Spring Final- 2024- Study Guide

What part of the water cycle form clouds?

• condensation
• evaperation
• precipitation
• transpiration

What is it called when plants lose water through their leaves

• condensation
• evaperation
• precipitation
• transpiration

What is Porosity?

• the percent of a material’s volume that is open space
• the percent of a material’s volume that is filled space
• the percent of a material’s volume that is mixed space

What sediment has the lowest porosity?

• fine
• medium
• coarse

What is Permeability?

• is the rate at which water or other fluids will pass through open spaces.
• is the rate at which water or other fluids will pass through these closed spaces.
• is the rate at which water or other fluids will pass through these mixed spaces.

What sediment has the highest permeability ?

• fine
• medium
• coarse

What is the range of particle diameter for sand?

• 0.0004-0.006
• 0.006- 0.2
• 0.2- 6.4
• 6.4- 25.6

What does it mean if data is above the curved line ?

• the sediment is in transport
• the sediment is deposited
• the sediment is moving
• the sediment is not moving

Find the mark that represents a stream velocity of 1 cm/s and move your pencil up in a straight line until you reach the graph line (curve). Move your pencil in a straight line to the left until you reach the y-axis. Approximately what particle diameter do you find?

• 0.0002 cm
• 0.002
• 0.02 cm
• 0.2 cm

Find the mark that represents a particle diameter of 0.1 cm and move your pencil to the right in a straight line until you reach the curve. Move your pencil in a straight line down until you reach the x-axis. Approximately what stream velocity do you find?

• 5 cm/s
• 10 cm/s
• 50 cm/s