Question 1

The expansion of freezing water in a crack can cause the crack to widen.This is an example of

Accepted Answer

A) chemical weathering. 
B) hydration. 
C) mechanical weathering. 
D) exfoliation. 
A) chemical weathering. 
B) hydration. 
C) mechanical weathering. 
D) exfoliation.

Question 2

Carrying rock fragments to a new location is called

Accepted Answer

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

Question 3

Exfoliation of granite in the Sierra is an example of chemical weathering.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

A peneplain is

Accepted Answer

A) a section of a mature stream valley. 
B) the remains of a melted glacier. 
C) the sediment that is deposited at the mouth of a stream. 
D) a nearly flat rolling plain produced by erosion. 
A) a section of a mature stream valley. 
B) the remains of a melted glacier. 
C) the sediment that is deposited at the mouth of a stream. 
D) a nearly flat rolling plain produced by erosion.

Question 5

Acid-rain is strictly a man-made phenomenon resulting from the heavy industrialization of the eastern United States.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

The limestone caves of Kentucky and New Mexico were formed by the chemical weathering of limestone by carbonation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Which of the following materials is least susceptible to chemical weathering?

Accepted Answer

A) limestone 
B) halite 
C) quartz 
D) feldspar 
A) limestone 
B) halite 
C) quartz 
D) feldspar

Question 8

Picking up small pieces of smashed rock is called

Accepted Answer

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

Question 9

A wind deposit that often makes productive farmland is

Accepted Answer

A) ventifacts. 
B) moraine. 
C) dune. 
D) loess. 
A) ventifacts. 
B) moraine. 
C) dune. 
D) loess.

Question 10

A peneplain with monadnocks mean the landform development is in what stage?

Accepted Answer

A) early youth 
B) rejuvenation 
C) old age 
D) maturity 
A) early youth 
B) rejuvenation 
C) old age 
D) maturity

The expansion of freezing water in a crack can cause the crack to widen.This is an example of

Carrying rock fragments to a new location is called

Exfoliation of granite in the Sierra is an example of chemical weathering.

A peneplain is

Acid-rain is strictly a man-made phenomenon resulting from the heavy industrialization of the eastern United States.

The limestone caves of Kentucky and New Mexico were formed by the chemical weathering of limestone by carbonation.

Which of the following materials is least susceptible to chemical weathering?

Picking up small pieces of smashed rock is called

A wind deposit that often makes productive farmland is

A peneplain with monadnocks mean the landform development is in what stage?

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Exam 20: Shaping Earths Surface

The expansion of freezing water in a crack can cause the crack to widen.This is an example of

Carrying rock fragments to a new location is called

Exfoliation of granite in the Sierra is an example of chemical weathering.

A peneplain is

Acid-rain is strictly a man-made phenomenon resulting from the heavy industrialization of the eastern United States.

The limestone caves of Kentucky and New Mexico were formed by the chemical weathering of limestone by carbonation.

Which of the following materials is least susceptible to chemical weathering?

Picking up small pieces of smashed rock is called

A wind deposit that often makes productive farmland is

A peneplain with monadnocks mean the landform development is in what stage?

What Is Science

Motion

Energy

Heat and Temperature

Wave Motions and Sound

Electricity

Light

Atoms and Periodic Properties

Chemical Bonds

Chemical Reactions

Water and Solutions

Organic Chemistry

Nuclear Reactions

The Universe

The Solar System

Earth in Space

Rocks and Minerals

Plate Tectonics

Building Earths Surface

Geologic Time

The Atmosphere of Earth

Weather and Climate

Earths Waters

Filters