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1

Freezing water exerts pressure on the wall of a crack in a rock mass, making the crack larger. This is an example of
A)mechanical weathering.
B)chemical weathering.
C)exfoliation.
D)hydration.
2

Of the following rock weathering events, the last one to occur would probably be
A)exfoliation.
B)frost wedging.
C)carbonation.
D)disintegration.
3

Which of the following would have the greatest overall effect in lowering the elevation of a continent such as North America?
A)continental glaciers
B)alpine glaciers
C)wind
D)running water
4

Broad meanders on a very wide, gently sloping floodplain with oxbow lakes are characteristics you would expect to find in a river valley during what stage?
A)newborn
B)youth
C)maturity
D)old age
5

A glacier forms when
A)the temperature does not rise above freezing.
B)snow accumulates to form ice, which begins to flow.
C)a summer climate does not occur.
D)a solid mass of snow moves downhill under the influence of gravity.
6

A likely source of loess is
A)rock flour.
B)a cirque.
C)a terminal moraine.
D)an accumulation of ventifacts.
7

The landscape in a dry climate tends to be more angular because the dry climate
A)has more winds.
B)lacks as much chemical weathering.
C)has less rainfall.
D)has stronger rock types.
8

Peneplains and monadnocks are prevented from forming by
A)mass movement.
B)running water.
C)deflation.
D)rejuvenation.
9

The phrase "weathering of rocks" means
A)able to resist any changes, as in "weathers the storm."
B)a discoloration caused by the action of the weather.
C)physical or chemical destruction.
D)the same thing as rusting.
10

Weathering of a large boulder of solid granite can occur only when the boulder is
A)stationary.
B)moving.
C)in a rainstorm.
D)any of the above.
11

Weathering of a small fragment of solid granite can occur only when the fragment is
A)stationary.
B)moving.
C)in a rainstorm.
D)any of the above.
12

If you use a hammer to smash a rock into smaller and smaller pieces, you are doing what to the rock?
A)mechanical weathering
B)chemical weathering
C)erosion
D)transportation
13

If you pick up the small pieces of smashed rock, you are doing what to the rock?
A)mechanical weathering
B)chemical weathering
C)erosion
D)transportation
14

If you carry the rock fragments to a new location you are doing what to the fragments?
A)mechanical weathering
B)chemical weathering
C)erosion
D)transportation
15

If you dissolve a rock in acid you are doing what to the rock?
A)mechanical weathering
B)chemical weathering
C)erosion
D)transportation
16

A deeper, richer layer of soil would be expected where the climate is
A)wet and warm.
B)dry and cold.
C)tropical.
D)arctic.
17

The soil called loam is
A)all sand and humus.
B)mostly humus with some sand.
C)equal amounts of sand, clay, and humus.
D)from the C horizon of a soil profile.
18

A moraine is (a)
A)wind deposit.
B)glacier deposit.
C)river deposit.
D)any of the above.







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