Multiple choice and short answers

A rainshadow desert forms __________.

		when dry air descends from high in the atmosphere between 20° and 30° latitude
		in places where mountain ranges act as barriers to the movement of water vapor
		in cold, polar regions
		near the equator, where moist air rises (because it is hot and less dense) up, away from earth’s surface

 

Question 2

Precipitation of water on the land surface in the hydrologic cycle leads directly to __________.

		infiltration, transpiration, and drainage
		storage, glaciers, and water balance
		discharge, runoff, and erosion
		evaporation, infiltration, and runoff

 

Question 3

Groundwater tends to flow through bodies of rock or sediment that ________.

		are composed of dark silicate minerals
		have a high porosity
		have a high permeability
		are aquitards

 

Question 4

What is the volume of water that passes through each part of the hydrologic cycle annually called?

		Transpiration
		Water budget
		Infiltration
		Water balance

 

Question 5

Plants consume water during photosynthesis. They also release it to the atmosphere during __________.

		evaporation
		degassing
		transpiration
		infiltration

 

Question 6

1. Match the term with the definition

Dissolved load

 

Bed load

 

Sorting

 

Capacity

Braided channels

 

A.

	The maximum load of solid particles a stream can transport
B.	Sand, gravel, and large boulders that are too large to be carried in suspension, and instead move along the bottom of a stream channel
C.	Soluble sediments that are carried in solution
D.	A complex network of converging and diverging channels that thread their way among numerous islands or gravel bars
E.	The physical breakdown (disintegration) and chemical alteration (decomposition) of rock at or near Earth’s surface
F.	The process by which solid particles of various sizes are separated and deposited in different location