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Q: A) spring; lowest B) neap; lowest C) spring; greatest D) neap; greatest
Answer:
C
Q: 2) The process that breaks down rock at Earth's surface through disintegration of
rocks into
Answer:
mineral particles or dissolving it into water is known as
A) landmass denudation. B) weathering.
C) erosion. D) mass movement. B
Q: 3) A rock transformed from any other rock through extreme heat and or pressure
is referred to
Answer:
as
A) ancient. B) sedimentary. C) igneous. D) metamorphic. D
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Q: 4) An assemblage of minerals bound together is called a A) mineral.
Answer:
B) rock. C) molecule. D) granitic compound. B
Q: 5) A watery mix of falling and tumbling rock, debris, and soil is a
Answer:
A) mudflow. B) debris avalanche. C) landslide. D) rockfall. B
Q: 6) Boundaries between intervals of the geological time scale are determined by
Answer:
A) Climatic periods based on paleoclimatological reconstructions.
B) using a quantile method whereby the number of years in each subdivision is
determined by
dividing the number of years by the desired number of classes.
C) dividing the time range of the interval by the number desired subdivisions,
thereby creating
equal intervals between the divisions.
D) Major events in Earth's history, such as major extinctions. D
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Q: 7) Extensive landscapes formed by the dissolution of limestone and other
carbonate rock and
Answer:
characterized by pitted, bumpy surface topography, poor surface drainage, and well
developed
solutions channels are known as
A) karst topography. B) high tablelands. C) plains. D) basins. A
Q: 8) The measurement of land elevation relative to sea level is known as
Answer:
A) hypsometry. B) geodesy. C) topography. D) bathymetry. A
Q: 9) Desert pavement refers to
Answer:
A) specially constructed roadbeds in dry and hot regions.
B) deposits of silt and clay.
C) surfaces of concentrated pebbles and gravels.
D) sand-covered surfaces. C
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Q: 10) Which of the following are the principal active agents involved in chemical
weathering?
Answer:
A) Nitrogen, oxygen, argon B) Water, oxygen, carbon C) Magnesium, water,
limestone D) Oxygen, silicon, aluminum B
Q: 1) Natural levees are created during A) low flow conditions. B) degradation.
Answer:
C) floods.
D) normal flow conditions. C
Q: 2) A mass of water above base level in a stream has ________ energy; as it
flows downstream,
Answer:
this energy becomes ________ energy.
A) potential; kinetic B) kinetic; potential C) kinetic; kinetic D) potential; potential A
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Q: A) spring; lowest B) neap; lowest C) spring; greatest D) neap; greatest
Answer:
C
Q: 2) The process that breaks down rock at Earth's surface through disintegration of
rocks into
Answer:
mineral particles or dissolving it into water is known as
A) landmass denudation. B) weathering.
C) erosion. D) mass movement. B
Q: 3) A rock transformed from any other rock through extreme heat and or pressure
is referred to
Answer:
as
A) ancient. B) sedimentary. C) igneous. D) metamorphic. D
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Q: 4) An assemblage of minerals bound together is called a A) mineral.
Answer:
B) rock. C) molecule. D) granitic compound. B
Q: 5) A watery mix of falling and tumbling rock, debris, and soil is a
Answer:
A) mudflow. B) debris avalanche. C) landslide. D) rockfall. B
Q: 6) Boundaries between intervals of the geological time scale are determined by
Answer:
A) Climatic periods based on paleoclimatological reconstructions.
B) using a quantile method whereby the number of years in each subdivision is
determined by
dividing the number of years by the desired number of classes.
C) dividing the time range of the interval by the number desired subdivisions,
thereby creating
equal intervals between the divisions.
D) Major events in Earth's history, such as major extinctions. D
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Q: 7) Extensive landscapes formed by the dissolution of limestone and other
carbonate rock and
Answer:
characterized by pitted, bumpy surface topography, poor surface drainage, and well
developed
solutions channels are known as
A) karst topography. B) high tablelands. C) plains. D) basins. A
Q: 8) The measurement of land elevation relative to sea level is known as
Answer:
A) hypsometry. B) geodesy. C) topography. D) bathymetry. A
Q: 9) Desert pavement refers to
Answer:
A) specially constructed roadbeds in dry and hot regions.
B) deposits of silt and clay.
C) surfaces of concentrated pebbles and gravels.
D) sand-covered surfaces. C
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Q: 10) Which of the following are the principal active agents involved in chemical
weathering?
Answer:
A) Nitrogen, oxygen, argon B) Water, oxygen, carbon C) Magnesium, water,
limestone D) Oxygen, silicon, aluminum B
Q: 1) Natural levees are created during A) low flow conditions. B) degradation.
Answer:
C) floods.
D) normal flow conditions. C
Q: 2) A mass of water above base level in a stream has ________ energy; as it
flows downstream,
Answer:
this energy becomes ________ energy.
A) potential; kinetic B) kinetic; potential C) kinetic; kinetic D) potential; potential A
