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Freezing water exerts pressure on the wall of a crack in a rock mass, making the crack larger. This is an example of |
| | A) | mechanical weathering. |
| | B) | chemical weathering. |
| | C) | exfoliation. |
| | D) | hydration. |
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Of the following rock weathering events, the last one to occur would probably be |
| | A) | exfoliation. |
| | B) | frost wedging. |
| | C) | carbonation. |
| | D) | disintegration. |
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Which of the following would have the greatest overall effect in lowering the elevation of a continent such as North America? |
| | A) | continental glaciers |
| | B) | alpine glaciers |
| | C) | wind |
| | D) | running water |
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Broad meanders on a very wide, gently sloping floodplain with oxbow lakes are characteristics you would expect to find in a river valley during what stage? |
| | A) | newborn |
| | B) | youth |
| | C) | maturity |
| | D) | old age |
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A glacier forms when |
| | A) | the temperature does not rise above 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. |
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A likely source of loess is |
| | A) | rock flour. |
| | B) | a cirque. |
| | C) | a terminal moraine. |
| | D) | an accumulation of ventifacts. |
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The landscape in a dry climate tends to be more angular because the dry climate |
| | A) | has more winds. |
| | B) | lacks as much chemical weathering. |
| | C) | has less rainfall. |
| | D) | has stronger rock types. |
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Peneplains and monadnocks are prevented from forming by |
| | A) | mass movement. |
| | B) | running water. |
| | C) | deflation. |
| | D) | rejuvenation. |
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The phrase "weathering of rocks" means |
| | A) | able to resist any changes, as in "weathers the storm." |
| | B) | a discoloration caused by the action of the weather. |
| | C) | physical or chemical destruction. |
| | D) | the same thing as rusting. |
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Weathering of a large boulder of solid granite can occur only when the boulder is |
| | A) | stationary. |
| | B) | moving. |
| | C) | in a rainstorm. |
| | D) | any of the above. |
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Weathering of a small fragment of solid granite can occur only when the fragment is |
| | A) | stationary. |
| | B) | moving. |
| | C) | in a rainstorm. |
| | D) | any of the above. |
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If you use a hammer to smash a rock into smaller and smaller pieces, you are doing what to the rock? |
| | A) | mechanical weathering |
| | B) | chemical weathering |
| | C) | erosion |
| | D) | transportation |
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If you pick up the small pieces of smashed rock, you are doing what to the rock? |
| | A) | mechanical weathering |
| | B) | chemical weathering |
| | C) | erosion |
| | D) | transportation |
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If you carry the rock fragments to a new location you are doing what to the fragments? |
| | A) | mechanical weathering |
| | B) | chemical weathering |
| | C) | erosion |
| | D) | transportation |
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If you dissolve a rock in acid you are doing what to the rock? |
| | A) | mechanical weathering |
| | B) | chemical weathering |
| | C) | erosion |
| | D) | transportation |
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A deeper, richer layer of soil would be expected where the climate is |
| | A) | wet and warm. |
| | B) | dry and cold. |
| | C) | tropical. |
| | D) | arctic. |
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The soil called loam is |
| | A) | all sand and humus. |
| | B) | mostly humus with some sand. |
| | C) | equal amounts of sand, clay, and humus. |
| | D) | from the C horizon of a soil profile. |
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A moraine is (a) |
| | A) | wind deposit. |
| | B) | glacier deposit. |
| | C) | river deposit. |
| | D) | any of the above. |
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