Hydrology Review

Front

According to the picture, where is most of the fresh surface water located on Earth?

Back

Lake

Front

How does the development of more tributaries affect a local river basin?

Back

The amount of water carried by the basin is increased because it is gathered from many streams near the source of the river.

Front

Which best describes the process by which water from the ocean enters the atmosphere?

Back

evaporation

Front

Which best explains why so little of the water on Earth is available for human use? 97% of total water on Earth is salt water, and most of the remaining 3% is freshwater frozen in ice caps and glaciers.

Back

97% of total water on Earth is salt water, and most of the remaining 3% is freshwater frozen in ice caps and glaciers.

Front

Which best explains the relationship between water stored in the ocean and water stored in groundwater?

Back

Water from the ocean evaporates, condenses, and forms precipitation which enters groundwater through the soil by infiltration, but groundwater enters the ocean directly as discharge.

Front

Which statement about ocean currents is accurate? Ocean currents stir nutrients to help in the production of oxygen. , Ocean currents keep the ocean temperature unstable.

Back

Ocean currents stir nutrients to help in the production of oxygen.

Front

Which technology is most often used to map the ocean floor?

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sonar

Front

Which provides the largest source of dissolved oxygen in the ocean? Options: algal growth, coral reefs

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algal growth

Front

Which dissolved gases are most needed by plants and animals living in the ocean?

Back

oxygen and carbon dioxide

Front

Which best explains why estuaries are an important habitat for many marine organisms in comparison to the open ocean?

Back

There are more nutrients available in estuaries.