Weathering and Erosion | Weathering and Erosion | Water and Erosion | Water and Erosion |
---|---|---|---|
True or False
What is -Joints are often formed when the pressure on rock decreases
True
|
What is Galvanizing s a process used to inhibit rusting
True
|
What is which of the following creates a water gap?
a. headward erosion b. stream piracy c. uplifted land area d. increased evaporation
Uplifted land area
|
What is which of the following describes the trend in the water- movement pattern going from the equator to the poles?
a. condensation decreases b. evapotranspiration decreases c. condensation increases
Evapotranspiration decreases
|
True or False
What is Rocks weather most rapidly in a hot, dry climate
False
|
What is the C horizon in a residual soil consists of partially weathered bedrock
True
|
What is Artificial levees are most commonly used to prevent:
a. evaporation b. flooding c. runoff d. gullying
Flooding
|
What is as a river passes from youthful to a mature stage, it:
a. Shortens b. deepens c. meanders d. narrows
Meanders
|
True or False
What is Tropical soils generally make good farmland
False
|
What is Mudflows occur most often on plains and peneplains
False
|
What is Alluvial fans and deltas have similar
a. causes for deposition b. sizes of sediment grains c. shapes of deposition d. angles of slope
Causes for Deposition
|
|
What is Steep slopes are often too dry to support plant growth.
True
|
What is - which of the following is a type of mechanical weathering
a. oxidation b. hydrolysis c. carbonation d. ice wedging
Ice Wedging
|
What is One of the principal components of the sediment carried in a bed load is:
a. mud b. silt c. sand d. gravel
Gravel
|
|
What is which of the following generally weathers most rapidly?
a. limestone b. obsidian c. granite d. gnesis
Limestone
|
What is A river can be rejuvenated by
a. increasing slope b. decreasing velocity c. increasing branching d. decreasing depth
Increasing branching
|
||