MSCI112 QUIZ QUESTIONS VERIFIED ANSWERS
Which of the following flows is MOST likely to be turbulent?
A. fast flow in a shallow channel
B. slow flow in a deep channel
C. fast flow in a deep channel
D. slow flow in a shallow channel - Answers - C. fast flow in a deep channel
A tree-like drainage pattern is known as
A. dendritic.
B. trellis.
C. rectangular.
D. radial. - Answers - A. dendritic.
Which of the following depositional settings consists primarily of fine-grained silt and
mud?
A. point bars
B. natural levees
C. floodplains
D. stream channels - Answers - C. floodplains
During the last ice age the continents were ______ than today.
A. in some cases larger and the other cases smaller
B. larger
C. smaller
D. the same size - Answers - B. larger
For a given river, which of the following floods would have the largest discharge?
A. a 5-year flood
B. a 20-year flood
C. a 100-year flood
D. Impossible to tell from the information provided. - Answers - C. a 100-year flood
In a valley glacier located in a cold region the flow rate will
A. decrease with depth.
B. increase from center to the sides.
C. be constant throughout the glacier.
D. increase with depth. - Answers - A. decrease with depth.
When a glacier remains the same size for a long time it means that
A. ablation is absent.
B. there is no movement in the glacier.
C. accumulation and ablation are equal.
D. there is no accumulation. - Answers - C. accumulation and ablation are equal.
, Which of the following describes the transformation of ice to gaseous water vapor?
A. boiling
B. melting
C. calving
D. sublimation - Answers - D. sublimation
Suspended load includes all material
A. rolling along the bottom of the stream.
B. deposited on the bottom of the stream.
C. temporarily or permanently suspended in the flow.
D. rolling along the bottom and suspended in the flow. - Answers - C. temporarily or
permanently suspended in the flow.
A large glacier has three medial moraines on top of it. How many valley glaciers must
have a fed it?
A. four
B. two
C. one
D. three - Answers - A. four
When did the most recent ice ages occur?
A. the Paleozoic era
B. the Pliocene epoch
C. the Pleistocene epoch
D. the Jurassic period - Answers - C. the Pleistocene epoch
Which of the following terms describes a glacial erosional feature as opposed to a
glacial deposit?
A. erratic
B. fjord
C. outwash
D. till - Answers - B. fjord
Which of the following statements about streams is FALSE?
A. The base level is the lowest level to which a stream can erode.
B. Laminar flows generally carry more sediment than turbulent flows.
C. Faster currents can carry larger particles than slower currents.
D. Smaller particles settle more slowly than larger particles. - Answers - B. Laminar
flows generally carry more sediment than turbulent flows.
Approximately how much of the land surface is covered by ice?
A. 80%
B. 50%
C. 10%
D. 30% - Answers - C. 10%
Which of the following flows is MOST likely to be turbulent?
A. fast flow in a shallow channel
B. slow flow in a deep channel
C. fast flow in a deep channel
D. slow flow in a shallow channel - Answers - C. fast flow in a deep channel
A tree-like drainage pattern is known as
A. dendritic.
B. trellis.
C. rectangular.
D. radial. - Answers - A. dendritic.
Which of the following depositional settings consists primarily of fine-grained silt and
mud?
A. point bars
B. natural levees
C. floodplains
D. stream channels - Answers - C. floodplains
During the last ice age the continents were ______ than today.
A. in some cases larger and the other cases smaller
B. larger
C. smaller
D. the same size - Answers - B. larger
For a given river, which of the following floods would have the largest discharge?
A. a 5-year flood
B. a 20-year flood
C. a 100-year flood
D. Impossible to tell from the information provided. - Answers - C. a 100-year flood
In a valley glacier located in a cold region the flow rate will
A. decrease with depth.
B. increase from center to the sides.
C. be constant throughout the glacier.
D. increase with depth. - Answers - A. decrease with depth.
When a glacier remains the same size for a long time it means that
A. ablation is absent.
B. there is no movement in the glacier.
C. accumulation and ablation are equal.
D. there is no accumulation. - Answers - C. accumulation and ablation are equal.
, Which of the following describes the transformation of ice to gaseous water vapor?
A. boiling
B. melting
C. calving
D. sublimation - Answers - D. sublimation
Suspended load includes all material
A. rolling along the bottom of the stream.
B. deposited on the bottom of the stream.
C. temporarily or permanently suspended in the flow.
D. rolling along the bottom and suspended in the flow. - Answers - C. temporarily or
permanently suspended in the flow.
A large glacier has three medial moraines on top of it. How many valley glaciers must
have a fed it?
A. four
B. two
C. one
D. three - Answers - A. four
When did the most recent ice ages occur?
A. the Paleozoic era
B. the Pliocene epoch
C. the Pleistocene epoch
D. the Jurassic period - Answers - C. the Pleistocene epoch
Which of the following terms describes a glacial erosional feature as opposed to a
glacial deposit?
A. erratic
B. fjord
C. outwash
D. till - Answers - B. fjord
Which of the following statements about streams is FALSE?
A. The base level is the lowest level to which a stream can erode.
B. Laminar flows generally carry more sediment than turbulent flows.
C. Faster currents can carry larger particles than slower currents.
D. Smaller particles settle more slowly than larger particles. - Answers - B. Laminar
flows generally carry more sediment than turbulent flows.
Approximately how much of the land surface is covered by ice?
A. 80%
B. 50%
C. 10%
D. 30% - Answers - C. 10%
