UCA Earth Systems Science Final (flatley)
Exam 2025-2026 Question and Correct
answer GRADED A+
Moving from the earth's crust towards the earth's core, temperature _____________ and pressure
_______________. - ANSWERSincreases; increases
Large crystal size is associated with what type of rock? - ANSWERSIntrusive igneous
Rocks found within the core of a mountain range formed along a continental-continental convergent
plate boundary are likely to be: - ANSWERSMetamorphic
processes associated with a mid-ocean ridge - ANSWERSMantle convection
Plate divergence
Crustal formation
When oceanic crust collides with continental crust: - ANSWERSthe 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? - ANSWERSFelsic
Anticlines and Synclines are the product of what type of tectonic force? - ANSWERSCompressional force
forms of physical weathering - ANSWERSFrost wedging
Pressure release jointing
Salt wedging
, forms of chemical weathering - ANSWERSoxidation, hydrolysis, and acid rain
Chemical weathering occurs most rapidly under what climatic conditions? - ANSWERSWet 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? - ANSWERSOxidation
important factors contributing to the destruction of the recent California wildfires: - ANSWERS-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? - ANSWERSthey 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? - ANSWERSsedimentary
Abraision - ANSWERSstream 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? - ANSWERSmeandering
The Hawaiin island chain is an example of what process? - ANSWERShot spot
fluvial landforms is associated with lower stream velocity and deposition of sediment - ANSWERSpoint
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Exam 2025-2026 Question and Correct
answer GRADED A+
Moving from the earth's crust towards the earth's core, temperature _____________ and pressure
_______________. - ANSWERSincreases; increases
Large crystal size is associated with what type of rock? - ANSWERSIntrusive igneous
Rocks found within the core of a mountain range formed along a continental-continental convergent
plate boundary are likely to be: - ANSWERSMetamorphic
processes associated with a mid-ocean ridge - ANSWERSMantle convection
Plate divergence
Crustal formation
When oceanic crust collides with continental crust: - ANSWERSthe 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? - ANSWERSFelsic
Anticlines and Synclines are the product of what type of tectonic force? - ANSWERSCompressional force
forms of physical weathering - ANSWERSFrost wedging
Pressure release jointing
Salt wedging
, forms of chemical weathering - ANSWERSoxidation, hydrolysis, and acid rain
Chemical weathering occurs most rapidly under what climatic conditions? - ANSWERSWet 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? - ANSWERSOxidation
important factors contributing to the destruction of the recent California wildfires: - ANSWERS-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? - ANSWERSthey 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? - ANSWERSsedimentary
Abraision - ANSWERSstream 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? - ANSWERSmeandering
The Hawaiin island chain is an example of what process? - ANSWERShot spot
fluvial landforms is associated with lower stream velocity and deposition of sediment - ANSWERSpoint
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