Geology 1001 (Doran) Exam Questions
& Answers (Grade A+)
Which of the following environments would likely have large clasts?
-
correct answer ✅steep slopes
Which of the following slope failures is most likely to cause large
numbers of casualties? -
correct answer ✅rock avalanche
The tropics are regions characterized by -
correct answer ✅low-pressure air masses that rise and cause
abundant precipitation.
Which of the following does NOT affect the potential hazards of a
shoreline? -
correct answer ✅All of these affect potential hazards of shorelines.
The term hundred-year flood signifies -
correct answer ✅the size of a flood that is predicted to have a 1 in
100 probability of occurring in a given year.
Formation of entrenched meanders can result from a -
correct answer ✅low-gradient river followed by downcutting.
,Geology 1001 (Doran) Exam Questions
& Answers (Grade A+)
What is a floodplain? -
correct answer ✅a broad strip of land built up by sedimentation
on either side of a stream channel, covered with water during a
flood
In the landscape pictured here, choose the location that you think
would be best to put your house. -
correct answer ✅5
Which of the following lessons was illustrated by flood data from
the Colorado River and from the Yellowstone River? -
correct answer ✅None of these choices are correct.
If the Earth stopped spinning, which way would winds blow on the
surface in the northern hemisphere? -
correct answer ✅From north to south.
Why does a cold front have much more violent storms associated
with it than a warm front? -
correct answer ✅The cold front is much steeper.
,Geology 1001 (Doran) Exam Questions
& Answers (Grade A+)
Which of these does NOT cause eustatic sea level change? -
correct answer ✅A new volcanic island being formed displacing
sea water
The Earth and Moon receive almost all of their energy from the
Sun, yet the Earth is much warmer than the Moon (35 degrees C on
average). Why? -
correct answer ✅Greenhouse gases in the atmosphere of the
Earth
Which of the following features is NOT formed by precipitation of
calcite from water? -
correct answer ✅sinkhole
Which of these four lakes could only exist if they if they received
water from precipitation or runoff from the land? -
correct answer ✅1 and 4
Which of these septic tanks is most likely to spread contaminated
groundwater far away from the septic tank, and why? -
correct answer ✅The right septic tank because it is in limestone
with caverns.
, Geology 1001 (Doran) Exam Questions
& Answers (Grade A+)
Approximately how fast does groundwater move beneath the
surface of the Earth? -
correct answer ✅a few meters per day
The main direction in which groundwater flowed in the
Investigation area was to the -
correct answer ✅west.
The present-day tilt of Earth's axis of rotation is 23.5º. What would
be the result of less tilt, as shown here? -
correct answer ✅High latitudes would receive less direct sunlight
during the summer, causing cooler temperatures.
The feature in this photograph was formed by -
correct answer ✅plucking on the left and abrasion on the right.
Which of the following is NOT a type of evidence left behind by
glaciers? -
correct answer ✅V-shaped valleys
The feature in this photograph is a(n) -
correct answer ✅roche moutonnée.
& Answers (Grade A+)
Which of the following environments would likely have large clasts?
-
correct answer ✅steep slopes
Which of the following slope failures is most likely to cause large
numbers of casualties? -
correct answer ✅rock avalanche
The tropics are regions characterized by -
correct answer ✅low-pressure air masses that rise and cause
abundant precipitation.
Which of the following does NOT affect the potential hazards of a
shoreline? -
correct answer ✅All of these affect potential hazards of shorelines.
The term hundred-year flood signifies -
correct answer ✅the size of a flood that is predicted to have a 1 in
100 probability of occurring in a given year.
Formation of entrenched meanders can result from a -
correct answer ✅low-gradient river followed by downcutting.
,Geology 1001 (Doran) Exam Questions
& Answers (Grade A+)
What is a floodplain? -
correct answer ✅a broad strip of land built up by sedimentation
on either side of a stream channel, covered with water during a
flood
In the landscape pictured here, choose the location that you think
would be best to put your house. -
correct answer ✅5
Which of the following lessons was illustrated by flood data from
the Colorado River and from the Yellowstone River? -
correct answer ✅None of these choices are correct.
If the Earth stopped spinning, which way would winds blow on the
surface in the northern hemisphere? -
correct answer ✅From north to south.
Why does a cold front have much more violent storms associated
with it than a warm front? -
correct answer ✅The cold front is much steeper.
,Geology 1001 (Doran) Exam Questions
& Answers (Grade A+)
Which of these does NOT cause eustatic sea level change? -
correct answer ✅A new volcanic island being formed displacing
sea water
The Earth and Moon receive almost all of their energy from the
Sun, yet the Earth is much warmer than the Moon (35 degrees C on
average). Why? -
correct answer ✅Greenhouse gases in the atmosphere of the
Earth
Which of the following features is NOT formed by precipitation of
calcite from water? -
correct answer ✅sinkhole
Which of these four lakes could only exist if they if they received
water from precipitation or runoff from the land? -
correct answer ✅1 and 4
Which of these septic tanks is most likely to spread contaminated
groundwater far away from the septic tank, and why? -
correct answer ✅The right septic tank because it is in limestone
with caverns.
, Geology 1001 (Doran) Exam Questions
& Answers (Grade A+)
Approximately how fast does groundwater move beneath the
surface of the Earth? -
correct answer ✅a few meters per day
The main direction in which groundwater flowed in the
Investigation area was to the -
correct answer ✅west.
The present-day tilt of Earth's axis of rotation is 23.5º. What would
be the result of less tilt, as shown here? -
correct answer ✅High latitudes would receive less direct sunlight
during the summer, causing cooler temperatures.
The feature in this photograph was formed by -
correct answer ✅plucking on the left and abrasion on the right.
Which of the following is NOT a type of evidence left behind by
glaciers? -
correct answer ✅V-shaped valleys
The feature in this photograph is a(n) -
correct answer ✅roche moutonnée.
