Question 1

Briefly describe physical weathering,providing examples of several physical weathering processes.

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Physical weathering is the disintegratio...

Question 2

Salt crystal growth is most prevalent in humid regions.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Exfoliation and pressure-release jointing are examples of ________weathering processes.

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A)  physical
B)  chemical
C)  both biological and physical
D)  biologicalE) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

Question 4

Scarification is an example of anthropogenic mass movement.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The principle that landscape formation is balance between endogenic and exogenic processes is called

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A)  catastrophism.
B)  the dynamic equilibrium model.
C)  uniformitarianism.
D)  steady state theory.E) C) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 6

Salt-crystal growth (salt weathering) is an example of ________weathering processes.

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A)  chemical
B)  biological
C)  both biological and physical
D)  physicalE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 7

________may form at the bottom of cockpits and may even be an important cause of cockpit karst topography.

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A)  River floodplains
B)  Grabens
C)  Sinkholes
D)  StalactitesE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 8

A landslide requires substantial amounts of water to saturate a mass of materials.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Physical weathering dominates in warm,wet climates.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

These rounded granite outcrops are the result of which weathering process?

Accepted Answer

A)  Hydration
B)  Spheroidal weathering
C)  Carbonation
D)  OxidationE) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 11

In the Andes Mountains of South America,entire towns of thousands of people have been buried suddenly when water and loose materials traveled downhill as a viscous fluid.This type of catastrophic event is known as a

Accepted Answer

A)  lahar.
B)  slump.
C)  debris avalanche.
D)  rock fall.
E)  slide.F) B) and E)
G) C) and D)

Question 12

In the spring of 1925 in Jackson Hole,WY,about 37 million m 3 of moisture-laden soil and rock moved down one side of the canyon and surge up the other side.This is an example of a(n)

Accepted Answer

A)  earthflow.
B)  rockfall.
C)  slump.
D)  rotational slide.E) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 13

Chemical weathering processes are particularly effective on limestone landscapes,forming

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A)  exfoliation domes and arch-like forms.
B)  karst topography.
C)  hydrolysis plains.
D)  pressure-release jointing.E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 14

The movement of unsaturated regolith and bedrock downslope is called earthflow.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

In which climates would rocks experience the highest amounts of chemical decomposition and decay?

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A)  Hot and dry
B)  Cold and dry
C)  Hot and wet
D)  Cold and wetE) A) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 16

Landscapes in a dynamic equilibrium show ongoing adaptations to ongoing changes occurring in a landscape.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

After a threshold is crossed,the landscape

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A)  remains unstable thereafter.
B)  returns to the conditions that existed prior to the crossing the threshold.
C)  adjusts to a new equilibrium condition.
D)  looks identical to the landscape that existed prior to the crossing of the threshold.E) All of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 18

Chemical weathering is greatest under conditions of

Accepted Answer

A)  higher rainfall,but lower temperatures.
B)  lower rainfall and temperatures.
C)  higher rainfall and temperatures.
D)  lower rainfall,but higher temperatures.E) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

Question 19

Stalactites and stalagmites are examples of dripstones.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

The uplift of mountains is caused by

Accepted Answer

A)  aggradation.
B)  exogenic forces.
C)  denudation.
D)  endogenic processes.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Exam 11: Landmass Denudation

Chemical weathering is greatest under conditions of

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The movement of unsaturated regolith and bedrock downslope is called earthflow.

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Scarification is an example of anthropogenic mass movement.

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________may form at the bottom of cockpits and may even be an important cause of cockpit karst topography.

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The uplift of mountains is caused by

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In which climates would rocks experience the highest amounts of chemical decomposition and decay?

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Physical weathering dominates in warm,wet climates.

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Salt-crystal growth (salt weathering) is an example of ________weathering processes.

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These rounded granite outcrops are the result of which weathering process?

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In the spring of 1925 in Jackson Hole,WY,about 37 million m 3 of moisture-laden soil and rock moved down one side of the canyon and surge up the other side.This is an example of a(n)

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The principle that landscape formation is balance between endogenic and exogenic processes is called

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Landscapes in a dynamic equilibrium show ongoing adaptations to ongoing changes occurring in a landscape.

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Exfoliation and pressure-release jointing are examples of ________weathering processes.

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Chemical weathering processes are particularly effective on limestone landscapes,forming

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Stalactites and stalagmites are examples of dripstones.

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A landslide requires substantial amounts of water to saturate a mass of materials.

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After a threshold is crossed,the landscape

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In the Andes Mountains of South America,entire towns of thousands of people have been buried suddenly when water and loose materials traveled downhill as a viscous fluid.This type of catastrophic event is known as a

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Briefly describe physical weathering,providing examples of several physical weathering processes.

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