NRES 103 Final UPDATED Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
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NRES 103 Final UPDATED Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
12,000 years ago - Correct Answer- The last glacier withdrew from North America about
Niagara Falls - Correct Answer- What prevented water-bound organisms from migrating from
the ocean to the upper Great Lakes?
It focuses on trophic r...
NRES 103 Final UPDATED Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
12,000 years ago - Correct Answer- The last glacier withdrew from North America about
Niagara Falls - Correct Answer- What prevented water-bound organisms from migrating from
the ocean to the upper Great Lakes?
It focuses on trophic relationships as a network - Correct Answer- Rather than a food chain,
it's more accurate to think in terms of a food web because
Downdrafts - Correct Answer- Which of the following is not a feature that the Great Lakes
share with the oceans?
Downdrafts, waves, upwelling, currents
Rising land surface after the glacier's retreat - Correct Answer- The film clip "The Rise and
Fall of the Great Lakes" describes a number of geologic phenomena that have changed the
lakes over time. One of these has to do with the transition from a northerly outflow of Great
Lakes water to a southerly course. This transition was caused by
The stormiest - Correct Answer- According to the film "What's So Great About the Great
Lakes", of the five lakes, Superior is not:
The deepest, stormiest, coldest, clearest
It's quite large yet eats small prey items - Correct Answer- Who eats who in lakes is not
necessarily linear, as exemplified by the lake sturgeon because
Outflow - Correct Answer- Rain, snow, and surface runoff from streams and rivers add water
to the Great Lakes, but this is offset by
Human ignorance - Correct Answer- At this point in time, what is the biggest problem facing
the Great Lakes?
, 20% - Correct Answer- How much of the planet's available freshwater is found in the Great
Lakes?
Water quality - Correct Answer- Turnover of water, or mixing, in lakes is important in terms
of maintaining
The sun - Correct Answer- All energy is derived from
They are geographically concentrated, connectivity, the location, all of the above - Correct
Answer- Which of the following factors contribute to the uniqueness of the Great Lakes?
Trophic - Correct Answer- The concept of a food chain is all about what type of
relationships?
Elevation - Correct Answer- The west-to-east flow of the Great Lakes is due to the
differences in
Seiche - Correct Answer- An extreme form of wave action in the Great Lakes that is
associated with rapid changed in wind and barometric pressure is known as a
They're actually one lake - Correct Answer- There was a mistake make in naming Lakes
Michigan and Huron. What was it?
Erie - Correct Answer- What is the shallowest of the Great Lakes?
The Atlantic Ocean - Correct Answer- At one point, the Great Lakes were all connected to
The salt concentration of Lake Michigan has been steadily increasing over the last 1000 years
- Correct Answer- Which of the following does not serve as an example of the dynamic
nature of the Great Lakes over geographic time?
Global connectivity - Correct Answer- In recent decades, what is the primary factor that has
led to an exponential increase in the movement of invasive species?
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