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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. Solifluction

C. Landslide

D. Cree

Question #2

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

A. Uplfit

B. Weathering

C. Mass Wasting

D. Erosion

Question #3

What are the two types of geomorphic processes?

A. There is only one type of geomorphic process

B. Strong and weak

C. Internal and external

D. Foliated and nonfoliated

Question #4

Which of the following is not a drainage pattern?

A. Random

B. Dendritic

C. Radial

D. Trellis

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. Sits between the outer core and the crust

C. It has three distinct layers

D. All of these are true about the Mantle

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. Limestone

B. Basalt

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. FALSE

B. TRUE

Question #9

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

A. Cut banks

B. Oxbow lakes

C. Point bars

D. All of these

Question #10

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

A. Stratovolcanoes

B. Shield volcanoes

C. Can't tell for sure

D. Composite volcanoes

Question #11

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

A. James Vaughan

B. Albert Einstein

C. Alfred Wegener

D. Alexander the Great

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. TRUE

B. FALSE

Question #14

Horst and Graben is a landscape associated with

A. Mass wasting

B. Volcanism

C. Faulting

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. Random

B. Trellis

C. Dendritic

D. Radial

Question #17

Stream discharge is measured as

A. Speed and time

B. Volume per surface

C. Volume only

D. Volume per time

Question #18

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

A. FALSE

B. TRUE

Question #19

The following is NOT true about metamorphic rocks:

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

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

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

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

Question #20

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

A. Isostasy

B. Continental drift

C. Plate tectonics

D. Contact metamorphism

Question #21

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

A. Toxic gas plumes

B. Pyroclastic material

C. All of these

D. Lahar

Question #22

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

A. GIS

B. Geomorphology

C. Biogeography

D. Climatology

Question #23

Which of the following is not contained within a stream load

A. Dissolved load

B. Bedload

C. Heavy load

D. Suspended load

Question #24

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

A. The asthenosphere

B. The lithosphere

C. The crust

D. The lower mantle

Question #25

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

A. Useless

B. Small streams

C. Tributaries

D. None of these

Question #26

Alluvium is a term that describes:

A. A type of stream pattern

B. None of these

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

D. All of these

E. Rocks and boulders carried in the water

Question #27

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

A. Chemical

B. Organic

C. Clastic

D. Foliated

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. Oxbow lake

B. Stream competence

C. Stream rejuvenation

D. Stream capacity

Question #30

Which of the following is NOT a type of plate boundary

A. Divergent

B. Hot spot

C. Transform

D. Convergent

Question #31

Streams that flow only during and immediately after rain are called

A. Ephemeral

B. Perennial

C. Intermittent

D. Temporary

Question #32

The center of fault motion during an earthquake is known as

A. The wave

B. The magnitude

C. The focus

D. The epicenter

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. Very cold and dry

C. Warm and dry

D. Warm and wet

Question #35

Tectonism or diastrophism consists of

A. None of these

B. Plate boundary activity only

C. Volcanic eruptions

D. Folding and faulting of existing rock formations

Question #36

What happens when two continental plates collide:

A. We can't tell for sure

B. Absolutely nothing

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

D. An oceanic trench forms

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. Diverge

B. Cannot tell for sure

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. Ephemeral streams

B. Creeks

C. Secondary streams

D. First order streams

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