GOL 105 STANDARD EXAMS ANSWERS AND
QUESTIONS SET A+
✔✔Which one of the following would not result because of the presence of a
breakwater? - ✔✔Increase of longshore currents because of interference from the
structure
✔✔Which of the following coastal features is not a characteristic of a submergent
coastline? - ✔✔wave-cut platform
✔✔The effect of the Moon on tides is about twice that of the Sun. - ✔✔True
✔✔If a shoreline remains stable over time, an irregular coast will be transformed into a
smoother, straighter coast. - ✔✔True
✔✔Barrier islands can be protected from storms by the construction of buildings, which
provide weight to hold the sand in place. - ✔✔False
✔✔Sea levels have been rising over the last several thousand years because of the
melting of Pleistocene ice sheets, which has generated submergent coastlines. -
✔✔True
✔✔Because of gravitational influence of the Moon on the tides, the rotation of the earth
actually speeds up a little each year. - ✔✔False
✔✔Most deserts receive less than ____ cm of annual precipitation - ✔✔25
✔✔Deserts are often located in all of the following regions except - ✔✔along the
equator
✔✔A geologic feature formed from coalesced alluvial fans is referred to as a ________
- ✔✔Bajada
, ✔✔A portion of a desert characterized by a thin covering of closely packed coarse
material is referred to as_________ - ✔✔Desert pavement
✔✔This type of sand dune has a ridge-like axis that runs parallel to the prevailing
average wind direction. - ✔✔Longitudinal
✔✔The desert is such an extreme environment, no life can be sustained within it. -
✔✔False
✔✔Desert landscapes include all of the following except? - ✔✔Karst Topography
✔✔Deserts in the continental interior form from? - ✔✔Receiving air that has lost most
moisture from traveling long distances over land
✔✔The definition of "desert" depends on a region's aridity, not its temperature? -
✔✔True
✔✔Subtropical deserts form from? - ✔✔The pattern of convection cells in the
atmosphere at low latitudes
✔✔A desert is defined as a region that is: - ✔✔So arid, it contains no permanent
streams and supports plant life on no more than 15% of its surface
✔✔As compared to humid climates, rates of chemical weathering in deserts are
__________ - ✔✔Much slower
✔✔Most hot deserts _____________ - ✔✔Cool off greatly at night, because of sparse
vegetation and little cloud cover
✔✔Wind and water are both major physical erosive forces in the desert. - ✔✔True
✔✔Which of the following is NOT a condition that must be met in order for a desert to
form: - ✔✔Thick cloud cover
✔✔What kind of glacier is indicated by the red arrows in this aerial
photograph? - ✔✔Piedmont glaciers
✔✔What shape will glacial valleys (sometimes called glacial troughs) generally display
in cross-section? - ✔✔U
✔✔A_____is a small, circular lake that may occupy a cirque. - ✔✔Tarn
QUESTIONS SET A+
✔✔Which one of the following would not result because of the presence of a
breakwater? - ✔✔Increase of longshore currents because of interference from the
structure
✔✔Which of the following coastal features is not a characteristic of a submergent
coastline? - ✔✔wave-cut platform
✔✔The effect of the Moon on tides is about twice that of the Sun. - ✔✔True
✔✔If a shoreline remains stable over time, an irregular coast will be transformed into a
smoother, straighter coast. - ✔✔True
✔✔Barrier islands can be protected from storms by the construction of buildings, which
provide weight to hold the sand in place. - ✔✔False
✔✔Sea levels have been rising over the last several thousand years because of the
melting of Pleistocene ice sheets, which has generated submergent coastlines. -
✔✔True
✔✔Because of gravitational influence of the Moon on the tides, the rotation of the earth
actually speeds up a little each year. - ✔✔False
✔✔Most deserts receive less than ____ cm of annual precipitation - ✔✔25
✔✔Deserts are often located in all of the following regions except - ✔✔along the
equator
✔✔A geologic feature formed from coalesced alluvial fans is referred to as a ________
- ✔✔Bajada
, ✔✔A portion of a desert characterized by a thin covering of closely packed coarse
material is referred to as_________ - ✔✔Desert pavement
✔✔This type of sand dune has a ridge-like axis that runs parallel to the prevailing
average wind direction. - ✔✔Longitudinal
✔✔The desert is such an extreme environment, no life can be sustained within it. -
✔✔False
✔✔Desert landscapes include all of the following except? - ✔✔Karst Topography
✔✔Deserts in the continental interior form from? - ✔✔Receiving air that has lost most
moisture from traveling long distances over land
✔✔The definition of "desert" depends on a region's aridity, not its temperature? -
✔✔True
✔✔Subtropical deserts form from? - ✔✔The pattern of convection cells in the
atmosphere at low latitudes
✔✔A desert is defined as a region that is: - ✔✔So arid, it contains no permanent
streams and supports plant life on no more than 15% of its surface
✔✔As compared to humid climates, rates of chemical weathering in deserts are
__________ - ✔✔Much slower
✔✔Most hot deserts _____________ - ✔✔Cool off greatly at night, because of sparse
vegetation and little cloud cover
✔✔Wind and water are both major physical erosive forces in the desert. - ✔✔True
✔✔Which of the following is NOT a condition that must be met in order for a desert to
form: - ✔✔Thick cloud cover
✔✔What kind of glacier is indicated by the red arrows in this aerial
photograph? - ✔✔Piedmont glaciers
✔✔What shape will glacial valleys (sometimes called glacial troughs) generally display
in cross-section? - ✔✔U
✔✔A_____is a small, circular lake that may occupy a cirque. - ✔✔Tarn
