Quiz about NYS Regents Deposition and landscapes

Question 1

As compaction and cementation of these sediments eventually occur, which area will become siltstone?

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C

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A

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B

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D

Question 2

The landscape was developed by the processes of

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crustal uplift and stream erosion

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crustal uplift and glacial erosion

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crustal folding and stream erosion

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crustal folding and glacial erosion

Question 3

Which graph best represents the relationship between surface-water runoff and stream discharge?

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Option B is correct

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Question 4

Which graph best represents the range of particle sizes that can be carried by a glacier?

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Option C is correct

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Question 5

The diagram below shows a stream flowing past points X and Y. If the velocity of the stream at point X is 100 centimeters per second, which statement best describes the sediments being transported past these points?

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(3) Some pebbles being transported at point Y are bigger than those being transported at point X.

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1) At points X and Y, only clay is being transported.

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2) At points X and Y, only sand, silt, and clay are being transported.

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(4) Some pebbles and cobbles are being transported at points X and Y, but not sand, silt, or clay.

Question 6

What is the minimum rate of flow at which a stream of water can maintain the transportation of pebbles 1.0 centimeters in diameter?

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50 cm/sec

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100 cm/sec

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150 cm/sec

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200 cm/sec

Question 7

Unsorted, angular, rough-surfaced cobbles and boulders are found at the base of a cliff. What most likely transported these cobbles and boulders?

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gravity

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running water

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wind

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ocean currents

Question 8

In which New York State landscape region is Niagara Falls located?

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Erie-Ontario Lowlands

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Tug Hill Plateau

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St. Lawrence Lowlands

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Allegheny Plateau

Question 9

At which point does the greatest stream erosion occur?

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C

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A

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B

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D

Question 10

The meandering streams are shown in landscape region B usually form where there are

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gentle gradients

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volcanic cones

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many fractures in the bedrock

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numerous escarpments

Question 11

The sharp, angular flat-topped hills (mesas) in landscape region C were most likely produced by a climate that was

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arid

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tropical

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humid

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polar

Question 12

Which statement best explains why the river delta is developing at this site?

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The rate of deposition is greater than the rate of erosion.

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The rate of deposition is less than the rate of erosion.

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Sea level is slowly falling.

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Sea level is slowly rising.

Question 13

Which agent of erosion was most likely responsible for shaping the particles forming this rock?

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running water

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mass movement

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wind

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glacial ice

Question 14

If arrow length represents stream velocity, which diagram best shows the relative stream velocities in this section of the stream?

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Option B is correct

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Question 15

Which map best represents the stream drainage pattern for this landscape?

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Option C is correct

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Question 16

Which change at a particular location in a stream usually causes more sediments to be deposited at that location?

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decrease in stream velocity

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decrease in stream width

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increase in stream slope

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increase in stream discharge

Question 17

How is this pattern of horizontal sorting produced?

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Bigger particles are generally deposited first.

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High-density materials generally settle more slowly.

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Rounded sediments generally settle more slowly.

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Dissolved minerals are generally deposited first.

Question 18

The sedimentary rock, siltstone, will most likely form from sediments deposited in the zone

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C

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A

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B

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D

Question 19

Which statement best describes sediments deposited by glaciers and rivers?

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Glacial deposits are unsorted, and river deposits are sorted.

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Glacial deposits and river deposits are both sorted.

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Glacial deposits are sorted, and river deposits are unsorted.

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Glacial deposits and river deposits are both unsorted.

Question 20

Which process most likely produced the present appearance of this feature?

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wind erosion

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plate tectonics

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earthquake vibrations

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volcanic eruption

Question 21

The geologic feature shown in the photograph was primarily deposited by which agent of erosion?

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running water

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glaciers

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wind

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wave action

Question 22

This sequence best represents

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an arid region that experienced mostly erosional forces

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an arid region that experienced mostly uplifting forces

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a humid region that experienced mostly uplifting forces

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a humid region that experienced mostly erosional forces

Question 23

Which map shows the stream drainage pattern that would most likely develop on this deeply eroded dome?

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Option B is correct

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Question 24

Which graph best represents the relationship between the distance from the river delta into the ocean and the average size of sediments deposited on the ocean floor?

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Option A is correct

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Question 25

Which underlying bedrock structure most likely produced this stream drainage pattern?

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Option D is correct

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Question 26

On which type of landscape region are both the Susquehanna-Chesapeake and the Delaware watersheds located?

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plateau

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plain

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mountain

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lowland

Question 27

In which watershed is the Genesee River located?

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Ontario-St. Lawrence

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Susquehanna-Chesapeake

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Mohawk-Hudson

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Delaware

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