ESC1000 FINAL EXAM STUDY GUIDE
EARTH SCIENCE PRACTICE QUESTIONS
ANSWERS AND KEY CONCEPTS
A - CORRECT ANSWERS -After extensive erosion of a hill in
a desert environment, the small remnant surrounded by alluvium-
filled basins is known as a(n) ________.
A. inselberg
B. hogback
C. questa
D. mesa
A - CORRECT ANSWERS -Lahars occur on ________
A. volcanic slopes
,B. vertical cliff faces
C. undersea slopes
D. divergent plate boundaries
C - CORRECT ANSWERS -Vegetation in the desert consists
of ________.
A. cacti only
B. extensive grasslands with water-seeking deep roots
C. scattered succulents, such as cacti, with adaptations to obtain
and retain as much water as
they can
D. forests of tall, broad-leafed trees
C - CORRECT ANSWERS -A ________ may form at the
head of a slump.
A. toe
B. failure surface
,C. scarp
D. mass
D - CORRECT ANSWERS -The principal difference between a
lahar and a mudflow is ________.
A. the shape of the path taken by the moving mass
B. the grain size of the moving mass
C. that the lahar contains abundant water, whereas the mudflow is
dry
D. that the lahar contains pyroclastic debris from a volcanic
eruption
A - CORRECT ANSWERS -The principal difference between a
slump and a debris slide is ________.
A. the shape of the path taken by the moving mass
B. the grain size of the moving mass
, C. that a slump contains abundant water, whereas a debris slide is
dry
D. that a slump contains pyroclastic debris from a volcanic
eruption
c - CORRECT ANSWERS -What is happening to the hillside
in the tundra pictured below?
A. an avalanche
B. a debris flow
C. solifluction
D. a slump
A - CORRECT ANSWERS -Tree trunks that have a
pronounced curvature at their base are indicative of
___________.
A. creep
B. an avalanche
EARTH SCIENCE PRACTICE QUESTIONS
ANSWERS AND KEY CONCEPTS
A - CORRECT ANSWERS -After extensive erosion of a hill in
a desert environment, the small remnant surrounded by alluvium-
filled basins is known as a(n) ________.
A. inselberg
B. hogback
C. questa
D. mesa
A - CORRECT ANSWERS -Lahars occur on ________
A. volcanic slopes
,B. vertical cliff faces
C. undersea slopes
D. divergent plate boundaries
C - CORRECT ANSWERS -Vegetation in the desert consists
of ________.
A. cacti only
B. extensive grasslands with water-seeking deep roots
C. scattered succulents, such as cacti, with adaptations to obtain
and retain as much water as
they can
D. forests of tall, broad-leafed trees
C - CORRECT ANSWERS -A ________ may form at the
head of a slump.
A. toe
B. failure surface
,C. scarp
D. mass
D - CORRECT ANSWERS -The principal difference between a
lahar and a mudflow is ________.
A. the shape of the path taken by the moving mass
B. the grain size of the moving mass
C. that the lahar contains abundant water, whereas the mudflow is
dry
D. that the lahar contains pyroclastic debris from a volcanic
eruption
A - CORRECT ANSWERS -The principal difference between a
slump and a debris slide is ________.
A. the shape of the path taken by the moving mass
B. the grain size of the moving mass
, C. that a slump contains abundant water, whereas a debris slide is
dry
D. that a slump contains pyroclastic debris from a volcanic
eruption
c - CORRECT ANSWERS -What is happening to the hillside
in the tundra pictured below?
A. an avalanche
B. a debris flow
C. solifluction
D. a slump
A - CORRECT ANSWERS -Tree trunks that have a
pronounced curvature at their base are indicative of
___________.
A. creep
B. an avalanche
