Earth Science Reference Table Landscape

What type of landscape region is located at 42°30' N and 76° W? (Use ESRT)

• Plateau

• Coastal Lowland

• Plain

• Mountainous Area

According to the ESRT, which NYS landscape region contains mostly Devonian bedrock?

• Atlantic Coastal Plains

• Adirondack Mountains

• Appalachian Uplands

• Tug Hill Plateau

According to the Earth Science Reference Tables, during which period of geologic history was the surface bedrock of the Catskills deposited?

• Devonian

• Cambrian

• Pleistocene

• Triassic

Which landscape characteristic indicates a landscape has been formed primarily by streams?

• parallel hills of unsorted sediments

• residual soil covering a large area

• coastal sand dunes

• V-shaped valleys

Landscape regions are generally determined by

• amount of yearly precipitation

• method of surface sediment deposition

• underlying rock structure and elevation

• amount of stream discharge and direction of flow

Which change would be occurring in a landscape region where uplifting forces are dominant over leveling forces?

• hill slopes that are increasing in steepness with time

• a state of dynamic equilibrium existing with time

• topographic features that are becoming smoother with time

• streams that are decreasing in velocity with time

A landscape is characterized by much transported soil, scratched rock surfaces, and wide U-shaped valleys. The developmental of this landscape is probably the result of

• glaciation

• stream action

• wind erosion

• uplifting

If the rate of erosion in a particular landscape on the Earth's surface increases and the uplifting forces remain constant, the elevation of that landscape will

• increase

• remain the same

• decrease

if a river flows at a rate of 500 cm/s, what is the largest rock it can transport?

• Sand

• Pebbles

• Cobbles

• Boulders

A stream deposits sediment as it enters a lake. As the distance from the mouth of the stream increases, the size of the particles

• decreases

• increases

• decreases and the increases

• increases and then decreases