The Test on Shaping Earth's Surface consists of 18 questions. Correct answers will be provided after your answers have been submitted.
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1 | | Which of the following must occur before the others can take place? |
| | A) | weathering |
| | B) | erosion |
| | C) | transportation |
| | D) | exfoliation |
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2 | | The red soils of Georgia, Oklahoma, and other places are one result of |
| | A) | frost wedging. |
| | B) | exfoliation. |
| | C) | chemical weathering. |
| | D) | erosion. |
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3 | | A cold, dry climate would probably result in mostly |
| | A) | chemical weathering. |
| | B) | mechanical weathering. |
| | C) | exfoliation. |
| | D) | erosion. |
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4 | | The roots of a tree grow into cracks and wedge the rocks apart as they grow. This is an example of |
| | A) | chemical weathering. |
| | B) | hydration. |
| | C) | mechanical weathering. |
| | D) | exfoliation. |
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5 | | A cavern in a limestone formation was probably produced by |
| | A) | oxidation. |
| | B) | hydration. |
| | C) | carbonation. |
| | D) | frost wedging. |
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6 | | An abundance of humus with balanced amounts of sand, silt, and clay would be found in |
| | A) | subsoil. |
| | B) | topsoil. |
| | C) | bedrock. |
| | D) | middle soil. |
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7 | | In general, deeper and richer soils should be found in which type of climate? |
| | A) | dry and warm |
| | B) | wet and cold |
| | C) | wet and warm |
| | D) | dry and cold |
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8 | | Which of the following is most effective in modifying the earth's surface? |
| | A) | running water |
| | B) | landslides |
| | C) | wind |
| | D) | glaciers |
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9 | | Rapids and waterfalls are characteristic features of a stream valley in a stage of |
| | A) | youth. |
| | B) | maturity. |
| | C) | old age. |
| | D) | rejuvenation |
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10 | | Flooding is more common in a stream valley that is in a state of |
| | A) | maturity. |
| | B) | old age. |
| | C) | youth. |
| | D) | rejuvenation. |
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11 | | You should expect more old age features where a stream |
| | A) | flows into the ocean; at its mouth. |
| | B) | is created; at its source. |
| | C) | halfway between its mouth and source. |
| | D) | none of the above. |
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12 | | Today, glaciers cover about what percent of Alaska? |
| | A) | nearly 33% |
| | B) | about 25% |
| | C) | more than 10% |
| | D) | less than 3% |
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13 | | A ridge-like glacial deposit is the |
| | A) | moraine. |
| | B) | cirque. |
| | C) | delta. |
| | D) | sand dune. |
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14 | | A U-shaped mountain valley was most likely formed by a (an) |
| | A) | stream in its youth stage. |
| | B) | glacier. |
| | C) | moving sand dune. |
| | D) | earthquake. |
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15 | | A mountain stream with gray to blue-gray water from suspended silt is most likely a result of |
| | A) | mass wasting. |
| | B) | glacial erosion. |
| | C) | wind erosion. |
| | D) | sheet erosion. |
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16 | | The landscape is most likely to have sharp angular outlines in which type of climate? |
| | A) | wet, cool |
| | B) | wet, warm |
| | C) | dry, cool |
| | D) | alternating cool and warm |
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17 | | Which of the following is more highly acidic? |
| | A) | grapefruit |
| | B) | acid rain |
| | C) | pure, unpolluted rain |
| | D) | oranges |
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18 | | Increased CO2 would probably increase which type of landscape feature? |
| | A) | caves in limestone |
| | B) | sand dunes in the desert |
| | C) | moraines in the mountains |
| | D) | deltas along the coast |
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