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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. Mudflow

B. Cree

C. Solifluction

D. Landslide

Question #2

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

A. Mass Wasting

B. Uplfit

C. Weathering

D. Erosion

Question #3

What are the two types of geomorphic processes?

A. There is only one type of geomorphic process

B. Internal and external

C. Foliated and nonfoliated

D. Strong and weak

Question #4

Which of the following is not a drainage pattern?

A. Dendritic

B. Radial

C. Trellis

D. Random

Question #5

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

A. It has three distinct layers

B. Sits between the outer core and the crust

C. All of these are true about the Mantle

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

Question #6

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

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

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

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

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

Question #7

The ocean floor is made mostly out of

A. Basalt

B. Limestone

C. Granite

D. Can't know for sure

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. TRUE

B. FALSE

Question #9

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

A. Cut banks

B. Point bars

C. Oxbow lakes

D. All of these

Question #10

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

A. Shield volcanoes

B. Composite volcanoes

C. Can't tell for sure

D. Stratovolcanoes

Question #11

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

A. Alexander the Great

B. Albert Einstein

C. Alfred Wegener

D. James Vaughan

Question #12

The depositional landform at a mouth of a river is called

A. Delta

B. Cut bank

C. Oxbow lake

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. TRUE

B. FALSE

Question #16

A drainage pattern resembling the branches of a tree is called

A. Dendritic

B. Trellis

C. Random

D. Radial

Question #17

Stream discharge is measured as

A. Volume per surface

B. Volume only

C. Speed and time

D. Volume per time

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: foliated and non-foliated

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

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

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. Pyroclastic material

B. Toxic gas plumes

C. Lahar

D. All of these

Question #22

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

A. GIS

B. Climatology

C. Geomorphology

D. Biogeography

Question #23

Which of the following is not contained within a stream load

A. Dissolved load

B. Suspended load

C. Bedload

D. Heavy load

Question #24

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

A. The crust

B. The lithosphere

C. The lower mantle

D. The asthenosphere

Question #25

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

A. Tributaries

B. Useless

C. None of these

D. Small streams

Question #26

Alluvium is a term that describes:

A. Rocks and boulders carried in the water

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

C. All of these

D. None of these

E. A type of stream pattern

Question #27

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

A. Chemical

B. Foliated

C. Clastic

D. Organic

Question #28

Urbanization has absolutely no impact on flooding patterns

A. FALSE

B. TRUE

Question #29

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

A. Stream capacity

B. Stream rejuvenation

C. Stream competence

D. Oxbow lake

Question #30

Which of the following is NOT a type of plate boundary

A. Convergent

B. Transform

C. Hot spot

D. Divergent

Question #31

Streams that flow only during and immediately after rain are called

A. Temporary

B. Perennial

C. Intermittent

D. Ephemeral

Question #32

The center of fault motion during an earthquake is known as

A. The wave

B. The focus

C. The epicenter

D. The magnitude

Question #33

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

A. FALSE

B. TRUE

Question #34

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

A. Very hot and very dry

B. Warm and dry

C. Very cold and dry

D. Warm and wet

Question #35

Tectonism or diastrophism consists of

A. Folding and faulting of existing rock formations

B. Volcanic eruptions

C. None of these

D. Plate boundary activity only

Question #36

What happens when two continental plates collide:

A. We can't tell for sure

B. An oceanic trench forms

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

D. Absolutely nothing

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. FALSE

B. TRUE

Question #39

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

A. Converge

B. Diverge

C. Cannot tell for sure

D. Slide past each other

Question #40

The angle of repose is:

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

B. An unknown variable in mass movement

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

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

Question #41

The smallest streams with no tributaries are called

A. Creeks

B. First order streams

C. Secondary streams

D. Ephemeral streams

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