Question 1

A ________ stream pattern is developed only on growing mountains like volcanoes or where the land surface is tectonically doming upward.

Accepted Answer

A)  radial
B)  dendritic
C)  boreal
D)  trellisE) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 2

The hydrologic cycle is not balanced right now and,as a result,sea level is rising.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

The lowest elevation limiting stream erosion is called ________.

Accepted Answer

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Question 4

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Accepted Answer

The answer of cut bank point bar natural levee delta...

Question 5

________ generally constitutes the highest percentage of the annual sediment load moved by a stream.

Accepted Answer

A)  Bed load
B)  Dissolved load
C)  Suspended load
D)  Saltation loadE) A) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 6

Lowering of the water table around a pumping well results in a cone of infiltration.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Hot springs are most numerous in which region of the United States?

Accepted Answer

A)  Southeast
B)  Midwest
C)  West
D)  NortheastE) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 8

________ is an abandoned,cutoff,meander loop.

Accepted Answer

A)  A bulltrail
B)  An oxbow
C)  A cowhock
D)  A gatorbackE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 9

Most caves and caverns originate by solution of limestone.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Caves most commonly form in ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  limestone
B)  sandstone
C)  quartzite
D)  shaleE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 11

A river emerges from a valley onto a flat plain,but the river itself lies in a narrow,shallow canyon as it crosses the plain,then plunges into a steep sided canyon as it flow past the plain.A geologist floating down the canyon headed for the whitewater in the canyon notices the river is flowing through lake deposits as it flows across the plain.What happened in this area?

Accepted Answer

A)  The river is at base level throughout its trace and has been for a long time.
B)  The river used to flow into a lake,which formed a temporary base level,but in recent geologic time the lakes dam broke,and the river is now downcutting in response to the change in local base level.
C)  The river has cut a deep canyon that crossed through a lake,and this process has been continuous for a long time.
D)  The geologist can't be right; this is an impossible scenario.E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 12

A natural levee is ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  an erosional feature
B)  a depositional feature
C)  essentially parallel to its stream channel
D)  both a depositional feature and essentially parallel to its stream channelE) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 13

In the canyonlands of Utah and Arizona,canyon walls often support "hanging gardens" in which plants cling to sandstone cliffs and these hanging gardens are typically along shale beds in the sandstone.These areas are deserts,so what might explain these features?

Accepted Answer

A)  The shales hold the water better than the sandstone,so plants preferentially grow in them.
B)  The shales form better soils than the sand,so the plants grow there.
C)  The shales form aquitards in the sandstone acquifer,trapping groundwater along the shale horizons that helps aid plant growth.
D)  The shales are more fractured than the sandstones so the plants have an easier time starting in the shale.E) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Exam 5: Running Water and Groundwater

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The hydrologic cycle is not balanced right now and,as a result,sea level is rising.

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A natural levee is ________.

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________ is an abandoned,cutoff,meander loop.

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Caves most commonly form in ________.

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A ________ stream pattern is developed only on growing mountains like volcanoes or where the land surface is tectonically doming upward.

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The lowest elevation limiting stream erosion is called ________.

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In the canyonlands of Utah and Arizona,canyon walls often support "hanging gardens" in which plants cling to sandstone cliffs and these hanging gardens are typically along shale beds in the sandstone.These areas are deserts,so what might explain these features?

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________ generally constitutes the highest percentage of the annual sediment load moved by a stream.

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Most caves and caverns originate by solution of limestone.

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Hot springs are most numerous in which region of the United States?

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Lowering of the water table around a pumping well results in a cone of infiltration.

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The hydrologic cycle is not balanced right now and,as a result,sea level is rising.

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A natural levee is ________.

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________ is an abandoned,cutoff,meander loop.

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Caves most commonly form in ________.

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A ________ stream pattern is developed only on growing mountains like volcanoes or where the land surface is tectonically doming upward.

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The lowest elevation limiting stream erosion is called ________.

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In the canyonlands of Utah and Arizona,canyon walls often support "hanging gardens" in which plants cling to sandstone cliffs and these hanging gardens are typically along shale beds in the sandstone.These areas are deserts,so what might explain these features?

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________ generally constitutes the highest percentage of the annual sediment load moved by a stream.

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Most caves and caverns originate by solution of limestone.

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Hot springs are most numerous in which region of the United States?

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Lowering of the water table around a pumping well results in a cone of infiltration.

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