Question 1

Which of the following is not a common trigger for slope failure?

Accepted Answer

A) Adding water to a slope 
B) Volcanic eruption 
C) Shaking during an earthquake 
D) Oversteepening of cliffs or hillslopes during road construction 
E) All of these are common triggers for slope failure. 
A) Adding water to a slope 
B) Volcanic eruption 
C) Shaking during an earthquake 
D) Oversteepening of cliffs or hillslopes during road construction 
E) All of these are common triggers for slope failure. E

Question 2

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 B

Question 3

Which numbered feature on this figure is a scarp?

Accepted Answer

A) 1,a linear or curved scar marking where the slide pulled away from the hill 
B) 2,small fractures within the sliding block 
C) 3,the intact layers below the rock slide 
D) 4,the front of the slide,where it overruns the land surface 
E) 5,a valley or other open space in front of the slide 
A) 1,a linear or curved scar marking where the slide pulled away from the hill 
B) 2,small fractures within the sliding block 
C) 3,the intact layers below the rock slide 
D) 4,the front of the slide,where it overruns the land surface 
E) 5,a valley or other open space in front of the slide A

Question 4

Which of these four numbered features on the surface or in a cave is a stalactite?

Accepted Answer

A) 1 
B) 2 
C) 3 
D) 4 
E) None of these are correct. 
A) 1 
B) 2 
C) 3 
D) 4 
E) None of these are correct.

Question 5

Which of the following generally is true about caves formed by dissolution?

Accepted Answer

A) Acidic waters dissolve feldspar in granite,producing clay. 
B) Groundwater removes material from limestone. 
C) Hot geothermal waters introduce acids into shallow rocks. 
D) Carbon dioxide rises from depth and dissolves calcite and clay. 
A) Acidic waters dissolve feldspar in granite,producing clay. 
B) Groundwater removes material from limestone. 
C) Hot geothermal waters introduce acids into shallow rocks. 
D) Carbon dioxide rises from depth and dissolves calcite and clay.

Question 6

What type of slope failure is depicted in this photograph?

Accepted Answer

A) Creep 
B) Debris avalanche 
C) Permafrost 
D) None of these are correct. 
A) Creep 
B) Debris avalanche 
C) Permafrost 
D) None of these are correct.

Question 7

What events caused so much damage along the north coast of Venezuela in 1999?

Accepted Answer

A) A landslide shook loose a large piece of the mountains that caused the water in the reservoir to flood local towns. 
B) Torrential rains caused debris flows and flash floods that raced through cities. 
C) The slow movement of slopes downhill broke apart houses but did not kill any people. 
D) Overgrazing caused a loss of grass cover and resulted in severe soil erosion. 
A) A landslide shook loose a large piece of the mountains that caused the water in the reservoir to flood local towns. 
B) Torrential rains caused debris flows and flash floods that raced through cities. 
C) The slow movement of slopes downhill broke apart houses but did not kill any people. 
D) Overgrazing caused a loss of grass cover and resulted in severe soil erosion.

Question 8

The main feature shown in this photograph illustrates

Accepted Answer

A) weathering. 
B) flooding. 
C) permafrost. 
D) slope failure. 
A) weathering. 
B) flooding. 
C) permafrost. 
D) slope failure.

Question 9

What should have warned the people of coastal Venezuela that they were in a hazardous zone?

Accepted Answer

A) The cities were built upon alluvial fans. 
B) The houses had been built on debris flow deposits. 
C) The areas above the city had steep unstable slopes. 
D) All of these are correct. 
A) The cities were built upon alluvial fans. 
B) The houses had been built on debris flow deposits. 
C) The areas above the city had steep unstable slopes. 
D) All of these are correct.

Question 10

What happens when rocks oxidize near Earth's surface?

Accepted Answer

A) minerals in the rock release oxygen that can break down adjacent rocks 
B) oxygen combines with water to create weak acids that weather rocks 
C) minerals,especially those with iron,combine with oxygen 
D) oxygen combines with silica to make quartz 
A) minerals in the rock release oxygen that can break down adjacent rocks 
B) oxygen combines with water to create weak acids that weather rocks 
C) minerals,especially those with iron,combine with oxygen 
D) oxygen combines with silica to make quartz

Question 11

The layer of quartzite in this photograph would mostly weather by

Accepted Answer

A) dissolution. 
B) hydrolysis. 
C) physical weathering. 
D) spontaneous combustion. 
A) dissolution. 
B) hydrolysis. 
C) physical weathering. 
D) spontaneous combustion.

Question 12

Which of the following is probably not important in assessing an area's potential for slope failure?

Accepted Answer

A) Comparing the geologic setting to adjacent areas that have or have not failed 
B) Whether the material is loose sediment or solid bedrock 
C) Recent changes in slope 
D) The orientation of layering and fractures 
E) All of these are important. 
A) Comparing the geologic setting to adjacent areas that have or have not failed 
B) Whether the material is loose sediment or solid bedrock 
C) Recent changes in slope 
D) The orientation of layering and fractures 
E) All of these are important.

Question 13

Which of the following is true about how weathering affects fractured rocks?

