Quiz about WEATHERING AND EROSION REVIEW

Question 1

What caused these rocks to be shaped the way they are?

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Wind and Waves

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Wind and Sunlight

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Waves and Sunlight

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Waves and Gravity

Question 2

Juan picks up a pebble from a river. The pebble is very smooth. Juan forms a hypothesis that the rock is smooth because it rubbed against other rocks and sand in the river. Which process did he explain?

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abrasion

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oxidation

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chemical weathering

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deposition

Question 3

In places where there is loose sand and strong wind, the wind can pick up the sand and carry it. When the wind slows, it drops the sand. What is this process called?

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deposition

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weathering

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erosion

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oxidation

Question 4

Repeated freezing and unfreezing is an example of what type of weathering?

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physical

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chemical

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erosion

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deposition

Question 5

Rain washing away soil from a hillside is an example of...

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erosion

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weathering

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deposition

Question 6

This process moves bits of rock from one place to another.

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erosion

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mechanical weathering

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chemical weathering

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deposition

Question 7

This process involves changing the composition of the minerals that make up a rock.

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chemical weathering

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mechanical weathering

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erosion

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deposition

Question 8

Physical weathering is caused by all of these EXCEPT???

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oxidation (forming rust)

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abrasion (wearing away)

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burrowing of animals

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ice wedging

Question 9

Erosion is caused by all of these EXCEPT???

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delta

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gravity

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ice

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water

Question 10

Landslides, mudslides, and creep are caused by.....

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gravity

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wind

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ice

Question 11

A glacier is....

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an extremely large mass of ice slowly plowing its way down a valley

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the term we use to describe any type of ice wedging

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not something that happens anymore

Question 12

Carbonation is

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when carbon dioxide and rain react to form carbonic acid, a form of acid rain that chemically weathers some types of rock

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when rust is formed

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when water is added to the minerals in a rock to soften the rock

Question 13

What is the difference between mechanical weathering and chemical weathering?

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Chemical weathering has a change in the rock's chemical composition and mechanical doesn't

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Mechanical weathering is breaking down of rocks

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Mechanical weathering is the change in chemical composition

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Chemical weathering is breaking down of rocks

Question 14

Which weathering has water freeze in the cracks and wedges it apart because water expands when it freezes?

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Frost Wedging (Freeze thaw)

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Abrasion

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Plant root growth

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Exfoliation

Question 15

Which weathering is the gradual peeling of layers due to uplift?

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Exfoliation

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Freeze thaw

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Plants and animals

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Abrasion

Question 16

Oxidation forms ______________

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Rust

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Water

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Plants

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Ice

Question 17

Weathering rates are faster in ________________ climates.

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Warm and wet

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Warm and dry

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Dry and Cold

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Dry and wet

Question 18

What is the removal and transport of weathered material?

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Erosion

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Weathering

Question 19

Landslide and rock slides occur in very ___________ vertical cliffs.

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Steep

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Shallow

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Horizontal

Question 20

Soil is made of

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all of the above

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weathered rocks and minerals

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dead plants and animals

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air and water

Question 21

The layer of soil which the topsoil is found.

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Horizon A

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Horizon B

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Horizon C

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Horizon D or R

Question 22

The two main factors that determine the rate of weathering are the TYPE of rock and_____.

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Climate

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Music

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Size of rock

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Weight of rock

Question 23

With a steeper slope, we would expect to see...

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more erosion

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less erosion

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the same amount of erosion

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no erosion at all

Question 24

The map below represents a river as it enters a lake.
At which locations is the amount of deposition greater than the amount of erosion?

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B, C, and F

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A,C and E

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B, D and F

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A, D and E

Question 25

What type of weathering is changing the composition of the rock or mineral?

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Chemical

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Mechanical

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Biological

Question 26

The movement of ________ is a major agent of erosion along streams, rivers, beaches, and underground.

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Water

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Gravity

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Ice

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Wind

Question 27

Sara blew through a straw and directed her breath at a pan of sand. The sand began to move. She is showing how the ______ erodes the land.

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Wind

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Ice

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Gravity

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Water

Question 28

Landslides and mudslides are an example of erosion by ________.

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Gravity

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Ice

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Water

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Wind

Question 29

The process where glaciers erode an area over a long period of time is ______ erosion.

