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Many individuals of the same species living together in a defined area form
a/an
A. Community
B. Ecosystem
C. Genus
D. Population
75. The two compounds that acid rain contains that are most damaging to the
environment are ____________ and ____________.
A. nitrogen; water
B. carbon dioxide; sulfuric acid
C. sulfur dioxide; nitrogen oxides
D. carbon dioxide; water
76. The only gas in the atmosphere that can absorb the sun's dangerous
ultraviolet radiation is ____.
A. nitrogen
B. ozone
C. nitrous oxide
D. carbon dioxide
77. The largest amount of usable water found on earth is used for ___.
A. household use
B. crop irrigation
C. recreation
D. industrial uses
A. it is increasing
B. it is decreasing
C. it is steady
D. it is fluctuating
A. aquifers
B. clouds
C. the atmosphere
D. soil and rocks
A. ml
B. g/m
C. mm
D.m
A. Dilution Gauging
B. Atmometer readings
C. Rating Curve
D.Velocity-Area Method
83. Which of the following does not apply to infiltration excess overland flow?
84. Which of the following is not one of the major paths for water entering the
soil?
A. Percolates into bedrock
B. Infiltration-excess overland flow
C. C. Taken up by plants and transpired
D.Travels laterally through the soil
86. Which of the following statements is not correct with respect to river flow
in dry land environments?
87. Which of the following is the most likely impact of deforestation and
increased grazing intensity?
88. In the context of river flows in glacial regions, which of the following is not
correct?
A. Large snow/ice melt input in early winter causes high flood potential
B. Discharge can be extremely low over winter
C. Outputs in the water budget often do not equal inputs due to a large amount of long
term water storage
D.Discharge is lower at night than during the daytime
89. In which of the following through flow pathways does water travel through
the finest soil pores?
A. Stomatal pore flow
B. Matrix flow
C. Pipe flow
D.Macropre flow
A. 10%
B. 35%
C. 71%
D.90%
91. Rising levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide will cause which of the
following changes in oceanic chemistry?
A. Increased salinity
B. Decreased pH
C. Decreased salinity
D.Increased precipitation of calcium carbonate
93. Surface ocean currents are driven mainly by which of the following?
A. Salinity gradients
B. Prevailing winds
C. Temperature gradients
D.Warm Air
94. Deep ocean currents are driven mainly by which of the following?
A. Prevailing winds
B. Temperature and salinity gradients
C. Mid-ocean ridge volcanism
D.Earths rotation
A. Atmosphere
B. Biosphere
C. Groundwater
D.Lake and Rivers
96. The main parts of the water cycle are evapotranspiration, precipitation,
and
A. Evaporation
B. Condensation
C. Runoff
D.Deposition
A. Solid to liquid
B. Liquid to solid
C. Gas to liquid
D.Liquid to gas
A. suspended load
B. bed load
C. stream load
D.dissolved load
99. An aquifer contains a great deal of water, but the water cannot be
removed easily with an ordinary well. This is most likely due to sediment and
rock characterized by
A. low porosity
B. low permeability
C. poor sorting
D.high iron content
100. The water table forms the upper surface of the
D.artesian formation