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about __% of earths water is fresh - correct answer ✅ 3 a body of porous rock that stores water is called a(n) - correct answer ✅aquifer the hydrologic cycle is primarily driven by - correct answer ✅solar energy Over-pumping of groundwater might result in... - correct answer ✅All of the above (water table drawdown, aquifer collapse, saltwater intrusion) An aquifer that is partially overlain (covered) by an aquiclude so that it has a relatively small recharge area, is known as a ... - correct answer ✅Confined aquifer T OR F When contaminants are introduced into a groundwater system, they are pumped out fast... - correct answer ✅false
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rivers carry water from the ocean inland to complete the hydrologic cycle - correct answer ✅false a drainage network formed on a steep slope would likely to have a ___ drainage pattern - correct answer ✅parallel The ridges or areas of higher elevation that separate drainage basins are known as... - correct answer ✅drainage divides As water moves through a drainage basin, the term infiltration refers to... - correct answer ✅precipitation of water into the soil a river in which water flows only during the rainy season would be said to have a(n) ___ flow regime - correct answer ✅intermittent
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because of cohesive forces, a faster water velocity is required to erode very fine clay-size particles than is needed to erode medium sand-size particles - correct answer ✅true point bars are found... - correct answer ✅On the inside of a meander where flow velocity is slower which of the following features is typically found at nick points in a rivers longitude profile? - correct answer ✅waterfalls in exotic streams... - correct answer ✅Discharge decreases downstream the formation of the MS river is dominated by... - correct answer ✅sediment input
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urban development in a drainage basin will tend to cause the lag time between a precipitation event and peak flood discharge to... - correct answer ✅decrease T OR F Flood hydrographs allow us to predict the average amount of time between floods of a given magnitude - correct answer ✅false Aeolian processes are most effective in areas that have... - correct answer ✅sand-size or smaller sediments desert pavements form through the process of... - correct answer ✅deflation the major deserts of the world tend to occur mainly between___, a a result of the global circulation pattern of the atmosphere - correct answer ✅20-40 degrees north and south
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Cone shaped fluvial deposits that form in deserts where ephemeral mountain streams meet a valley floor are known as... - correct answer ✅alluvial fans two major factors that control the type of dune formed in an area are... - correct answer ✅sediment availability and wind directionality Desert streams would be more likely to have a ___ flow regime - correct answer ✅ephemeral T OR F From a geological perspective, most coasts are relatively old - correct answer ✅false The section of the littoral zone that is first submerged and then exposed as each breaking wave rushes up and down the beach is the ___ - correct answer ✅swash zone
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The smallest tidal range occurs during... - correct answer ✅neap tide Tides are caused by - correct answer ✅the gravitational attraction of the moon and the sun Spring tides occur... - correct answer ✅every 2 weeks The size of waves generated by a storm event is controlled by... - correct answer ✅all of the above T OR F When waves approach an irregular coastline, refraction tends to focus higher wave energy levels on headlands and generate wave energy levels in embayments - correct answer ✅true T OR F
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On barrier islands, the ocean beach tends to be ___ and ___ than the bay side of the beach - correct answer ✅wider,flatter The final stage of coral reef development, characterized by a ring of coral surrounding an open lagoon, is the ___ stage - correct answer ✅atoll Beach nourishment is an example of a(n) __approach to shoreline protection - correct answer ✅soft A groin is an example of a(n) ___ shore protection method - correct answer ✅hard T OR F Although some areas such as LA are undergoing rapid coastal land loss, the majority of US is not undergoing erosion - correct answer ✅false
