final

Question 1

this part of the river makes a great place to white wtar raft. There are steep slopes here.

Answer 1

head waters

Question 2

what are the 3 processes in which water moves through out the hydrologic cycle?

Answer 2

Evaporation, run off, percipoitaiton

Question 3

the halocline is where what suddleny increases or decreases?

Answer 3

Salinity

Question 4

pfa’s are bad for the hydrologic cycle why?

Answer 4

They dont degrade

Question 5

colder water has what type of density compared to warmer water?

Answer 5

higher density

Question 6

the continental shelf fo a passive margin compared to the continental shelf of a active margin.

Answer 6

Passive is wider

Question 7

these 2 peak seasons for river flooding are great for gardening and swimming.

Answer 7

spring and summer

Question 8

this area of a river is where erosion is happening.

Answer 8

Headwaters

Question 9

the name of a rock that is formed in a river.

Answer 9

Conglomerate

Question 10

where did the ducks go when they were introduced to the ocean?

Answer 10

everywhere

Question 11

the flow velocity of rivers are controlled by these 3 factors.

Answer 11

gradient=slope
channel size, shape, roughness
discharge= headwater amount

Question 12

this grain size travels the farthest in river systems.

Answer 12

Silt and clay

Question 13

there are a few problems when you pump grounder water faster than it can be replenished. Name 3.

Answer 13

Drought/ drying up wells, salt water intrusion, cone of depression

Question 13

this type of river channel erodes specifically into bedrock. It is very good at what it does.

Answer 13

v shaped

Question 14

streams can take care fo themselves. They build these up along the banks after repeated flooding events

Answer 14

levies

Question 15

what is deep water composed of?

Answer 15

cold water, salty water

Question 16

drainage basins are separated by these.

Answer 16

divides

Question 17

this area of a river widens over time.

Answer 17

Delta, floodplain, river valley

Question 18

i need a glass of the densest water available. What does that water taste like?

Answer 18

salty and cold

Question 19

out of the 5 oceans in the world, what is the biggest?

Answer 19

pacific

Question 20

plants need rain and warm temps to thrive? Which areas in the US are great places to grow crops?

Answer 20

South, and east and west

Question 20

like the anatomy of a animal, a river also has 3 distinct anatomical areas based on what is happening throughout the river?

Answer 20

Depositional river, headwate, trunk/erosion

Question 21

the Rockies are a great example of this type of glacier.

Answer 21

alpine

Question 22

4.6 billon years ago the surface fo the earth was _____ and there was _____ atmosphere.

Answer 22

Sufacre Molton, no atmosphere

Question 23

gvsu is in this type of glacier deopsotioknal environment where rivers washed over the area when the glaciers started retreating.

Answer 23

outwashed plain

Question 24

describe the dfifernce between climate and weather.

Answer 24

Climate is long going, and wather is changing. Climate is temperature, and weather is a state, talk about in a month or year. Climate is broader, talk about it regionally or globally.

Question 25

what are the 4 major greenhouse gases?

Answer 25

water vapor, carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide

Question 26

This zone is where youd want to go skiing or snowboarding with little to no issue in snow texture

Answer 26

Zone of accumulation

Question 27

this type of bacteria was integral in creating the first free oxygen in our atmosphere. You can find their friends in your local grocery store as Kombucha

Answer 27

Zianal bacteria

Question 28

chairs in this room. High or low albedo value?

Answer 28

low, not reflecting any sunlight

Question 29

his is named the forbidden baking item, because it consists of ground up rock particles. Dont want this in your cake

Answer 29

rock flour

Question 30

which has the higher residence time in the atmosphere, methane or carbon dioxide?

Answer 30

Carbon dioxide.

Question 31

The loss of sea ice at the North Pole makes an area less reflective, which allows the surface air and ocean to warm, which results in the North Pole warming. Is this a positive or negative feedback?

Answer 31

postive

Question 32

the name of the period where numerous plants started growing across the entire globe. Resulting in more oxygen inn the atmosphere.

Answer 32

Carbondixorious.

Question 33

when skiing or snowboarding, this area youd want to watch out for melting of ice or snow.

Answer 33

Zone of ablation

Question 34

this time period is ehn buried coal deposits were burned by lava flows, releasing toxice gases an carbon dixoede into the atmosphere. 70% of life on land perished.

Answer 34

Permin extinction

Question 35

he metamorhphic rock, schist, shines in the sun and looks _____

Answer 35

bejewel

Question 35

what are the 2 forms in which carbon enters the earth and keeps the carbon cycle moving?

Answer 35

burning of fossil fuels,

Question 36

as the temp increase across the globe annually, waht are 3 consequences?

Answer 36

Ice bergs melting, coral bleaching, ocean warming

Question 37

the type of coal called anthracite, wont cause to much of this… bc when it is burned, it doesnt produce a lot of CO2

Answer 37

trouble