Hydrology Review

Which of the following characteristics alters the density of ocean water?

• Temperature and wave speed

• Salinity and Temperature

• Wave speed and wave size

• Wave size and salinity

How does a straight alignment between Earth, the sun, and the moon impact the tides on Earth?

• It produces the greatest changes in tidal range

• It produces neap tides

• It produces the least change in tidal range

• It produces diurnal tides

Which of the following would most likely result from a decrease in the water supply to a watershed?

• increase in ocean levels

• increase in lake levels

• decrease in river basin levels

• decrease in precipitation

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Which of the following would most negatively impact local water availability?

• drought

• flood

• hurricane

• thunderstorm

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Why do scientist monitor bioindicators in water?

• to compare freshwater and ocean water ecosystems

• to count the number of organisms present

• to monitor water quality and biodiversity

• to analyze the dominant species

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Which property of water is responsible for most of the other properties of water?

• cohesion

• adhesion

• density

• polarity

Which of the following properties of water allows a water strider to walk across a pond?

• density

• specific heat

• surface tension

• adhesion

Which wind-water interaction is responsible for cycling nutrient rich water from the ocean floor to the sea surface?

• upwelling

• storm surge

• surface currents

• chemosynthesis

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Which of the following would most likely result in an unhealthy aquatic habitat?

• a decrease in turbidity

• a decrease in nitrate levels

• an increase in water temperature

• an increase in dissolved oxygen levels

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What percentage of Earth is covered with water?

• 80%

• 60%

• 71%

• 70%

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