Which part of the hydrologic cycle likely has the shortest residence time?
A. water buried in rock
B. glacial water
C. polar ocean water
D. lake water
E. groundwater
D
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A) planting corn in vertical rows B) planting patches of grass between patches of corn C) terracing D) planting grass on water courses
The Hudson Bay Company ________ settlement in the Canadian Great Plains
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If all of the ice now stored in Antarctica's glaciers melted, what would happen?
A) Because glacial melt water is less dense than sea water, the glacial melt will float on top of the ocean and not affect the land areas. B) Ice bergs would float to the equatorial regions of the earth where they would lower the temperature and cause the climate to become cooler. C) Sea water would become fresh enough to drink because glaciers are made of fresh water. D) Sea level would rise flooding many coastal cities.
A leaf falls from a tree and lands on the ground. Through time, bugs and bacteria consume the leaf. Which of the following statements regarding this scenario is true?
A) Through the process of digestion, the bugs and bacteria have created new matter that did not exist before. B) The organic material that made up the leaf has been removed from that ecosystem. C) The decomposers are able to use all of the energy that the plant's leaf obtained from sunlight using photosynthesis. D) The organic materials in the leaf have been recycled and released back into the soil. E.) The law of conservation of matter says that the amount of matter stays constant as it is recycled in nutrient cycles and ecosystems.