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QUESTION 19 The amount of sediment that is transported within the water column o

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QUESTION 19

The amount of sediment that is transported within the water column of a river is the…

bed load.

suspended load.

dissolved load.

saltation.

suspended and dissolved load.

2 points   

QUESTION 20

Name of the process that is part of the hydrologic cycle that involves the movement of water out of the atmosphere.

Evaporation

Precipitation

All of these choices

Radiation

Run-off

2 points   

QUESTION 21

________________ is defined as the amount of heat energy needed to raise the temperature of 1 gram of water 1 degree Celsius.

work

BTU

watt

calorie

joule

2 points   

QUESTION 22

The pumping of too much groundwater in some coastal communities has let to…

Cones of depression;

Sink holes.

Groundwater wastage;

Salt water incursion;

2 points   

QUESTION 23

The scientific methods consists of…

development of an hypothesis, and then developing an experiment to prove the hypothesis.

revision of a theory based on data collected to prove the theory correct.

collection of data to achieve the necessary outcome for a scientific experiment.

development of an hypothesis, testing the hypothesis with an experiment, and then modification of the hypothesis depending on the outcome of the experiment.

2 points   

QUESTION 24

Waterfalls form by the process of…

pothole development;

bedload erosion.

river lateral erosion;

plucking and abrasion.

undercutting of weak rock formations;

A.

bed load.

B.

suspended load.

C.

dissolved load.

D.

saltation.

E.

suspended and dissolved load.

Explanation / Answer

19.) B. suspended load.

20.) C. all of these choices.

21.) D. calorie.

22.) A. cones of dipression.

23.) A. development of hypothesis and then developing an experiment to prove the hypothesis.

24.) E. undercutting the weak rock formations.