I’m filling out a guide sheet test but I’m unsure whether or not these last few answers are right. Can someone check them for me? Thank you.
9. What process adds water to the zone of saturation?
A. Drawdown
B. Incursion
C. Subsidence
D. Recharge
My answer: D
10. What is the source of energy that drives the water cycle?
A. Evaporation
B. Transportation
C. The Sun
D. The Oceans
My answer: C
11. Which type of dune would you expect to see in a coastal area with some vegetation?
A. Barchan
B. Transverse
C. Parabolic
D. Longitudinal
My answer: C
12. Which of the following features provides evidence of a glacier and establishes its direction of movement?
A. Grooves
B. Aretes
C. Kettle Holes
D. Eskers
My answer: C
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14. Creep moves more material than any other means of mass movement
Answer: True
15. Loose soil absorbs water more efficiently than packed soil
Answer: True
16. Less than 3% of Earth’s water is freshwater
Answer: True
17. Clay will be deposited before silt when steam water slows down
Answer: False
I am inclined to agree with your answers but am not sure about 12. If you are looking for the glacier, it melted long ago and to establish its direction I think you need grooves. Of course it probably went downhill :)
Thank you so much for you help :)
To check your answers for the guide sheet test, let's go through each question and explanation:
9. What process adds water to the zone of saturation?
A. Drawdown
B. Incursion
C. Subsidence
D. Recharge
The correct answer is D. Recharge. Recharge is the process that adds water to the zone of saturation, which is the area underground where groundwater fills the pores and spaces between rock or sediment.
10. What is the source of energy that drives the water cycle?
A. Evaporation
B. Transportation
C. The Sun
D. The Oceans
The correct answer is C. The Sun. The energy from the Sun drives the water cycle by causing evaporation, which is the process by which water changes from a liquid to a gas and enters the atmosphere.
11. Which type of dune would you expect to see in a coastal area with some vegetation?
A. Barchan
B. Transverse
C. Parabolic
D. Longitudinal
The correct answer is C. Parabolic. Parabolic dunes are crescent-shaped dunes with vegetation extending from the outer arms of the crescent. They are commonly found in coastal areas with some vegetation.
12. Which of the following features provides evidence of a glacier and establishes its direction of movement?
A. Grooves
B. Aretes
C. Kettle Holes
D. Eskers
The correct answer is A. Grooves. Grooves are long, parallel scratches or gouges on bedrock formed by glacial movement. They provide evidence of a glacier and establish its direction of movement.
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14. Creep moves more material than any other means of mass movement.
Answer: True
This statement is true. Creep is a slow but continuous movement of soil or rock downhill. Over time, it can move a significant amount of material.
15. Loose soil absorbs water more efficiently than packed soil.
Answer: True
This statement is true. Loose soil, with more space between particles, tends to absorb water more efficiently compared to packed soil, which has less space for water to infiltrate.
16. Less than 3% of Earth’s water is freshwater.
Answer: True
This statement is true. Less than 3% of Earth's water is freshwater, with the majority being saltwater in the oceans.
17. Clay will be deposited before silt when stream water slows down.
Answer: False
This statement is false. When stream water slows down, silt particles settle out and deposit before clay particles because silt particles are larger and heavier than clay particles.