Hydromorphology/Quiz

Hydromorphology is a lecture and an article offered by the school of geology.

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Quiz
{Complete the text: The swirls of tan, green, blue, and white are most likely { sediment (i) } in the water. Some of the color may come from { phytoplankton (i) }.
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{Which of the following is not a prominent contributor associated with the bluish color of water on Earth? + the blue sky - chlorophyll - dissolved organic matter - cyanobacteria - decomposition processes from dead organic matter such as plants - highly organic soils
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{ What is the blue-radiation source [hint: planet] in the image at right? { Earth | ocean | Earth's oceans (i) }
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{True or False, The pale green patterns tinting the water along the Namibian coast in late February 2012 indicated high concentrations of sulfur. + TRUE - FALSE
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{What are pale green when viewed through the water of the Persian Gulf fringing the shoreline and islands of the UAE in a Landsat image? { coral reefs (i) }
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{Which of the following strongly influence phytoplankton blooms in the northern Arabian Sea? + seasonal wind shifts + the monsoon + southwesterly winds - large-scale ocean circulation + northeast winds in winter - landlocked to the north
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{What underwater events are the milky green swirls in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of El Hierro due to? { volcanic eruptions|steaming lava fragments|bits of rock|heated gas|other debris (i) }
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{Which of the following phenomena are associated with earthshine? + reflected earthlight + the Moon's night side - the tachocline + a test of vegetation - the Pacific Ocean + ashen light
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{Yes or No, Water as with any fluid under the influence of forces like gravity takes on the shape of its container. + Yes - No
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{True or False, The presence of a liquid may be detected by using S-waves. + TRUE - FALSE
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{Which of the following are radiation astronomy phenomena associated with the apparent liquid-object Earth? + rain + snow + hail + neutron emission - polar coronal holes + meteor emission - rotation
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{True or False, A hydrometeor is a precipitation product. + TRUE - FALSE
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{A collimated stream, spurt or flow of liquid or gas or plasma in a narrow cone of particles? { jet|a jet (i) }
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{Which of the following is a phenomenon associated with the Pacific Ocean? - borders the Arabian peninsula + occupies nearly a complete hemisphere of the Earth - separates Brazil from the Congo - few or no canyons and scarps on its bottom - surrounds Greenland - drains the Mediterranean
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{A terrestrial planet is composed primarily of? { silicate rocks|metals|silicates|rocks (i) }
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{Which of the following is not a phenomenon associated with the Indian Ocean? + Borneo - coastline of Western Australia - India - Madagascar - Somalia - Persian Gulf
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Hypotheses

 * 1) There is more water on the surface of the Earth now than there was 106 b2k.