Lake & Coastline Hydrology Exam

Aquatic Science

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

A. Mississippi RiverB. Lake ConroeC. Seals Gully D. Lake SuperiorE. Lake Vostok

2. When is water in a lake least mixed?

A. SpringB. Summer C. Fall D. Winter

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

A. SpringB. Summer C. Fall D. Winter

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

Galveston Bay is?

A. River deltaB. Drowned river mouthC. Drowned Glacial ValleyD. Coral ReefE. Mangrove Bank

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

A. River deltaB. Drowned river mouthC. Drowned Glacial ValleyD. Coral ReefE. Mangrove Bank

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

A. Lake BaikalB. Lake ConroeC. Seals Gully D. Lake SuperiorE. Lake Vostok

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

Beach along the Coastal Bend region.

A. Submergent? B. Emergent?

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.

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

Oregon? A. GlaciersB. RiversC. Coral ReefsD. VolcanoesE. Waves

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

A. GlaciersB. VolcanoesC. Tectonic RiftingD. Meteors

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.

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

geology. A. Lake Manicouagan, QuebecB. Lake Malawi, AfricaC. Caspian Sea, EurasiaD. Lake Titicaca, South America

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

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

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

land? A. PinkB. GreenC. YellowD. Pale BlueE. All of the above

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

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

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

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

represent? A. Wave ErosionalB. Stream

Depositional C. Marine

Depositional D. Organic

Depositional

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

formed from a…

A. Crater impactB. VolcanoC. EarthquakeD. SinkholeE. Glacier

21. Which landform was

built up by longshore currents?

A.

B.

C.

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

23. Which lake would be considered to be oligotrophic?

A. Lake Charlotte, TX

B. Reelfoot Lake, TNC. Redfish Lake, FLD. Crater Lake, OR

A

B

C D

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

25. A rifting of tectonic plates?

A. Lake Titicaca, South AmericaB. Lake Baikal, AsiaC. Lake Tanganyika, AfricaD. Caspian Sea, EurasiaE. Salton Sea, CA

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

different in its geology? A. Lake ChadB. Lake MalawiC. Lake AlbertD. Lake TanganyikaE. Lake Victoria

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

A. WindB. GravityC. Temperature differencesD. Density differences

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 DepositionalC. Wave Erosional D. Volcanic

Depositional

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

Island is the prime example of a(n)

_________

A. AtollB. Barrier IslandC. Barrier ReefD. Sea Stack

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

ee) is a prime example of a(n) …

A. SeamountB. Fringing ReefC. Barrier Island D. Atoll

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

Rocher Percé – a closer look

31, 32. 33.

34.