Quiz about Mountains Planes Plateau Earth Science

Question 1

The boundaries of landscape regions are generally well-defined by changes in __________.

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elevation and bedrock structure

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vegetation and soil type

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stream size and drainage pattern

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latitude and longitude

Question 2

Landscapes with horizontal bedrock, gentle slopes, and low elevations are classified as __________.

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plains

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plateaus

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highlands

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mountains

Question 3

Landscapes with horizontal bedrock, steep slopes, and medium elevations are classified as __________.

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plateaus

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lowlands

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plains

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mountains

Question 4

Landscapes with faulted and folded bedrock, high elevations, and steep slopes are classified as __________.

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mountains

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plateaus

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lowlands

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plains

Question 5

Which factor is most influential in changing the landscape of a particular region?

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local climate

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bedrock age

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wind patterns

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grain size

Question 6

Which type of climate produces smooth, rounded surface features?

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humid

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hot

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arid

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cold

Question 7

Which type of climate produces sharp, angular surface features?

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arid

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hot

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cold

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humid

Question 8

Which agent of erosion produces U-shaped valleys and polished bedrock?

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glaciers

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rivers

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wind

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oceans

Question 9

The terminal moraines that formed Long Island were deposited by __________.

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ice

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rivers

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wind

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oceans

Question 10

A tear-drop hill of unsorted glacial sediment is called a __________.

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drumlin

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kettle

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striation

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jetty

Question 11

A buried block of glacial ice can form a __________.

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kettle lake

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drumlin

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striation

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breakwater

Question 12

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

Accepted Answer

Erie-Ontario Lowlands

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Tug Hill Plateau

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St. Lawrence Lowlands

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Allegheny Plateau

Question 13

Which city is located in a landscape region that is mostly composed of metamorphic rock?

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Old Forge

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Elmira

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Rochester

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Riverhead

Question 14

Which rock type is found in the Finger Lakes region of New York State?

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sedimentary

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igneous

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regional metamorphic

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contact metamorphic

Question 15

Which city is located in the Allegheny Plateau?

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Elmira

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Plattsburgh

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Oswego

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Niagara Falls

Question 16

Which major landscape region covers the greatest surface area of New York State?

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Allegheny Plateau

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New England Highlands

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Grenville Highlands

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Interior Lowlands

Question 17

Which city is located in the St. Lawrence Lowlands?

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Massena

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Kingston

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Rochester

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Albany

Question 18

Which river begins in the Adirondack Mountains?

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Hudson

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St. Lawrence

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Niagara

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Susquehanna

Question 19

During which period of geologic history was the surface bedrock of the Catskills deposited?

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Devonian

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Cambrian

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Pleistocene

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Triassic

Question 20

Which landscape feature is a flat plain consisting of unsorted clays, gravels, and sands?

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Long Island

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The Adirondacks

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The Catskills

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The Taconics

Question 21

Points A, B. C, D, and E represent the positions of large markers placed on the glacial ice and left there for a period of eight years.

Question: Which statement best describes the changes happening to this glacier between 1874 and 1882?

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The ice within the glacier is advancing, and the glacier front is retreating

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The ice within the glacier is advancing, and the glacier front is advancing

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The ice within the glacier is retreating, and the glacier front is retreating

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The ice within the glacier is retreating, and the glacier front is advancing

Question 22

A _____ is a tear-drop-shaped hill created by ice flow over and around till deposit.

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drumlin

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esker

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moraine

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erratic

Question 23

What feature is labeled G in Figure 7-1?

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outwash plain

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esker

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drumlin

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terminal moraine

Question 24

What feature is labeled A in Figure 7-1?

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drumlin

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kame

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esker

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end moraine

Question 25

The till deposited at the edge of a glacier forms a rige called a _______________

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moraine

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drumline

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horn

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ice age

Question 26

ALPINE GLACIERS erode mountainous regions, then melt.

What are the shapes of the valleys that remain behind after the ice melts?

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U-Shape Valley

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V-shape Valley

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Slot Canyon Valley

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Gorge

Question 27

_____ are parallel scratch marks on bedrock

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Striations

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Plucking

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Abrasion

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Till

Question 28

_____ are enormous boulders transported and deposited by glaciers, often far from their source region.

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Erratics

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Till

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Moraines

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Fjords

Question 29

___________glaciers are growing, while __________ glaciers are shrinking.

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Advancing, retreating

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Retreating, advancing

Question 30

Why are glaciers important?

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all of the above

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They protect certain species

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melting glaciers would increase sea level

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melting glaciers would throw off the ecosystem of the oceans

Question 31

All of the following were formed by glaciers EXCEPT _____.

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Grand Canyon

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Long Island

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Finger Lakes

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Great Lakes

Question 32

Poorly graded (unsorted) rock material deposited directly by a glacier.

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till

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glacial drift

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stratified drift

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glacier

Question 33

How were the Great Lakes formed?

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Glaciers carving the land during the Ice Age, then melting

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Canadians built a series of dams, making huge reservoirs

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Water flowing in from the Atlantic Ocean

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Underground springs

Question 34

How do glaciers erode land?

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By picking up soil and rocks and depositing them in new location

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By picking up water from lakes and streams and carrying it to the ocean

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By causing rain and snow in an area

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By lowering the atmospheric pressure, causing intense windstorms

Question 35

When a glacier is experiencing more melting than snow accumulation it is said to be in a period of _____.

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glacial retreat

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glacial drift

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glacial advance

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glacial outburst

Question 36

Friction causes the sides of a valley glacier to move more slowly than the center

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true

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false

Question 37

Glaciers form when _____.

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more snow falls than melts

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less snow falls than melts

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less rain falls than freezes

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more rain falls than freezes

Question 38

The deposit at the furthest point the glacier ever gets.

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moraine

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drumlin

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kettle lake

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striations

Question 39

The Genesee River flows across both the Allegheny Plateau and the Erie-Ontario Lowlands. Which direction is the river flowing?

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northward, like the Niagara River

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northward, like the Hudson River

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southward, like the Hudson River

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southward, like the Niagara River

Question 40

Which NYS landscape region is composed of mostly horizontal sedimentary bedrock and has a high elevation?

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The Catskills

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Hudson Highlands

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Manhattan Prong

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Taconic Mountains

Question 41

Two cities in NYS, located at similar latitudes, can have very different landscapes. What causes this difference?

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differences in bedrock structures

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differences in temperature

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differences in precipitation

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differences in soil characteristics

Question 42

If the rate of erosion (leveling force) on a particular landscape remains the same, but the uplifting forces dramatically increase, the elevation of that landscape will:

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increase

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decrease

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remain the same

Question 43

After graduation, you take a road trip from Massena, NY, to Albany, NY. What sequence of landscapes did you observe?

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Plain -> Mountain -> Plain

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Mountain -> Plain -> Plateau

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Plain -> Mountain -> Plateau

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Plateau -> Plain -> Mountain

Question 44

Looking at this depositional feature and the compass, what direction was the ice flowing?

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South

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North

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East

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West

Question 45

Drumlins are composed of:

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unsorted sediments

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sorted sediments

Question 46

Valley Stream is located on the Ronkonkoma Moraine's outwash plain. Compared to a moraine, sediments in an outwash plain are

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sorted

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unsorted

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more angular

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larger

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