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Unit 4 Test Review

Quiz by William Jaggers

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  • Q1
    The breakdown of rocks into sediments is known as
    weathering
    erosion
    mass wasting
    deposition
    30s
  • Q2
    The transportation of sediments from one place to another is know as
    soil
    deposition
    weathering
    erosion
    30s
  • Q3
    Which two processes best explain how soil is produced?
    weathering and erosion
    erosion and deposition
    erosion and biologic activity
    weathering and biologic activity
    30s
  • Q4
    Which landscape region is characterized by high relief, steep slopes, and metamorphic rock?
    lowlands
    mountains
    plateaus
    valleys
    30s
  • Q5
    Which landscape regions have slow moving, meandering streams, gentle slopes, and flat layers of sedimentary rocks?
    mountains
    lowlands
    plateaus
    volcanoes
    30s
  • Q6
    Which would be the best stream drainage pattern for this landscape which is represented by a contour map ?
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    trellis
    annular
    radial
    dendritic
    30s
  • Q7
    Which condition is least likely to cause surface runoff during a rainstorm?
    unsaturated soil
    frozen soil
    low porosity
    steep slopes
    30s
  • Q8
    The diagram represents equal masses of two identical rock samples. Sample A will weather slower than sample B because sample B
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    is more dense
    has more surface area
    has less surface area
    has less mass
    30s
  • Q9
    According to the graph shown, the amount of chemical weathering will decrease if
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    air temperature decreases and precipitation increases
    air temperature increases and precipitation decreases
    air temperature and precipitation increases
    air temperature and precipitation decreases
    30s
  • Q10
    If the soil in your yard is composed of sediments that are very different from the bedrock below, that means
    are clay-sized
    the particles are all the same size
    the sediment formed from the bedrock below
    the sediment was transported from somewhere else
    30s
  • Q11
    What is the chief agent of erosion?
    running water
    lakes
    glaciers
    wind
    30s
  • Q12
    Water seeps into a crack of a rock, freezes and expands, widening the crack. This type of erosion is called
    abrasion
    root pry
    exfoliation
    frost action
    30s
  • Q13
    According to the Earth Science Reference Tables, a stream flowing at a velocity of 1 centimeter per second can transport
    only sand
    only silt and clay
    pebbles, sand, silt, and clay
    sand, silt, and clay
    30s
  • Q14
    As a sediment's particle size increases,
    settling time increases
    settling time decreases
    density decreases
    settling rate decreases
    30s
  • Q15
    Drumlins are oval-shaped hills deposited by glaciers and are characterized by
    found underwater, mixed with organic materials
    well sorted in horizontal layers
    well-rounded, sand-sized particles
    unsorted and not in layers
    30s

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