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Page 1: Lake & Coastline Hydrology Exam Aquatic Science. 1. Which body of water has the greatest retention time? A.Mississippi River B.Lake Conroe C.Seals Gully

Lake & Coastline Hydrology Exam

Aquatic Science

Page 2: Lake & Coastline Hydrology Exam Aquatic Science. 1. Which body of water has the greatest retention time? A.Mississippi River B.Lake Conroe C.Seals Gully

1. Which body of water has the greatest retention time?

A. Mississippi River

B. Lake Conroe

C. Seals Gully

D. Lake Superior

E. Lake Vostok

Page 3: Lake & Coastline Hydrology Exam Aquatic Science. 1. Which body of water has the greatest retention time? A.Mississippi River B.Lake Conroe C.Seals Gully

2. When is water in a lake least mixed?

A. Spring

B. Summer

C. Fall

D. Winter

Page 4: Lake & Coastline Hydrology Exam Aquatic Science. 1. Which body of water has the greatest retention time? A.Mississippi River B.Lake Conroe C.Seals Gully

3. When would a lake have its warmest water at its bottom?

A. Spring

B. Summer

C. Fall

D. Winter

Page 5: Lake & Coastline Hydrology Exam Aquatic Science. 1. Which body of water has the greatest retention time? A.Mississippi River B.Lake Conroe C.Seals Gully

4. Here is a picture of Galveston Bay,TX. What best describes what

Galveston Bay is?

A. River delta

B. Drowned river mouth

C. Drowned Glacial Valley

D. Coral Reef

E. Mangrove Bank

Page 6: Lake & Coastline Hydrology Exam Aquatic Science. 1. Which body of water has the greatest retention time? A.Mississippi River B.Lake Conroe C.Seals Gully

5. Here is a map of Kenai Fjords, AK. What best describes it?

A. River delta

B. Drowned river mouth

C. Drowned Glacial Valley

D. Coral Reef

E. Mangrove Bank

Page 7: Lake & Coastline Hydrology Exam Aquatic Science. 1. Which body of water has the greatest retention time? A.Mississippi River B.Lake Conroe C.Seals Gully

6. Where would gravity be the main mover of water?

A. Lake Baikal

B. Lake Conroe

C. Seals Gully

D. Lake Superior

E. Lake Vostok

Page 8: Lake & Coastline Hydrology Exam Aquatic Science. 1. Which body of water has the greatest retention time? A.Mississippi River B.Lake Conroe C.Seals Gully

7. Here is a picture of one of the prettiest beaches in Texas, Fulton

Beach along the Coastal Bend region.

A. Submergent?

B. Emergent?

Page 9: Lake & Coastline Hydrology Exam Aquatic Science. 1. Which body of water has the greatest retention time? A.Mississippi River B.Lake Conroe C.Seals Gully

8. Why is this necessary for Galveston beaches?

A. The natural sand is too polluted from oil spills.

B. We are on an emergent coastline and losing shoreline due to wave erosion.

C. Sediment from the Mississippi goes the other way now.

D. Reservoirs in our rivers are blocking sediment flow, starving our beaches of new material.

Page 10: Lake & Coastline Hydrology Exam Aquatic Science. 1. Which body of water has the greatest retention time? A.Mississippi River B.Lake Conroe C.Seals Gully

9. What is the main sculptor of this impressive coastline, located in

Oregon? A. Glaciers

B. Rivers

C. Coral Reefs

D. Volcanoes

E. Waves

Page 11: Lake & Coastline Hydrology Exam Aquatic Science. 1. Which body of water has the greatest retention time? A.Mississippi River B.Lake Conroe C.Seals Gully

10. What has formed most of Canada’s lakes?

A. Glaciers

B. Volcanoes

C. Tectonic Rifting

D. Meteors

Page 12: Lake & Coastline Hydrology Exam Aquatic Science. 1. Which body of water has the greatest retention time? A.Mississippi River B.Lake Conroe C.Seals Gully

11. The Aral Sea in Central Asia is a poster case

for an environmental disaster. What caused it?

A. Extreme droughtB. Excessive rain C. Chernobyl Nuclear

DisasterD. Breakup of the

Soviet UnionE. Diversion of the

lake’s two tributaries for irrigation.

Page 13: Lake & Coastline Hydrology Exam Aquatic Science. 1. Which body of water has the greatest retention time? A.Mississippi River B.Lake Conroe C.Seals Gully

12. According to current thinking, Lake Vostok is most like…in its

geology. A. Lake Manicouagan, Quebec

B. Lake Malawi, Africa

C. Caspian Sea, Eurasia

D. Lake Titicaca, South America

Page 14: Lake & Coastline Hydrology Exam Aquatic Science. 1. Which body of water has the greatest retention time? A.Mississippi River B.Lake Conroe C.Seals Gully

13. Here is South America’s most famous beach – Rio de Janeiro’s

Ipanema. What kind of beach is it? A. Marine Depositional

B. Wave Erosional

C. Glacier Erosional

D. Stream Erosional

Need more help? Go to http://www.maplandia.com/brazil/minas-gerais/coronel-fabrici/ipanema/ for a Google Map image.

