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Where would the greatest amount of sediments most likely be deposited by this stream?
Where would the greatest amount of sediments most likely be deposited by this stream?
E
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A drop in the water table produced when water is overpumped from a well, is called ____.
the cone of depression
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What Feature is labeled C in Figure 6-2?
What Feature is labeled C in Figure 6-2?
Water Table
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Stormwater______________
all choices are correct

(can contribute to urban flooding/can be absorbed by wetlands/can contain gas/oil from roads)
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The amount of time that it takes for water to pass through larger grain sizes as compared to smaller grain sizes is…
less
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As the human population density along a shore of a lake ***increases***, the pollution of the lake usually...
increases
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If people in an area have limited access to freshwater resources, what will most likely result?
a decrease in sanitation and increase in disease in the area
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Wetlands are important because they absorb...
all choice are correct

(oil/excess storm water/fertilizer runoff)
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Which is one way surface water may become groundwater?
infiltration
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The entire land area drained by the Mississippi River is referred to as a 
The entire land area drained by the Mississippi River is referred to as a 
watershed
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The primary source of most of the moisture for the Earth’s atmosphere is
oceans
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Permeable rock layers or sediments that transmit groundwater freely are called ____.
aquifers
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Which of the following is a measure of a material’s ability to transmit fluids through interconnected pore spaces?
Permeability
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The entire area drained by a river and its tributaries is called a...
watershed
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The percentage of the total volume of rock or sediment that consists of pore spaces is called ____.
porosity
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B
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How can you conserve water? 
installing a low-flow toilet
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gravity
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A
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Which will cause an ***increase*** in runoff and infiltration in an area?
 

excessive rain
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A habitat where a freshwater river mixes with the ocean is called a(n) _____________
estuary
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Draining wetlands negatively affects _____________
all choices are correct

(water quality/storm water absorption/animal's habitat)
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C
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infiltration
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Which is one way poor use of fertilizers in agriculture can affect the environment?
It can cause pollution of water in lakes and rivers
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In Figure 6-2, what letter labels the zone of saturation?
In Figure 6-2, what letter labels the zone of saturation?
D
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Which sample has the greatest permeability?
Which sample has the greatest permeability?
A
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Which of the following is **NOT** a major source of groundwater pollution?
compost
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Any formation in which groundwater rises on its own under pressure is a(n) ____.
artesian well
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Most water vapor enters Earth’s atmosphere by the processes of
evaporation and transpiration
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In which area will surface runoff most likely be greatest during a heavy rainfall?
paved city street
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Water can infiltrate these soils if they are
Water can infiltrate these soils if they are
unsaturated and permeable
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evaporation
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Which of the following is a cause of subsidence?
overpumping an aquifer
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Wastewater ______________
is sent to a treatment plant or septic tank
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What are the boundaries called that separate streams in adjacent drainage basins?
divides
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A river basin is ____.
the land area that contributes water to a stream
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Which is result is most likely to occur after excessive withdrawal of groundwater in coastal areas?
intrusion of salt water into the freshwater aquifer.
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Groundwater is found underground in the zone of ____.
saturation
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Why do most streams in the United States have a greater stream discharge in spring than in summer?
Melting snow increases runoff in spring.
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Some particles from sample D are mixed with particles from sample A.  Compared to the original porosity of sample A, the porosity of the resulting mixture will be __________.
Some particles from sample D are mixed with particles from sample A.  Compared to the original porosity of sample A, the porosity of the resulting mixture will be __________.
less
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Which conditions provide the most surface water runoff?
steep slope, heavy rain, frozen ground
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Which of the following are indicators of a healthy water system?
low nitrates, low turbidity, and high dissolved oxygen
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What does it mean when a scientist says a lake has **high** turbidity?
 

the water has a lot of particles in it
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Which statement best describes why deltas form?
 

the rate of deposition is greater than the rate of erosion
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When careless human activities ***decrease*** the amount of plant life, the amount of runoff usually...
increases
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Which is the most likely cause of tropical storms?  
Warm water evaporates, rises quickly, and interacts with a colder air mass.
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Which would indicate the water in a lake is not safe for drinking?
high turbidity levels in the lake
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Which best explains why all of the Earth’s freshwater is not available for human use?
 

Most of Earth’s freshwater is frozen water.
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What effect does the water cycle have on the total amount of water on Earth?
 

The total amount of water on Earth remains relatively constant.