Accepted Answer

A) Weathering affects rocks from the outside in,forming an outer weathered zone or rind. 
B) Weathering attacks corners from three sides and so these are preferentially removed. 
C) Preferential weathering along fractures can cause blocks to become rounded. 
D) All of these are correct. 
A) Weathering affects rocks from the outside in,forming an outer weathered zone or rind. 
B) Weathering attacks corners from three sides and so these are preferentially removed. 
C) Preferential weathering along fractures can cause blocks to become rounded. 
D) All of these are correct.

Question 14

What is the most common way in which sinkholes form?

Accepted Answer

A) A small explosion of methane gas from coal beds 
B) A small explosion of CO₂gas from dissolving limestone 
C) A rising dome of salt finally reaches the surface 
D) The roof of a cave collapses 
A) A small explosion of methane gas from coal beds 
B) A small explosion of CO₂gas from dissolving limestone 
C) A rising dome of salt finally reaches the surface 
D) The roof of a cave collapses

Question 15

Which of these four numbered features on the surface or in a cave is a stalagmite?

Accepted Answer

A) 1 
B) 2 
C) 3 
D) 4 
E) None of these are correct. 
A) 1 
B) 2 
C) 3 
D) 4 
E) None of these are correct.

Question 16

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 17

What type of slope failure has occurred in the Slumgullion area of Colorado?

Accepted Answer

A) A huge rock fall that formed Colorado's second largest lake 
B) A debris flow that came down Big Thompson Canyon 
C) A debris avalanche that raced downhill at breathtaking speeds 
D) A slow-moving earth flow 
A) A huge rock fall that formed Colorado's second largest lake 
B) A debris flow that came down Big Thompson Canyon 
C) A debris avalanche that raced downhill at breathtaking speeds 
D) A slow-moving earth flow

Question 18

What is the dominant type of weathering shown in this photograph?

Accepted Answer

A) Dissolution 
B) Chemical weathering 
C) Debris flow 
D) Hydrolysis 
E) Physical weathering 
A) Dissolution 
B) Chemical weathering 
C) Debris flow 
D) Hydrolysis 
E) Physical weathering

Question 19

Which of the following features is not formed by the precipitation of calcite from water?

Accepted Answer

A) Travertine 
B) Stalagmite 
C) Stalactite 
D) Sinkhole 
E) Flowstone 
A) Travertine 
B) Stalagmite 
C) Stalactite 
D) Sinkhole 
E) Flowstone

Question 20

Which of these four numbered features on the surface or in a cave can be formed by the dissolution or collapse of limestone?

Accepted Answer

A) 1 and 2 
B) 2 and 3 
C) 3 and 4 
D) 1 and 3 
E) 1 and 4 
A) 1 and 2 
B) 2 and 3 
C) 3 and 4 
D) 1 and 3 
E) 1 and 4

Which of the following is not a common trigger for slope failure?

What type of slope failure is shown in this figure?

Which numbered feature on this figure is a scarp?

Which of these four numbered features on the surface or in a cave is a stalactite?

Which of the following generally is true about caves formed by dissolution?

What type of slope failure is depicted in this photograph?

What events caused so much damage along the north coast of Venezuela in 1999?

The main feature shown in this photograph illustrates

What should have warned the people of coastal Venezuela that they were in a hazardous zone?

What happens when rocks oxidize near Earth's surface?

The layer of quartzite in this photograph would mostly weather by

Which of the following is probably not important in assessing an area's potential for slope failure?

Which of the following is true about how weathering affects fractured rocks?

What is the most common way in which sinkholes form?

Which of these four numbered features on the surface or in a cave is a stalagmite?

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

What type of slope failure has occurred in the Slumgullion area of Colorado?

What is the dominant type of weathering shown in this photograph?

Which of the following features is not formed by the precipitation of calcite from water?

Which of these four numbered features on the surface or in a cave can be formed by the dissolution or collapse of limestone?

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Exam 12: Weathering and Mass Wasting

Which of the following is not a common trigger for slope failure?

What type of slope failure is shown in this figure?

Which numbered feature on this figure is a scarp?

Which of these four numbered features on the surface or in a cave is a stalactite?

Which of the following generally is true about caves formed by dissolution?

What type of slope failure is depicted in this photograph?

What events caused so much damage along the north coast of Venezuela in 1999?

The main feature shown in this photograph illustrates

What should have warned the people of coastal Venezuela that they were in a hazardous zone?

What happens when rocks oxidize near Earth's surface?

The layer of quartzite in this photograph would mostly weather by

Which of the following is probably not important in assessing an area's potential for slope failure?

Which of the following is true about how weathering affects fractured rocks?

What is the most common way in which sinkholes form?

Which of these four numbered features on the surface or in a cave is a stalagmite?

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

What type of slope failure has occurred in the Slumgullion area of Colorado?

What is the dominant type of weathering shown in this photograph?

Which of the following features is not formed by the precipitation of calcite from water?

Which of these four numbered features on the surface or in a cave can be formed by the dissolution or collapse of limestone?

The Nature of Physical Geography

Energy and Matter in the Atmosphere

Atmospheric Motion

Atmospheric Moisture

Weather Systems and Severe Weather

Atmosphere-Ocean-Cryosphere Interactions

Climates Around the World

Water Resources

Understanding Landscapes

Plate Tectonics and Regional Features

Volcanoes,deformation,and Earthquakes

Streams and Flooding

Glaciers and Glacial Landforms

Coasts and Changing Sea Levels

Soils

Ecosystems and Biogeochemical Cycles

Biomes

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