Page 15: Lake & Coastline Hydrology Exam Aquatic Science. 1. Which body of water has the greatest retention time? A.Mississippi River B.Lake Conroe C.Seals Gully

14. During the Glacial Maximum of 18,000 years ago, what was dry

land? A. Pink

B. Green

C. Yellow

D. Pale Blue

E. All of the above

Page 16: Lake & Coastline Hydrology Exam Aquatic Science. 1. Which body of water has the greatest retention time? A.Mississippi River B.Lake Conroe C.Seals Gully

15. Here is another beach in South America – the Chilean Fjords. Do these represent a (A) rise, or (B)

fall in sea level?

16. What is the major sculptor here?

A.WavesB.Ice C.Longshore

CurrentsD.Coral

Page 17: Lake & Coastline Hydrology Exam Aquatic Science. 1. Which body of water has the greatest retention time? A.Mississippi River B.Lake Conroe C.Seals Gully

17. Here is a picture of El Capitan in Guadalupe Mountains National Park, TX – part of the world’s largest fossil

reef. 250 million years ago,

this was underwater. It was a(n)…

A. Volcanic coastlineB. Marine Depositional

CoastlineC. Organic CoastlineD. Stream Depositional Coastline

Page 18: Lake & Coastline Hydrology Exam Aquatic Science. 1. Which body of water has the greatest retention time? A.Mississippi River B.Lake Conroe C.Seals Gully

18. Here is Lighthouse Reef Atoll in Belize. What does this represent?

A. The beginning stages of a volcano

B. The remains of a volcanic island

C. A crater impact

Page 19: Lake & Coastline Hydrology Exam Aquatic Science. 1. Which body of water has the greatest retention time? A.Mississippi River B.Lake Conroe C.Seals Gully

19. Here are the Florida Keys. What kind of coastline do they

represent? A. Wave Erosional

B. Stream Depositional

C. Marine Depositional

D. Organic Depositional

Page 20: Lake & Coastline Hydrology Exam Aquatic Science. 1. Which body of water has the greatest retention time? A.Mississippi River B.Lake Conroe C.Seals Gully

20. With its limestone floor, Lake Okeechobee, FL, most likely

formed from a…

A. Crater impact

B. Volcano

C. Earthquake

D. Sinkhole

E. Glacier

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21. Which landform was

built up by longshore currents?

A.

B.

C.

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22. Despite not being channelized or extensively modified, Armand Bayou looks very different today

(R) than what it looked like in 1953 (L). What would be a reason for this?

A. Fall in sea – levelB. Subsidence C. Wave Erosion D. Stream Deposition

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23. Which lake would be considered to be oligotrophic?

A. Lake Charlotte, TX

B. Reelfoot Lake, TN

C. Redfish Lake, FL

D. Crater Lake, OR

A

B

C D

Page 24: Lake & Coastline Hydrology Exam Aquatic Science. 1. Which body of water has the greatest retention time? A.Mississippi River B.Lake Conroe C.Seals Gully

24. Which lakes were formed by a collision of tectonic plates?

25. A rifting of tectonic plates?

A. Lake Titicaca, South America

B. Lake Baikal, Asia

C. Lake Tanganyika, Africa

D. Caspian Sea, Eurasia

E. Salton Sea, CA

Page 25: Lake & Coastline Hydrology Exam Aquatic Science. 1. Which body of water has the greatest retention time? A.Mississippi River B.Lake Conroe C.Seals Gully

26. Which of these African lakes does NOT belong with the rest, being completely

different in its geology? A. Lake Chad

B. Lake Malawi

C. Lake Albert

D. Lake Tanganyika

E. Lake Victoria

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27. Which is NOT a major factor in moving water about in a lake?

A. Wind

B. Gravity

C. Temperature differences

D. Density differences

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28. Here is the famous Na Pali coast of Kauai, the oldest of

Hawaii’s major islands. What kind of coastline would this be at

present?

A. Organic

B. Marine Depositional

C. Wave Erosional

D. Volcanic Depositional

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29. The longest of its kind in the world, Padre

Island is the prime example of a(n)

_________

A. Atoll

B. Barrier Island

C. Barrier Reef

D. Sea Stack

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30. Here is the last Hawaiian Island – ALL of it! Kure (pronounced Kor –

ee) is a prime example of a(n) …

A. Seamount

B. Fringing Reef

C. Barrier Island

D. Atoll

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31-34. Identify the features in this picture of Rocher Percé, Quebec.

31. 32. 33. 34. A. Sea ArchB. Sea CaveC. Sea StackD. HeadlandE. Island

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Rocher Percé – a closer look

31, 32. 33.

34.