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Of the following, which has the greatest total volume of water?
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Physical Geography
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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Which two uses consume most freshwater in the United States? | irrigation and thermo-electric power |
| Of the following, which has the greatest total volume of water? | ice caps and glaciers |
| Precipitation is measured by all of the following except | barometers |
| Which of the following combinations make for the best groundwater reservoir? | high permeability and high porosity |
| Which of the following is a correctly described statement about part of the hydrologic cycle? | Most groundwater forms when water on the surface infiltrates into the ground. |
| Which of these numbered features contains most of Earth’s water? | oceans |
| Which of these numbered features contains the least amount of Earth’s water? | atmosphere |
| Which of the following locations would contain a wide variety of sediment, from large angular blocks to fine rock powder, produced from grinding of the rocks? | location 1, along the margins of a glacier |
| According to the rock cycle, sediment that is being transported by a river could become a metamorphic rock after | deposition an burial |
| The difference between a rock and a mineral is that | rocks are composed of minerals |
| A mineral that is light colored, transparent, and fractures rather than cleaves is | quartz |
| Which of the following processes is NOT considered to be chemical weathering? | thermal expansion |
| Which of the following is a mineral? | ice |
| Which of the following is NOT one of the main families of rocks? | meteoites |
| The largest concentration of composite volcanoes on Earth is located along the | Pacific Ring of Fire |
| When lava flows reach the ocean, they | solidify and add land to an island. |
| Which of the following is typically erupted from a volcano? | scalding hot ash, lava, and gases |
| What type of eruption is shown in this photograph? | lava flow |
| What type of eruption is shown in this photograph? | pyroclastic column |
| The most voluminous layer of Earth is the | outer core |
| Which of the following statements is true? | Earthquakes are more widespread than volcanoes or high mountains. |
| Which of the following best describes the temperature of materials typically erupted from volcanoes? | extremely hot |
| How fast do plates move relative to one another? | cm per year |
| Oceanic crust is | thinner and denser than continental crust |
| The typical shape of most volcanoes is | conical |
| One of the main roles of plants in biogeochemical cycles is to | extract carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. |
| Which of the following would be an example of qualitative data? | a physical geographer noting the color of a soil |
| A hypothesis is a(n) | proposed explanation developed before formal investigation. |
| The hydrologic cycle includes all of the following processes except | uplift |
| Geography is considered to be | both a natural and social science. |
| The difference between open and closed systems is that | The difference between open and closed systems is that |
| When you shake fish food into in an aquarium, you are contributing to a(n) | open system. |
| The map below uses what type of map projection? | sinusoidal |
| Once a hypothesis is rejected, | it can be revisited in future studies. |
| 0° of latitude is found at the ______ and the 90° of latitude is found at the _____. | Equator; North Pole |
| The lithosphere refers to the | solid upper part of the Earth, including the crust and uppermost mantle. |
| In the rock cycle, sediment is stripped away and transported by the process of _____ after the process of _______ has taken place. | erosion; weathering. |
| Global positioning systems (GPS) can “know” their location by | measuring the time required for radio signals from four or more satellites to reach the receiver. |
| Which of the following is an example of quantitative data? | a physical geographer measuring the total rainfall from a storm |
| If two places have the same latitude but different longitudes, | the two places are directly east or west of each other. |
| All of the following involve the input of energy EXCEPT: | freezing |
| Energy is traditionally defined as the ability to | do work. |
| What approximate percentage of insolation arriving at the top of the atmosphere is eventually absorbed by the ground? | 50% |
| On June 21st which location will be receiving 24 hrs of daylight? | Arctic Circle |
| When making macaroni and cheese you notice the noodles rising and falling in the boiling water. This is best explained through the process of. | convection |
| As the zenith angle _____ the amount of energy reaching the surface _____. | `increases, decreases |
| Which color portion of the visible spectrum emits the lowest amount of energy? | red |
| Which 2 layers of the atmosphere experience temperature inversion? | thermosphere and stratosphere |
| The solar constant is | consistent amount of energy received at the top of the atmosphere. |
| What atmospheric layer is the home of weather, has the greatest density of gas molecules, and has a decrease in temperature with height? | troposphere |
| Oceans heat and cool more slowly than land because of | oceans' high specific heat dampen temperature changes. |
| Radiation | can be transferred through a vacuum. |
| This is a form of kinetic energy: | electrical power |
| Heat is applied to a container. The molecules inside the container become: | more energetic; pressure increases |
| To create a sea breeze | the warm air over the land rises, creating low pressure. Cool air over water sinks, creating high pressure. This creates an onshore breeze. |
| In accordance with Charles Law, a gas under constant pressure will ____________ when ____________. | expand; heated |
| Pushing down on the sealed glass container causes | decreased volume, pressure increases. |
| Air pressure is: | the sum of the partial pressures of its constituent gases. |
| If a gas cools under constant pressure, the molecules within it have ______ kinetic energy (motions) | less |
| Which of the following statements is true regarding the relationship between air pressure and altitude? | as one moves up in the atmosphere, pressure decreases, as one moves closer to the earth's surface, pressure increases |
| Which of the following best describes the low pressure cell centered for most of the year over the equator? | consistent insolation, warm temperatures, abundant rainfall |
| Friction | is greater near the ground surface. |
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