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Lake & Coastline Hydrology Exam. Aquatic Science. 1. Which body of water has the greatest retention time?. Mississippi River Lake Conroe Seals Gully Lake Superior Lake Vostok. 2. When is water in a lake least mixed?. Spring Summer Fall Winter. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Lake & Coastline Hydrology Exam
Aquatic Science
1. Which body of water has the greatest retention time?
A. Mississippi RiverB. Lake ConroeC. Seals Gully D. Lake SuperiorE. Lake Vostok
2. When is water in a lake least mixed?
A. SpringB. Summer C. Fall D. Winter
3. When would a lake have its warmest water at its bottom?
A. SpringB. Summer C. Fall D. Winter
4. Here is a picture of Galveston Bay,TX. What best describes what
Galveston Bay is?
A. River deltaB. Drowned river mouthC. Drowned Glacial ValleyD. Coral ReefE. Mangrove Bank
5. Here is a map of Kenai Fjords, AK. What best describes it?
A. River deltaB. Drowned river mouthC. Drowned Glacial ValleyD. Coral ReefE. Mangrove Bank
6. Where would gravity be the main mover of water?
A. Lake BaikalB. Lake ConroeC. Seals Gully D. Lake SuperiorE. Lake Vostok
7. Here is a picture of one of the prettiest beaches in Texas, Fulton
Beach along the Coastal Bend region.
A. Submergent? B. Emergent?
8. Why is this necessary for Galveston beaches?
A. The natural sand is too polluted from oil spills.
B. We are on an emergent coastline and losing shoreline due to wave erosion.
C. Sediment from the Mississippi goes the other way now.
D. Reservoirs in our rivers are blocking sediment flow, starving our beaches of new material.
9. What is the main sculptor of this impressive coastline, located in
Oregon? A. GlaciersB. RiversC. Coral ReefsD. VolcanoesE. Waves
10. What has formed most of Canada’s lakes?
A. GlaciersB. VolcanoesC. Tectonic RiftingD. Meteors
11. The Aral Sea in Central Asia is a poster case for an environmental disaster. What caused it?
A. Extreme droughtB. Excessive rain C. Chernobyl Nuclear
DisasterD. Breakup of the
Soviet UnionE. Diversion of the
lake’s two tributaries for irrigation.
12. According to current thinking, Lake Vostok is most like…in its
geology. A. Lake Manicouagan, QuebecB. Lake Malawi, AfricaC. Caspian Sea, EurasiaD. Lake Titicaca, South America
13. Here is South America’s most famous beach – Rio de Janeiro’s
Ipanema. What kind of beach is it? A. Marine DepositionalB. Wave Erosional C. Glacier Erosional D. Stream Erosional
Need more help? Go to http://www.maplandia.com/brazil/minas-gerais/coronel-fabrici/ipanema/ for a Google Map image.
14. During the Glacial Maximum of 18,000 years ago, what was dry
land? A. PinkB. GreenC. YellowD. Pale BlueE. All of the above
15. Here is another beach in South America – the Chilean Fjords. Do these represent a (A) rise, or (B)
fall in sea level?
16. What is the major sculptor here?
A.WavesB.Ice C.Longshore
CurrentsD.Coral
17. Here is a picture of El Capitan in Guadalupe Mountains National Park, TX – part of the world’s largest fossil
reef. 250 million years ago,
this was underwater. It was a(n)…
A. Volcanic coastlineB. Marine Depositional
CoastlineC. Organic CoastlineD. Stream Depositional Coastline
18. Here is Lighthouse Reef Atoll in Belize. What does this represent?
A. The beginning stages of a volcano
B. The remains of a volcanic island
C. A crater impact
19. Here are the Florida Keys. What kind of coastline do they
represent? A. Wave ErosionalB. Stream
Depositional C. Marine
Depositional D. Organic
Depositional
20. With its limestone floor, Lake Okeechobee, FL, most likely
formed from a…
A. Crater impactB. VolcanoC. EarthquakeD. SinkholeE. Glacier
21. Which landform was
built up by longshore currents?
A.
B.
C.
22. Despite not being channelized or extensively modified, Armand Bayou looks very different today
(R) than what it looked like in 1953 (L). What would be a reason for this?
A. Fall in sea – levelB. Subsidence C. Wave Erosion D. Stream Deposition
23. Which lake would be considered to be oligotrophic?
A. Lake Charlotte, TX
B. Reelfoot Lake, TNC. Redfish Lake, FLD. Crater Lake, OR
A
B
C D
24. Which lakes were formed by a collision of tectonic plates?
25. A rifting of tectonic plates?
A. Lake Titicaca, South AmericaB. Lake Baikal, AsiaC. Lake Tanganyika, AfricaD. Caspian Sea, EurasiaE. Salton Sea, CA
26. Which of these African lakes does NOT belong with the rest, being completely
different in its geology? A. Lake ChadB. Lake MalawiC. Lake AlbertD. Lake TanganyikaE. Lake Victoria
27. Which is NOT a major factor in moving water about in a lake?
A. WindB. GravityC. Temperature differencesD. Density differences
28. Here is the famous Na Pali coast of Kauai, the oldest of
Hawaii’s major islands. What kind of coastline would this be at
present? A. Organic
B. Marine DepositionalC. Wave Erosional D. Volcanic
Depositional
29. The longest of its kind in the world, Padre
Island is the prime example of a(n)
_________
A. AtollB. Barrier IslandC. Barrier ReefD. Sea Stack
30. Here is the last Hawaiian Island – ALL of it! Kure (pronounced Kor –
ee) is a prime example of a(n) …
A. SeamountB. Fringing ReefC. Barrier Island D. Atoll
31-34. Identify the features in this picture of Rocher Percé, Quebec.
31. 32. 33. 34. A. Sea ArchB. Sea CaveC. Sea StackD. HeadlandE. Island
Rocher Percé – a closer look
31, 32. 33.
34.