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ESS 101 Rocks QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
ANSWERS
d. The pluton formed after 55 Ma ago. - ans-
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If a xenolith included within an igneous pluton has a numerical age of 55 million years (Ma) old, what
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can you infer about the age of the pluton?
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a. The pluton formed before 55 Ma ago.
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b. The pluton formed before 100 Ma ago.
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c. The pluton formed exactly at 55 Ma ago.
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d. The pluton formed after 55 Ma ago.
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e. none of the above answers are correct as you cannot infer the pIuton's age based on the numerica
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l ages
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d. atmosphere, nitrogen-14 - ans-
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Radiocarbon is first produced _____ when neutrons strike ______ atoms. ws ws ws ws ws ws ws ws ws
a. ocean, nitrogen-14
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b. ocean, carbon-12
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c. atmosphere, carbon-12
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d. atmosphere, nitrogen-14
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e. atmosphere, carbon-13
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a. 3 - ans-
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A minimum of _______ seismic stations is necessary to determine the focus of an earthquake.
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a. 3 ws
b. 10 ws
c. 1 ws
d. 300 ws
e. 5 ws
e. when a magma body solidifies within the vent of a volcano and the surrounding material is eroded
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- ans-A volcanic neck is formed ________ and the surrounding rock erodes away.
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a. when a magma body intrudes a fracture that lies parallel to sedimentary layers
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b. when a magma body intrudes a fracture that lies perpendicular to sedimentary layers
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c. when an irregular shaped magma body intrudes the country rock that is >100 km 2
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d. when an irregular shaped magma body intrudes the country rock that is <100 km 2
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e. when a magma body solidifies within the vent of a volcano and the surrounding material is eroded
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b. 30 - ans-
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In order to relieve stress buildup that would cause a magnitude 5 earthquake, approximately how ma
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magnitude 4 earthquakes would have to occur? ws ws ws ws ws ws
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b. 30 ws
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d. 900 ws ws
e. 27,000 ws
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e. none of the above answers are correct as limestone typically precipitates in shallow ocean water -
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ans-Limestone generally precipitates in deep ocean water because_______.
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a. calcium carbonate precipitates in cold water
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b. calcium carbonate is less soluble (dissolvable) in cold water
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c. calcium carbonate is more soluble (dissolvable) in cold water
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d. dissolved calcium carbonate is only present in deep water
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e. none of the above answers are correct as limestone typically precipitates in shallow ocean water
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a. bi-directional stresses - ans-Symmetric anticline folds result from______.
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a. bi-directional stresses
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b. uni-directional stresses
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c. extensional stresses
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d. erosion of plugging (tilted) anticlines and synclines
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e. erosion of tilted strata
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e. all of the above answers are correct - ans-
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What conditions are necessary to form oolitic limestone?
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a. warm water conditions
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b. active waves and currents
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c. shallow water
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d. lots of marine plant life
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e. all of the above answers are correct
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c. erupted into water - ans-Pillow basalts form when basalt is ________.
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a. erupted rapidly from fissures into the atmosphere
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b. erupted slowly within lava tubes
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c. erupted into water
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d. erupted from a small vent
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e. none of the above answers are correct
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c. interlayered pyroclastic and lava flows - ans-Strato volcanoes consist of ______?
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a. interlayered basalt flows
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b. interlayered pyroclastic flows
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c. interlayered pyroclastic and lava flows
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d. viscous rhyolite flows
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e. exclusively of stratified volcanic ash layers
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d. joints increase tension in the rock causing weathering reaction rates to increase - ans-
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Which of the following statements about joints are not important to promote weathering in rock.
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a. joints provide protected settings from soil and plants to become established
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b. joints permit water and other chemical agents to penetrate below the surface
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c. joints more surface area for the weathering front to attack
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d. joints increase tension in the rock causing weathering reaction rates to increase
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e. none of the above answers are correct, as all of the above factors regarding joints enhance weath
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d. a resistant cap rock protects the underlying weaker rock from weathering and erosion - ans-
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Monuments and hoodoos form ________. ws ws ws ws ws
a. when angular joints patterns weather spheroidally
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b. from re-precipitation of calcium carbonate in caves
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c. from deep rilling of exposed limestone rock
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d. a resistant cap rock protects the underlying weaker rock from weathering and erosion.
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e. none of the above answers are correct to explain how monument and hoodoos form.
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b. water expands when it freezes to form ice. - ans-Frost wedging occurs in rock because:
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a. water contracts when it freezes to form ice.
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b. water expands when it freezes to form ice.
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c. water expands when it melts.
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d. water will expand when it evaporates.
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e. none of the above answers are correct
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d. asymmetric, wind or water currents - ans-
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The ripples shown below are ______ and are formed from _______.
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a. symmetric, wave oscillation
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b. asymmetric, wave oscillation
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c. symmetric, wind or water currents
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d. asymmetric, wind or water currents
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e. none of the above answers are correct
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e. only answers a and c are correct - ans-
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Besides oxidation reactions which of the following are examples of chemical weathering?
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a. dissolution of limestone
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b. spalling of boulders due to forest fires
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c. hyrdolysis reactions of kaolinite
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d. all of the above answers are correct
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e. only answers a and c are correct
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d. all of the answers are correct - ans-As soils,age the soil profile becomes________.
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a. thicker
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c. more clay rich
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d. all of the answers are correct
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e. only answers a and c are correct
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c. inside, lower - ans-
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Meandering streams deposit sediment towards the ______ of the meander where the stream velocit
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y is _______.
