Question 1

Evaporation and precipitation are in balance over the

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A) polar ice caps. 
B) continents. 
C) oceans. 
D) equator. 
A) polar ice caps. 
B) continents. 
C) oceans. 
D) equator.

Question 2

Landforms created by glacial erosion include

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A) hanging valleys, cirques, and drumlins. 
B) cirques, drumlins, and roches moutonnees. 
C) eskers, kettle lakes, and hanging valleys. 
D) hanging valleys, cirques, and roches moutonnees. 
A) hanging valleys, cirques, and drumlins. 
B) cirques, drumlins, and roches moutonnees. 
C) eskers, kettle lakes, and hanging valleys. 
D) hanging valleys, cirques, and roches moutonnees.

Question 3

What three factors affect permeability?

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Permeability is the ease with

Question 4

A soil composed of well-rounded sand grains of uniform size will most likely have a

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A) high porosity. 
B) low porosity. 
C) high permeability. 
D) low permeability. 
A) high porosity. 
B) low porosity. 
C) high permeability. 
D) low permeability.

Question 5

The most powerful agent of erosion is

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A) stream flow. 
B) glacial action. 
C) action from waves and ocean currents. 
D) wind. 
A) stream flow. 
B) glacial action. 
C) action from waves and ocean currents. 
D) wind.

Question 6

Glacial debris is generally

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A) well rounded and well sorted. 
B) a mishmash of shapes and sizes. 
C) unstriated. 
D) angular and well sorted. 
A) well rounded and well sorted. 
B) a mishmash of shapes and sizes. 
C) unstriated. 
D) angular and well sorted.

Question 7

Glacial deposits are characteristically

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A) well sorted and well rounded. 
B) composed of unsorted, angular rock fragments. 
C) asymmetrical rock debris. 
D) called outwash. 
A) well sorted and well rounded. 
B) composed of unsorted, angular rock fragments. 
C) asymmetrical rock debris. 
D) called outwash.

Question 8

A terminal moraine marks the

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A) farthest a glacier can spread from side-to-side. 
B) location where a glacier started to form. 
C) farthest point of a glacier's advance. 
D) location where outwash forms. 
A) farthest a glacier can spread from side-to-side. 
B) location where a glacier started to form. 
C) farthest point of a glacier's advance. 
D) location where outwash forms.

Question 9

The flow of a glacier begins

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A) after it has reached a critical mass. 
B) as pressure is exerted from behind. 
C) when the accumulating snow begins to melt. 
D) in the spring. 
A) after it has reached a critical mass. 
B) as pressure is exerted from behind. 
C) when the accumulating snow begins to melt. 
D) in the spring.

Question 10

Within a stream channel, the speed of stream flow is greatest

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A) at the bottom of the stream bed. 
B) in the middle of the channel at the water's surface. 
C) at the channel sides. 
D) mid-channel between the stream bed and the water's surface. 
A) at the bottom of the stream bed. 
B) in the middle of the channel at the water's surface. 
C) at the channel sides. 
D) mid-channel between the stream bed and the water's surface.

Question 11

When a perched water table intersects the surface on a hillside, the result is

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A) an artesian well. 
B) a spring. 
C) a lake. 
D) a cone of depression. 
A) an artesian well. 
B) a spring. 
C) a lake. 
D) a cone of depression.

Question 12

Which of the following is a necessary condition for an ice mass to be a glacier?

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A) Accumulation must exceed ablation. 
B) Basal sliding must occur. 
C) The ice mass must move under its own weight. 
D) Meltwater must be present. 
A) Accumulation must exceed ablation. 
B) Basal sliding must occur. 
C) The ice mass must move under its own weight. 
D) Meltwater must be present.

Question 13

An aquifer is a reservoir of water beneath the ground surface. Describe five physical zones in an aquifer. (Hint: Consider in-flow and out-flow.)

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Unsaturated zone, saturated zone, water

Question 14

Land subsidence is caused by

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A) groundwater pumping. 
B) clay layers that shrink. 
C) gophers. 
D) over-pumping of groundwater and the compaction of clay layers. 
A) groundwater pumping. 
B) clay layers that shrink. 
C) gophers. 
D) over-pumping of groundwater and the compaction of clay layers.

