, they form:
(A) deltas (B) river islands (C) stream valleys (D) flood plains (E) stream channels
8. Once water and soil particles funnel into a gully, they create a(n):
(A) delta (B) river island (C) stream valley (D) stream channel
9. The ice of a glacier is formed from:
(A) powder snow (B) sheets of ice
(E) recent ice falls
(C) recrystallized snow
(E) flood plain
(D) recent snow falls
10. The total amount of snow removed from a glacier annually is called:
(A) ice fall (B) ablation (C) ablution (D) snow fall (E) accumulation
11. Most of Earth’s water is found in:
(A) oceans (B) aquifers (C) glaciers
(D) rivers
(E) lakes and ponds
12. The movement and change of Earth’s water supply is called the __________ cycle.
(A) nitrogen (B) carbon (C) sunlight (D) ocean (E) hydrologic
13. Water flowing over the ground is called:
(A) evaporation (B) precipitation (C) condensation
(D) run off
14. Terrain that contains sinkholes, caves, and caverns is called:
(A) desert (B) Karst topography (C) swampland (D) plateau
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(E) glaciation
(E) sevanna
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15. Over time, stream channels may become:
(A) deltas (B) river islands (C) stream valleys
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(D) flood plains
(E) eskers
16. The amount of snow removed from a glacial annually is called:
(A) ice fall (B) ablution (C) ablation (D) snow fall (E) accumulation
17. Water changes into water vapor, when it undergoes this process.
(A) evaporation (B) precipitation (C) condensation (D) runoff
(E) glaciation
18. The volume of open spaces in a soil or rock sample is called:
(A) porosity (B) runoff (C) fluidity (D) flow (E) permeability
19. The most common source of groundwater contamination is:
(A) acid rain (B) air pollution (C) fires (D) sewage (E) radioactive material
20. __________ are the sites of periodic flooding.
(A) River islands (B) Flood plains (C) Deltas
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(D) Drainage basins
(E) Divides
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