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Ice

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Gravity

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Water

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Wind

Question 30

________ is the breaking down or dissolving of rocks.

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Weathering

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Deposition

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Erosion

Question 31

Landslides, rockfalls, and mudslides are responsible for both erosion and deposition. What force is mainly responsible for the erosion and deposition that happens in landslides, rockfalls, and mudslides?

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C. gravity

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A. ice

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B. wind

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D. temperature

Question 32

How can a glacier affect land in a valley?

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the glacier can erode rock and soil and deposit it somewhere else

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the glacier probably melted and then flooded the valley

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the glacier brought seeds with it so new trees could grow

Question 33

Sand dunes are created through what process?

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deposition by wind

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deposition by water

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deposition by ice (glaciers)

Question 34

What process creates deltas?

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Deposition by water

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Deposition by ice (glaciers)

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Deposition by wind

Question 35

A delta is an example of

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Deposition

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Erosion

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Weathering

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Sediment

Question 36

Waves and currents help to form beaches.

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True

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False

Question 37

Which does not impact the infiltration of water?

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amount of pollution in a nearby stream

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porosity/permeability of water

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rate of precipitation

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water table level

Question 38

The area of land drained by a river and its tributaries

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Drainage basin

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Watershed

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River area

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Groundwater

Question 39

Where the water goes up through the plants and is released into the air through the leaves

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Transpiration

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Evaporation

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Condensation

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Interception

Question 40

Impermeable Rock

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Rock that does not allow water to pass through it

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Rock that allows water to pass through it

Question 41

The rate at which infiltration takes place, expressed as inches per hour.

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Infiltration rate

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Percolation rate

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Lag time

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Through Flow

Question 42

The level below the earth's surface at which the ground becomes saturated with water.

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Water Table

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Groundwater Storage

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Surface Storage

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Soil Moisture Storage

Question 43

The volume of water flowing through a river channel

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River discharge

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Water table

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Through flow

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Surface Runoff

Question 44

Source

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The starting point of the river

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Where the river meets the sea

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Where two rivers meet

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Something you put on chips

Question 45

Tributary

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A smaller river leading to the main channel

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The meeting point of two rivers

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The start of the river

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The edge of the drainage basin

Question 46

Watershed

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The edge of the drainage basin

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The point where the river meets the sea

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The meeting point of two rivers

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A smaller river meeting the main channel

Question 47

What river feature does this image show?

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Oxbow Lake

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Meander

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Tributary

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Headwaters

Question 48

What river feature does this picture show?

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Meander

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Oxbow Lake

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Estuary

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Tributary

Question 49

What does this image show?

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Delta

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Oxbow Lake

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Headwaters

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Runoff

Question 50

A small stream or river feeding into the main river is known as...

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Tributary

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Confluence

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Source

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Mouth

Question 51

Where will there be the most erosion?

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B

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A

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C

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D

Question 52

Where is the water in the river moving the slowest?

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D

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A

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B

Question 53

A meander is best described as ...

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A winding section of a river.

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A straight section of the river.

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A winding section of a lake.

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A section of the river that joins another river.

Question 54

What is the name of the point where a river ends & empties into another river or large body of water?

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Mouth

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Tributary

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Water Shed

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Confluence

Question 55

The steepness or vertical drop of a stream or river

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gradient

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discharge

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runoff

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channel

Question 56

Which term best describes the general flow of water over land?

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runoff

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precipitation

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transpiration

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condensation

Question 57

What stage of a river is closest to the ocean?

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old

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Youthful

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mature

Question 58

What stage of the river moves the fastest?

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youthful

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mature

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old

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They all move at the same speed

Question 59

In the Youthful Stage of a river (in the mountains), what shape valley does the river cut into the hillside?

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"V" shape

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"S" shape

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"U" shape

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"L" shape

Question 60

In the mature stage of a river, where the it begins to leave the mountains, the river cut valley widens and the river begins to ___________________

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ALL of these

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slow down

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begin meanders

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start a flood plain

Question 61

A _____ is a mass of ice that moves downhill due to its weight.

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glacier

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erratic

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fjiord

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moraine

Question 62

_____ is rock debris embedded in base of ice create polishing, grooves and striations.

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Abrasion

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Plucking

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Weathering

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Erosion

Question 63

_____ is the removal of large chunks of rock debris.

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Plucking

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Abrasion

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Weathering

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Erosion

Question 64

_____ are parallel scratch marks on bedrock

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Straitions

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Plucking

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Abrasion

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Till

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