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UNIT 4The Hydrosphere
Basketball Review
QUESTION 1• What percentage of Earth’s surface is
covered with water?A. 33%B. 50%C. 71%D. 97%
QUESTION 2• During which of the following
processes does entropy decrease?A. evaporationB. condensationC. evapotranspirationD. sublimation
QUESTION 3• What percentage of Earth’s water is
freshwater?A. 3%B. 14%C. 71%D. 97%
QUESTION 4• What happens to the overall velocity of
a stream or river as it begins to meander?
A. increasesB. decreasesC. remains constantD. none of the above
QUESTION 5• What is the largest watershed
(drainage basin) in the US?A. MissouriB. OgallalaC. MississippiD. Itasca
QUESTION 6• A process where a stream or river from
one watershed captures another is known as stream _____
A. meanderingB. cutoffC. piracyD. erosion
QUESTION 7• The point where velocity increases on
the outside of a meander is known as the
A. cutbankB. stream loadC. point barD. placer deposit
QUESTION 8• Which stage of river development
features step-like features known as terraces?
A. youthfulB. matureC. old-ageD. rejuvenated
QUESTION 9• The largest aquifer in the US is the
_____ aquifer.A. MissouriB. OgallalaC. MississippiD. Itasca
QUESTION 10• The boundary separating the zone of
aeration from the zone of saturation, marking the upper boundary of groundwater, is the
A. artesian lineB. water tableC. confined wellD. bedrock border
QUESTION 11• When water is pumped from a well,
a(n) _____ will form as the water table around the well is lowered.
A. confined aquiferB. artesian springC. cone of depressionD. unconfined aquifer
QUESTION 12• A natural flow of groundwater to Earth’s
surface, where the ground surface dips below the water table, is known as a(n)
A. ordinary wellB. confined aquiferC. springD. geyser
QUESTION 13• Sharp, icicle-like deposits of calcium
carbonate (solidified calcite) on the ceilings of caves are called
A. carbonicB. stalactitesC. dripstone columnsD. stalagmites
QUESTION 14• Cone-shaped deposits of calcium
carbonate (solidified calcite) on the ground of caves are called
A. carbonicB. stalactitesC. dripstone columnsD. stalagmites
QUESTION 15• When a stalactite and a stalagmite
connect, which they often do, a _____ is formed.
A. carbonicB. stalactiteC. dripstone columnD. stalagmite
QUESTION 16• Dissolved Oxygen (DO) levels below ____
ppm in freshwater can cause stress and possibly death for marine organisms.
A. 4B. 6C. 8D. 10
QUESTION 17• Which of the following is not one of
the ways in which sewage wastewater is treated?
A. septic systemB. bacteria feeding on wasteC. gutter retrievalD. treatment plants
QUESTION 18• What percentage of recycled water for
industrial purposes can be treated and returned to the surface?
A. 25%B. 40%C. 65%D. 90%
QUESTION 19• Which of the following increases
entropy?A. Water IceB. CondensationC. Kool-Aid PopsicleD. Evaporation
QUESTION 20• Out of the following, which is not a
way to properly conserve water?A. low-flush toiletsB. full dishwasher/washer loadsC. shorter showersD. frequent hand-washing