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ESS 101 Rocks QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
ANSWERS
d. The pluton formed after 55 Ma ago. - ans-
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If a xenolith included within an igneous pluton has a numerical age of 55 million years (Ma) old, what
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can you infer about the age of the pluton?
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a. The pluton formed before 55 Ma ago.
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b. The pluton formed before 100 Ma ago.
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c. The pluton formed exactly at 55 Ma ago.
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d. The pluton formed after 55 Ma ago.
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e. none of the above answers are correct as you cannot infer the pIuton's age based on the numerica
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l ages
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d. atmosphere, nitrogen-14 - ans-
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Radiocarbon is first produced _____ when neutrons strike ______ atoms. ws ws ws ws ws ws ws ws ws
a. ocean, nitrogen-14
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b. ocean, carbon-12
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c. atmosphere, carbon-12
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d. atmosphere, nitrogen-14
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e. atmosphere, carbon-13
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a. 3 - ans-
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A minimum of _______ seismic stations is necessary to determine the focus of an earthquake.
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a. 3 ws
b. 10 ws
c. 1 ws
d. 300 ws
e. 5 ws
e. when a magma body solidifies within the vent of a volcano and the surrounding material is eroded
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- ans-A volcanic neck is formed ________ and the surrounding rock erodes away.
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a. when a magma body intrudes a fracture that lies parallel to sedimentary layers
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b. when a magma body intrudes a fracture that lies perpendicular to sedimentary layers
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c. when an irregular shaped magma body intrudes the country rock that is >100 km 2
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d. when an irregular shaped magma body intrudes the country rock that is <100 km 2
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e. when a magma body solidifies within the vent of a volcano and the surrounding material is eroded
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b. 30 - ans-
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In order to relieve stress buildup that would cause a magnitude 5 earthquake, approximately how ma
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ny
magnitude 4 earthquakes would have to occur? ws ws ws ws ws ws
a. l0 ws
b. 30 ws
c. 300 ws ws
d. 900 ws ws
e. 27,000 ws
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e. none of the above answers are correct as limestone typically precipitates in shallow ocean water -
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ans-Limestone generally precipitates in deep ocean water because_______.
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a. calcium carbonate precipitates in cold water
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b. calcium carbonate is less soluble (dissolvable) in cold water
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c. calcium carbonate is more soluble (dissolvable) in cold water
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d. dissolved calcium carbonate is only present in deep water
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e. none of the above answers are correct as limestone typically precipitates in shallow ocean water
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a. bi-directional stresses - ans-Symmetric anticline folds result from______.
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a. bi-directional stresses
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b. uni-directional stresses
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c. extensional stresses
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d. erosion of plugging (tilted) anticlines and synclines
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e. erosion of tilted strata
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e. all of the above answers are correct - ans-
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What conditions are necessary to form oolitic limestone?
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a. warm water conditions
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b. active waves and currents
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c. shallow water
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d. lots of marine plant life
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e. all of the above answers are correct
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c. erupted into water - ans-Pillow basalts form when basalt is ________.
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a. erupted rapidly from fissures into the atmosphere
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b. erupted slowly within lava tubes
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c. erupted into water
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d. erupted from a small vent
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e. none of the above answers are correct
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c. interlayered pyroclastic and lava flows - ans-Strato volcanoes consist of ______?
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a. interlayered basalt flows
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b. interlayered pyroclastic flows
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c. interlayered pyroclastic and lava flows
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d. viscous rhyolite flows
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e. exclusively of stratified volcanic ash layers
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d. joints increase tension in the rock causing weathering reaction rates to increase - ans-
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Which of the following statements about joints are not important to promote weathering in rock.
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a. joints provide protected settings from soil and plants to become established
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b. joints permit water and other chemical agents to penetrate below the surface
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c. joints more surface area for the weathering front to attack
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d. joints increase tension in the rock causing weathering reaction rates to increase
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e. none of the above answers are correct, as all of the above factors regarding joints enhance weath
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d. a resistant cap rock protects the underlying weaker rock from weathering and erosion - ans-
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Monuments and hoodoos form ________. ws ws ws ws ws
a. when angular joints patterns weather spheroidally
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b. from re-precipitation of calcium carbonate in caves
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c. from deep rilling of exposed limestone rock
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d. a resistant cap rock protects the underlying weaker rock from weathering and erosion.
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e. none of the above answers are correct to explain how monument and hoodoos form.
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b. water expands when it freezes to form ice. - ans-Frost wedging occurs in rock because:
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a. water contracts when it freezes to form ice.
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b. water expands when it freezes to form ice.
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c. water expands when it melts.
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d. water will expand when it evaporates.
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e. none of the above answers are correct
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d. asymmetric, wind or water currents - ans-
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The ripples shown below are ______ and are formed from _______.
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a. symmetric, wave oscillation
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b. asymmetric, wave oscillation
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c. symmetric, wind or water currents
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d. asymmetric, wind or water currents
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e. none of the above answers are correct
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e. only answers a and c are correct - ans-
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Besides oxidation reactions which of the following are examples of chemical weathering?
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a. dissolution of limestone
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b. spalling of boulders due to forest fires
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c. hyrdolysis reactions of kaolinite
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d. all of the above answers are correct
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e. only answers a and c are correct
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d. all of the answers are correct - ans-As soils,age the soil profile becomes________.
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a. thicker
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b. redder
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c. more clay rich
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d. all of the answers are correct
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e. only answers a and c are correct
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c. inside, lower - ans-
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Meandering streams deposit sediment towards the ______ of the meander where the stream velocit
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y is _______.
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