Land, Water, and Human Interactions Final Exam

Which of the following processes change Earth’s surface?

• deposition

• erosion

• weathering

• all of theabove

Elevation on a topographic map is shown with:

• streets

• contour lines

• line colors

• dashed lines

The following processes happen in the water cycle EXCEPT:

• melting

• freezing

• condensing

• fertilizing

Sediments are NOT:

• salt in a river

• nutrients in a river

• Earth material in a river

• oil mixed in river water

Water on Earth is found primarily in:

• the oceans

• the air and soil

• ice caps

• lakes

In the natural world, which liquid dissolves more substances than any other?

• oil

• ethanol

• water

• carbon dioxide

Which of the following measurements is NOT a water quality indicator?

• turbidity

• dissolved oxygen

• human population

• dissolved solids

If a population of aquatic species declines over time, it could be an indicator of:

• change in pH of the water

• a human impact on the water

• declining water quality

• all of the above

An excess of nutrients in water can be the result of:

• decrease in water quality

• farming practices

• increase in water filtering

• all of the above

Excess nutrients in water are made up of:

• nitrogen and phosphorus

• sodium chloride and nitrogen

• sodium chloride and calcium chloride

• fertilizer and calcium chloride