Unit 11 | Student Practice Quizzes | Physical Geography: The Global Environment, Second Edition

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Question 1:

The heat associated with evaporation is called ________.
a) the latent heat of vaporization
b) the latent heat of fusion
c) melting
d) transpiration
e) potential vaporization

Question 2:

The hydrologic cycle involves all of the following except ________.
a) precipitation
b) evapotranspiration
c) runoff
d) hydrogen transfer
e) rain and snow

Question 3:

When air is completely saturated, it has reached its ________.
a) melting point
b) dew point
c) boiling point
d) water balance point
e) deposition point

Question 4:

Clouds in the higher levels of the atmosphere are called ________.
a) cumulus
b) cumulonimbus
c) cirrus
d) stratus
e) altostratus

Question 5:

The upper–mid-latitudes exhibit ________.
a) water surpluses
b) water deficits
c) lowest precipitation totals
d) no evaporation
e) highest precipitation totals

Question 6:

Precipitation is lowest at ________.
a) the Equator
b) the Prime Meridian
c) subtropical latitudes
d) lower latitudes
e) the highest latitudes

Question 7:

The latent heat of the fusion of water is energy used to ________ water.
a) melt
b) vapourize
c) freeze
d) sublimate
e) evaporate

Question 8:

The lapse rate of the atmosphere determines ________.
a) relative humidity
b) stability
c) dry bulb temperature
d) dew point
e) water content

Question 9:

The non-adiabatic lapse rate is defined as ________.
a) 0.44°C/100m
b) 0.5°C /100m
c) 0.65°C /100m
d) 1°C /100m
e) 1.5°C /100m

Question 10:

The passage of water through leaf pores is called ________.
a) evaporation
b) transpiration
c) precipitation
d) surface runoff
e) change in storage

Question 11:

Which the following is the leading sector that withdraws water for consumption?
a) Thermal power
b) Manufacturing
c) Municipal
d) Agricultural
e) Mining

Question 12:

According to their altitude, at what distance can stratus clouds be found?
a) 3 km–6 km
b) 6 km–9 km
c) 9 km–12 km
d) 12 km–15 km
e) 15 km–18 km

Question 14:

________ is not a component of the surface water balance equation.
a) Runoff
b) Precipitation
c) Evaporation
d) Storage
e) Ground water

Question 16:

Clouds require condensation nuclei.
a) True
b) False

Question 17:

Water cannot change form directly from ice to water vapour.
a) True
b) False

Question 18:

Evapotranspiration does not include the moisture lost from photosynthesis.
a) True
b) False

Question 19:

Globally, most people live where there are great water balance surpluses.
a) True
b) False

Question 20:

Permafrost is a part of the hydrosphere.
a) True
b) False

Question 21:

Evaporation requires a vapour–pressure gradient.
a) True
b) False

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Physical Geography: The Global Environment, Second Edition - Unit 11