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Question #1

Which type of mass movement are we most likely to witness in the tundra, where the ground below a certain depth is permanently frozen

A. Cree

B. Solifluction

C. Landslide

D. Mudflow

Question #2

Which of the following is NOT a stage within the denudation process?

A. Erosion

B. Uplfit

C. Mass Wasting

D. Weathering

Question #3

What are the two types of geomorphic processes?

A. There is only one type of geomorphic process

B. Internal and external

C. Strong and weak

D. Foliated and nonfoliated

Question #4

Which of the following is not a drainage pattern?

A. Trellis

B. Radial

C. Random

D. Dendritic

Question #5

The following is (are) true about the Earth's Mantle:

A. Ends with the MohoroviÄ iÄ (MOHO) discontinuity which separates it from the curst

B. It has three distinct layers

C. All of these are true about the Mantle

D. Sits between the outer core and the crust

Question #6

When an oceanic and a continental plate converge the following takes place:

A. The continental plates moves right passed the continental plate like nothing happened

B. The less dense continental plate is subducted under the denser oceanic plate

C. We cannot tell for sure, it all depends on the circumstances

D. The denser oceanic plate is subducted under the less dense continental plate

Question #7

The ocean floor is made mostly out of

A. Can't know for sure

B. Limestone

C. Granite

D. Basalt

Question #8

Earthquakes used to be very difficult to predict in the past, but luckily now we can tell for sure when and where an earthquake will take place, and exactly how strong it will be.

A. FALSE

B. TRUE

Question #9

Which of the following are features that can be found in a meandering stream channel

A. All of these

B. Cut banks

C. Oxbow lakes

D. Point bars

Question #10

Gentle sloped volcanoes build by the lengthy outpour of very fluid lave are called

A. Shield volcanoes

B. Composite volcanoes

C. Stratovolcanoes

D. Can't tell for sure

Question #11

The first person who proposed the theory of plate tectonics is:

A. Alexander the Great

B. Albert Einstein

C. James Vaughan

D. Alfred Wegener

Question #12

The depositional landform at a mouth of a river is called

A. Oxbow lake

B. Cut bank

C. Delta

D. None of the above

Question #13

Denudation is the process of wearing away or rearranging existing landforms

A. FALSE

B. TRUE

Question #14

Horst and Graben is a landscape associated with

A. Faulting

B. Mass wasting

C. Volcanism

D. None of the above

Question #15

Deposition is likely to occur when the stream flow speed or water volume decreases

A. FALSE

B. TRUE

Question #16

A drainage pattern resembling the branches of a tree is called

A. Dendritic

B. Radial

C. Random

D. Trellis

Question #17

Stream discharge is measured as

A. Volume per time

B. Volume per surface

C. Speed and time

D. Volume only

Question #18

All rocks, no matter what kind they are, weather at exactly the same rate.

A. TRUE

B. FALSE

Question #19

The following is NOT true about metamorphic rocks:

A. They can form out of any type of rock under the right conditions (heat and/or pressure present)

B. They can be separated in two categories: intrusive and extrusive

C. They can be separated in two categories: foliated and non-foliated

D. They form when other rocks are subjected to intense heat and/or pressure

Question #20

The process of adjustment of the Earth's crust due to changes in the load on top of it is called

A. Plate tectonics

B. Contact metamorphism

C. Isostasy

D. Continental drift

Question #21

Which of the following is a hazard commonly associated with volcanic eruptions?

A. Toxic gas plumes

B. All of these

C. Lahar

D. Pyroclastic material

Question #22

The branch of geography that investigates the origin, evolution, and distribution of surface landforms is:

A. Geomorphology

B. Biogeography

C. GIS

D. Climatology

Question #23

Which of the following is not contained within a stream load

A. Dissolved load

B. Heavy load

C. Suspended load

D. Bedload

Question #24

The layer of the mantle in which rocks are plastic, fluid, and easily deformed is called

A. The asthenosphere

B. The crust

C. The lithosphere

D. The lower mantle

Question #25

Smaller streams that are joining with a larger stream within a watershed are called

A. None of these

B. Useless

C. Tributaries

D. Small streams

Question #26

Alluvium is a term that describes:

A. Clay, silt, gravel, and sand deposited by running water

B. None of these

C. A type of stream pattern

D. Rocks and boulders carried in the water

E. All of these

Question #27

The type of sedimentary rock formed out of preexisting rock pieces (gravel, sand, etc.) is called

A. Foliated

B. Chemical

C. Clastic

D. Organic

Question #28

Urbanization has absolutely no impact on flooding patterns

A. TRUE

B. FALSE

Question #29

The process that increases a stream's downcutting ability is called

A. Stream capacity

B. Oxbow lake

C. Stream rejuvenation

D. Stream competence

Question #30

Which of the following is NOT a type of plate boundary

A. Hot spot

B. Convergent

C. Divergent

D. Transform

Question #31

Streams that flow only during and immediately after rain are called

A. Perennial

B. Ephemeral

C. Intermittent

D. Temporary

Question #32

The center of fault motion during an earthquake is known as

A. The focus

B. The epicenter

C. The wave

D. The magnitude

Question #33

A drainage divide is a higher land area which separates drainage basins or watersheds

A. TRUE

B. FALSE

Question #34

Of the following climates, which is most likely to experience the fastest weathering

A. Very cold and dry

B. Warm and dry

C. Warm and wet

D. Very hot and very dry

Question #35

Tectonism or diastrophism consists of

A. Plate boundary activity only

B. None of these

C. Volcanic eruptions

D. Folding and faulting of existing rock formations

Question #36

What happens when two continental plates collide:

A. Absolutely nothing

B. We can't tell for sure

C. An oceanic trench forms

D. A tall mountain range develops, such as the Himalayas

Question #37

Which is an example of a native element

A. Limestone

B. Gold

C. Granite

D. None of the above

Question #38

A flow is characterized by a higher moisture content compared to a fall or a slide

A. TRUE

B. FALSE

Question #39

A mid-oceanic ridge (rift) can be found in an area where two tectonic plates

A. Cannot tell for sure

B. Diverge

C. Slide past each other

D. Converge

Question #40

The angle of repose is:

A. An unknown variable in mass movement

B. Not depended on the size of the sediment or rock particle

C. Steepest angle assumed by loose material on a slow without downslope movement

D. The angle at which a slope is the most stable

Question #41

The smallest streams with no tributaries are called

A. First order streams

B. Creeks

C. Secondary streams

D. Ephemeral streams

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