Question 1

Deposits of bulldozed rocks that remain after a glacier melts are called

Accepted Answer

A) cirques. 
B) moraines. 
C) deltas. 
D) laterites. 
A) cirques. 
B) moraines. 
C) deltas. 
D) laterites. B

Question 2

An easily crumbled soil with approximately equal amounts of sand, silt, and clay is called loam.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 3

Glaciers form when

Accepted Answer

A) the temperature remains below freezing. 
B) snow accumulates to form ice, which begins to flow. 
C) a summer climate does not occur. 
D) a solid mass of snow moves downhill under the influence of gravity. 
A) the temperature remains below freezing. 
B) snow accumulates to form ice, which begins to flow. 
C) a summer climate does not occur. 
D) a solid mass of snow moves downhill under the influence of gravity. B

Question 4

Dissolving a rock in acid is the equivalent of

Accepted Answer

A) mechanical weathering. 
B) chemical weathering. 
C) erosion. 
D) transportation. 
A) mechanical weathering. 
B) chemical weathering. 
C) erosion. 
D) transportation.

Question 5

Soil creep is a very slow landslide.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

In the deserts, the wind plays a greater role in shaping features than does water.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

A stream in its youth exhibits which of the following sets of characteristics?

Accepted Answer

A) broad meanders and a wide floodplain 
B) few rapids and waterfalls and a U-shaped valley 
C) steep gradient and a V-shaped valley 
D) low gradient and the presence of oxbow lakes 
A) broad meanders and a wide floodplain 
B) few rapids and waterfalls and a U-shaped valley 
C) steep gradient and a V-shaped valley 
D) low gradient and the presence of oxbow lakes

Question 8

Which of the following is an example of chemical weathering?

Accepted Answer

A) exfoliation 
B) oxidation 
C) disintegration 
D) spalling 
A) exfoliation 
B) oxidation 
C) disintegration 
D) spalling

Question 9

Soils formed in cold, dry climates have shallow topsoil with less humus.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Weathering is the process that must occur before erosion can take place.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Weathering involves the

Accepted Answer

A) picking up of rock fragments. 
B) movement of rock fragments. 
C) mechanical and chemical breakup of rocks. 
D) formation of rocks by the action of weather. 
A) picking up of rock fragments. 
B) movement of rock fragments. 
C) mechanical and chemical breakup of rocks. 
D) formation of rocks by the action of weather.

Question 12

When a stream flows into a body of water it often forms a

Accepted Answer

A) delta. 
B) floodplain. 
C) dune. 
D) ventifact. 
A) delta. 
B) floodplain. 
C) dune. 
D) ventifact.

Question 13

Which of the following statements about a meandering stream is true?

Accepted Answer

A) Greater erosion occurs on the inside portion of the curve. 
B) Meanders occur in youthful streams. 
C) When meanders from two adjacent streams meet, an oxbow lake is formed. 
D) Meanders result in the widening of a valley floor. 
A) Greater erosion occurs on the inside portion of the curve. 
B) Meanders occur in youthful streams. 
C) When meanders from two adjacent streams meet, an oxbow lake is formed. 
D) Meanders result in the widening of a valley floor.

Question 14

The red soils of Oklahoma and Georgia are due to the presence of

Accepted Answer

A) feldspars. 
B) iron oxides. 
C) carbonates. 
D) loam. 
A) feldspars. 
B) iron oxides. 
C) carbonates. 
D) loam.

Question 15

Which sequence of processes occurs in the correct order?

Accepted Answer

A) weathering, erosion, transportation 
B) erosion, weathering, transportation 
C) erosion, transportation, weathering 
D) These processes can occur in any order. 
A) weathering, erosion, transportation 
B) erosion, weathering, transportation 
C) erosion, transportation, weathering 
D) These processes can occur in any order.

Question 16

Steep, conical deposits of rock fragments at the base of a cliff or slope are called talus.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

One would expect to find deep rich soil layer where the climate is

Accepted Answer

A) wet and warm. 
B) dry and cold. 
C) tropical. 
D) arctic. 
A) wet and warm. 
B) dry and cold. 
C) tropical. 
D) arctic.

Question 18

Which of the following soil components is not likely to be the result of mechanical weathering?

Accepted Answer

A) quartz sand 
B) clay minerals 
C) silt 
D) humus 
A) quartz sand 
B) clay minerals 
C) silt 
D) humus

Question 19

Ventifacts are

Accepted Answer

A) rocks picked up by the wind and transported to new locations. 
B) wind-deposited mounds of ridges of sand. 
C) areas where deflation has removed loose sediment from the surface. 
D) rocks sculpted by wind abrasion. 
A) rocks picked up by the wind and transported to new locations. 
B) wind-deposited mounds of ridges of sand. 
C) areas where deflation has removed loose sediment from the surface. 
D) rocks sculpted by wind abrasion.

Question 20

Old-age features such as floodplains and meanders gradually work their way down from the source to the mouth as a stream lowers the land.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 20: Shaping Earths Surface

Deposits of bulldozed rocks that remain after a glacier melts are called

An easily crumbled soil with approximately equal amounts of sand, silt, and clay is called loam.

Glaciers form when

Dissolving a rock in acid is the equivalent of

Soil creep is a very slow landslide.

In the deserts, the wind plays a greater role in shaping features than does water.

A stream in its youth exhibits which of the following sets of characteristics?

Which of the following is an example of chemical weathering?

Soils formed in cold, dry climates have shallow topsoil with less humus.

Weathering is the process that must occur before erosion can take place.

Weathering involves the

When a stream flows into a body of water it often forms a

Which of the following statements about a meandering stream is true?

The red soils of Oklahoma and Georgia are due to the presence of

Which sequence of processes occurs in the correct order?

Steep, conical deposits of rock fragments at the base of a cliff or slope are called talus.

One would expect to find deep rich soil layer where the climate is

Which of the following soil components is not likely to be the result of mechanical weathering?

Ventifacts are

Old-age features such as floodplains and meanders gradually work their way down from the source to the mouth as a stream lowers the land.

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