Question 1

All other factors being equal, a slope facing away from the Sun will tend to have

Accepted Answer

A)  faster soil formation than the slope in direct sunlight, primarily because chemical weathering processes will be accelerated. 
B)  faster soil formation than the slope in direct sunlight, primarily because physical weathering processes will be accelerated. 
C)  slower soil formation than the slope in direct sunlight, primarily because chemical weathering processes will be slower. 
D)  slower soil formation than the slope in direct sunlight, primarily because physical weathering processes will be slower. 
A)  faster soil formation than the slope in direct sunlight, primarily because chemical weathering processes will be accelerated. 
B)  faster soil formation than the slope in direct sunlight, primarily because physical weathering processes will be accelerated. 
C)  slower soil formation than the slope in direct sunlight, primarily because chemical weathering processes will be slower. 
D)  slower soil formation than the slope in direct sunlight, primarily because physical weathering processes will be slower.

Question 2

Which of the following is the best indication that limestone caves could be present at depth?

Accepted Answer

A)  springs 
B)  cliffs and overhangs along rivers 
C)  large quartz crystals laying on the surface 
D)  gently sloping hills 
E)  limestone pillars and sinkholes 
A)  springs 
B)  cliffs and overhangs along rivers 
C)  large quartz crystals laying on the surface 
D)  gently sloping hills 
E)  limestone pillars and sinkholes

Question 3

Which of the following slope failures moves at the slowest rate?

Accepted Answer

A)  earth flow 
B)  rock avalanche 
C)  debris flow 
D)  rock fall 
E)  debris avalanche 
A)  earth flow 
B)  rock avalanche 
C)  debris flow 
D)  rock fall 
E)  debris avalanche

Question 4

What type of slope failure is shown in this figure?

Accepted Answer

A)  rotational slide 
B)  creep 
C)  earth flow 
D)  debris flow 
E)  rock slide 
A)  rotational slide 
B)  creep 
C)  earth flow 
D)  debris flow 
E)  rock slide

Question 5

Which of the following features is formed by the collapse of caves?

Accepted Answer

A)  travertine 
B)  stalagmite 
C)  stalactite 
D)  sinkhole 
E)  flowstone 
A)  travertine 
B)  stalagmite 
C)  stalactite 
D)  sinkhole 
E)  flowstone

Question 6

Which of the following does NOT physically loosen rocks on the surface?

Accepted Answer

A)  water contracting as it freezes 
B)  crystals of salt and other minerals that exert an outward force on fractures 
C)  roots that pry apart fractures as the root grows in size 
D)  joints that form when rock pressures are released 
E)  rodents and other burrowing organisms 
A)  water contracting as it freezes 
B)  crystals of salt and other minerals that exert an outward force on fractures 
C)  roots that pry apart fractures as the root grows in size 
D)  joints that form when rock pressures are released 
E)  rodents and other burrowing organisms

Question 7

Which of the following factors control how minerals weather?

Accepted Answer

A)  the strength of the bonds in minerals 
B)  what type of mineral is present 
C)  the temperature at which the original minerals formed 
D)  whether a mineral typically crystallizes early or late in Bowen's Reaction Series 
E)  all of these 
A)  the strength of the bonds in minerals 
B)  what type of mineral is present 
C)  the temperature at which the original minerals formed 
D)  whether a mineral typically crystallizes early or late in Bowen's Reaction Series 
E)  all of these

Question 8

Which of the following is a way that slopes fail?

Accepted Answer

A)  large blocks fall from cliffs 
B)  rocks, soil, sediment, and ice slides down steep hillsides 
C)  pieces of loose rock accumulate on talus slopes until the angle becomes too steep 
D)  soil and other loose material can flow rapidly down slopes, forming debris flows 
E)  all of these 
A)  large blocks fall from cliffs 
B)  rocks, soil, sediment, and ice slides down steep hillsides 
C)  pieces of loose rock accumulate on talus slopes until the angle becomes too steep 
D)  soil and other loose material can flow rapidly down slopes, forming debris flows 
E)  all of these

Question 9

What is a common rock that can be dissolved by water and weak acids?

Accepted Answer

A)  quartzite 
B)  quartz-rich sandstone 
C)  limestone 
D)  all of these 
A)  quartzite 
B)  quartz-rich sandstone 
C)  limestone 
D)  all of these

Question 10

Which of the following can we use to recognize prehistoric slope failures?

Accepted Answer

A)  sedimentary deposits 
B)  orientation of beds and other geologic structures 
C)  masses of rock fragments that are unusual for an area 
D)  hummocky topography 
E)  all of these 
A)  sedimentary deposits 
B)  orientation of beds and other geologic structures 
C)  masses of rock fragments that are unusual for an area 
D)  hummocky topography 
E)  all of these

Question 11

Which of the following slope failures is least likely to cause casualties?

Accepted Answer

A)  rock avalanche 
B)  debris flow 
C)  creep 
D)  rock slide 
E)  rock fall 
A)  rock avalanche 
B)  debris flow 
C)  creep 
D)  rock slide 
E)  rock fall

Question 12

Which of the following factors is typically NOT used to classify slope failures?

Accepted Answer

A)  whether the material involved is rock or is unconsolidated 
B)  the rate of movement 
C)  the climate in which the failure occurs 
D)  the mechanism by which material moves 
A)  whether the material involved is rock or is unconsolidated 
B)  the rate of movement 
C)  the climate in which the failure occurs 
D)  the mechanism by which material moves

All other factors being equal, a slope facing away from the Sun will tend to have

Which of the following is the best indication that limestone caves could be present at depth?

Which of the following slope failures moves at the slowest rate?

What type of slope failure is shown in this figure?

Which of the following features is formed by the collapse of caves?

Which of the following does NOT physically loosen rocks on the surface?

Which of the following factors control how minerals weather?

Which of the following is a way that slopes fail?

What is a common rock that can be dissolved by water and weak acids?

Which of the following can we use to recognize prehistoric slope failures?

Which of the following slope failures is least likely to cause casualties?

Which of the following factors is typically NOT used to classify slope failures?

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Exam 15: Weathering, Soil, and Unstable Slopes

All other factors being equal, a slope facing away from the Sun will tend to have

Which of the following is the best indication that limestone caves could be present at depth?

Which of the following slope failures moves at the slowest rate?

What type of slope failure is shown in this figure?

Which of the following features is formed by the collapse of caves?

Which of the following does NOT physically loosen rocks on the surface?

Which of the following factors control how minerals weather?

Which of the following is a way that slopes fail?

What is a common rock that can be dissolved by water and weak acids?

Which of the following can we use to recognize prehistoric slope failures?

Which of the following slope failures is least likely to cause casualties?

Which of the following factors is typically NOT used to classify slope failures?

The Nature of Geology

Investigating Geologic Questions

Plate Tectonics

Earth Materials

Igneous Environments

Volcanoes and Volcanic Hazards

Sedimentary Environments

Deformation and Metamorphism

Geologic Time

Seafloor and Continental Margins

Mountains, Basins, and Continents

Earthquakes and Earths Interior

Climate and Weathering

Glaciers, Shorelines, and Changing Sea Levels

Streams and Flooding

Water Resources

Energy and Mineral Resources

Geology of the Solar System

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