Question 15

Stream velocity is faster in a

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A) flat bottomed, shallow stream channel. 
B) rounded, relatively deep stream channel. 
C) stream with a very steep gradient. 
D) canyon. 
A) flat bottomed, shallow stream channel. 
B) rounded, relatively deep stream channel. 
C) stream with a very steep gradient. 
D) canyon.

Question 16

As a stream flows downslope, if stream discharge doubles and the cross-sectional area of the channel also doubles, what happens to the average stream speed?

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A) Average stream speed stays the same. 
B) Average stream speed decreases. 
C) Average stream speed increases. 
D) Not enough information is given. 
A) Average stream speed stays the same. 
B) Average stream speed decreases. 
C) Average stream speed increases. 
D) Not enough information is given.

Question 17

The movement of a glacier is fastest

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A) at the bottom. 
B) at its surface. 
C) in the middle. 
D) along the sides. 
A) at the bottom. 
B) at its surface. 
C) in the middle. 
D) along the sides.

Question 18

Which of the following landscapes were not carved by glaciers?

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A) The Grand Canyon 
B) Yosemite National Park 
C) The Swiss Alps 
D) The Great Lakes of North America 
A) The Grand Canyon 
B) Yosemite National Park 
C) The Swiss Alps 
D) The Great Lakes of North America

Question 19

The speed of water in a stream is affected by

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A) hydraulic gradient, recharge, and channel geometry. 
B) gradient, discharge, and channel geometry. 
C) high gradient, laminar flow, and erosion. 
D) gradient, turbulence, and friction. 
A) hydraulic gradient, recharge, and channel geometry. 
B) gradient, discharge, and channel geometry. 
C) high gradient, laminar flow, and erosion. 
D) gradient, turbulence, and friction.

Question 20

People settle on floodplains because

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A) the chance of flooding is very rare. 
B) floodplain soil is nutrient rich and good for agriculture. 
C) of river access. 
D) river access and rich soils. 
A) the chance of flooding is very rare. 
B) floodplain soil is nutrient rich and good for agriculture. 
C) of river access. 
D) river access and rich soils.

Exam 22: Shaping Earths Surface

Evaporation and precipitation are in balance over the

Landforms created by glacial erosion include

What three factors affect permeability?

A soil composed of well-rounded sand grains of uniform size will most likely have a

The most powerful agent of erosion is

Glacial debris is generally

Glacial deposits are characteristically

A terminal moraine marks the

The flow of a glacier begins

Within a stream channel, the speed of stream flow is greatest

When a perched water table intersects the surface on a hillside, the result is

Which of the following is a necessary condition for an ice mass to be a glacier?

An aquifer is a reservoir of water beneath the ground surface. Describe five physical zones in an aquifer. (Hint: Consider in-flow and out-flow.)

Land subsidence is caused by

Stream velocity is faster in a

As a stream flows downslope, if stream discharge doubles and the cross-sectional area of the channel also doubles, what happens to the average stream speed?

The movement of a glacier is fastest

Which of the following landscapes were not carved by glaciers?

The speed of water in a stream is affected by

People settle on floodplains because

Patterns of Motion and Equilibrium

Newtons Laws of Motion

Momentum and Energy

Gravity, Projectiles, and Satellites

Fluid Mechanics

Thermal Energy and Thermodynamics

Heat Transfer and Change of Phase

Static and Current Electricity

Magnetism and Electromagnetic Induction

Waves and Sound

Light

Atoms and the Periodic Table

The Atomic Nucleus and Radioactivity

Elements of Chemistry

How Atoms Bond and Molecules Attract

Mixtures

How Chemicals React

Two Classes of Chemical Reactions

Organic Compounds

Rocks and Minerals

Plate Tectonics and Earths Interior

Geologic Timereading the Rock Record

The Oceans, Atmosphere, and Climatic Effects

Driving Forces of Weather

The Solar System

Stars and Galaxies

The Structure of Space and Time

Prologue: the Nature of Science

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