UCA Earth Systems Science Final
(flatley)
Moving from the earth's crust towards the earth's core, temperature _____________ and pressure
_______________. - increases; increases
Large crystal size is associated with what type of rock? - Intrusive igneous
Rocks found within the core of a mountain range formed along a continental-continental
convergent plate boundary are likely to be: - Metamorphic
processes associated with a mid-ocean ridge - Mantle convection
Plate divergence
Crustal formation
When oceanic crust collides with continental crust: - the oceanic crust is subducted under the
continental crust.
Explosive volcanic eruptions that eject large quantities of pyroclastic materials are associated
with what type of high silica content, highly viscous magma? - Felsic
Anticlines and Synclines are the product of what type of tectonic force? - Compressional force
forms of physical weathering - Frost wedging
Pressure release jointing
Salt wedging
forms of chemical weathering - oxidation, hydrolysis, and acid rain
, Chemical weathering occurs most rapidly under what climatic conditions? - Wet and warm
The deep red color of soils in the southeast coastal plain of the US and humid tropical climates is
the result of what process? - Oxidation
important factors contributing to the destruction of the recent California wildfires: - -housing
development in LA hills
-high temperatures and a lack of rain
-government policy of putting out all fires during the last 100 years
-strong, off shore winds coming from high pressure points in the interior of the continent
Why don't desert biomes experience wildfires? - they lack the appropriate amount of fuel needed
to maintain a fire (plants)
What type of rock would you expect to find at a location that was a river delta many millions of
years ago? - sedimentary
Abraision - stream erosional process leading to the rounding of stones transported in stream
channels
The portion of the Amazon River that flows across a broad floodplain of easily eroded fine
sediment likely exhibits what channel morphology? - meandering
The Hawaiin island chain is an example of what process? - hot spot
fluvial landforms is associated with lower stream velocity and deposition of sediment - point bar
Sedimentary rocks are formed when _______________ rock is weathered, eroded, transported,
deposited, and then lithified (compacted and hardened) to form sedimentary rock. - any rock,
whether it's sedimentary, metamorphic, or igneous
(flatley)
Moving from the earth's crust towards the earth's core, temperature _____________ and pressure
_______________. - increases; increases
Large crystal size is associated with what type of rock? - Intrusive igneous
Rocks found within the core of a mountain range formed along a continental-continental
convergent plate boundary are likely to be: - Metamorphic
processes associated with a mid-ocean ridge - Mantle convection
Plate divergence
Crustal formation
When oceanic crust collides with continental crust: - the oceanic crust is subducted under the
continental crust.
Explosive volcanic eruptions that eject large quantities of pyroclastic materials are associated
with what type of high silica content, highly viscous magma? - Felsic
Anticlines and Synclines are the product of what type of tectonic force? - Compressional force
forms of physical weathering - Frost wedging
Pressure release jointing
Salt wedging
forms of chemical weathering - oxidation, hydrolysis, and acid rain
, Chemical weathering occurs most rapidly under what climatic conditions? - Wet and warm
The deep red color of soils in the southeast coastal plain of the US and humid tropical climates is
the result of what process? - Oxidation
important factors contributing to the destruction of the recent California wildfires: - -housing
development in LA hills
-high temperatures and a lack of rain
-government policy of putting out all fires during the last 100 years
-strong, off shore winds coming from high pressure points in the interior of the continent
Why don't desert biomes experience wildfires? - they lack the appropriate amount of fuel needed
to maintain a fire (plants)
What type of rock would you expect to find at a location that was a river delta many millions of
years ago? - sedimentary
Abraision - stream erosional process leading to the rounding of stones transported in stream
channels
The portion of the Amazon River that flows across a broad floodplain of easily eroded fine
sediment likely exhibits what channel morphology? - meandering
The Hawaiin island chain is an example of what process? - hot spot
fluvial landforms is associated with lower stream velocity and deposition of sediment - point bar
Sedimentary rocks are formed when _______________ rock is weathered, eroded, transported,
deposited, and then lithified (compacted and hardened) to form sedimentary rock. - any rock,
whether it's sedimentary, metamorphic, or igneous
