Earth's Surface Assessment

How would you describe the landscape made by alpine glaciers compared to the landscape made by continental glaciers? pp.49-50

• Alpine glaciers form U-shaped valleys, and continental glaciers form V-shaped valleys.

• Alpine glaciers form rugged landscapes, and continental glaciers form rounded flat landscapes.

• Alpine glaciers form smooth landscapes, and continental glaciers from hilly landscapes.

• Alpine glaciers form flattened landscapes, and continental glaciers form uneven landscapes.

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Sand dunes are formed where wind deposits sand it has been carrying. The following diagram shows a sand dune. The arrows show four different wind direction.

Which arrow shows the direction in which the wind was blowing to form this sand dune?

• arrow Q

• arrow R

• arrow S

• arrow T

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The continent of Antarctica is covered with an ice sheet. Which part of the Earth system includes the ice sheet?

• biosphere

• cryosphere

• atmosphere

• hydrosphere

The following diagram shows how sediment is deposited as a fast-flowing river reaches a flatter area of land.

• river delta

• floodplain

• alluvial fan

• oxbow lake

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Storms can cause major changes to barrier islands by removing sand from the island. Which of the following would be expected to remove the most sand from a barrier island during a storm.

• waves depositing debris on the island

• currents moving sand along the island

• large waves crashing sand across the island

• strong wind blowing sand across the island

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Leaves release acids into the soil as they decay. How could decaying leaves affect rock in the soil beneath them?

• They could expose the rock to wind and water.

• They could decrease the amount of weathering that occurs within the soil.

• They could increase the amount of chemical weathering of rock and soil formation.

• They could decrease the amount of chemical weathering and slow down the rate of soil formation.

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What is a cause of physical weathering, but not of chemical weathering?

• air

• wind

• acids

• water

Each layer of the geosphere has a different composition. What element makes up most of the Earth's crust?

• iron

• nickel

• oxygen

• aluminum

The graph shows the average monthly rainfall in two Florida cities. Weathering from rain will be the greatest when the amount of rainfall is the highest. When and where will rainfall cause the least weathering?

• Miami in March

• Miami in January

• Gainesville in June

• Gainesville in October

Which soil horizon typically contains the least organic matter?

• A horizon

• B horizon

• C horizon

• O horizon