28. Streams produce fluvial erosion, which supplies weathered sediment for to ne
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28. Streams produce fluvial erosion, which supplies weathered sediment for to new locations, where it is laid down in a . A. erosion and alluvium B. alluvium, deposition C. transport, deposition D. erosion, transport
29. What are the 3 main components of fluvial erosion? A. erosion, alluvium, and deposition B. erosion, transportation, and deposition C. alluvium, transportation, and deposition D. erosion, transportation, and alluvium
30. Every stream has a drainage basin, ranging in size from tiny to vast. A. True B. False
31. What is a fluvial deposit? A. material laid down by a stream or river B. a river system C. the end of a river or stream D. the bed of a river
32. What impact does fluvial erosion have on the land? A. no impact B. it changes the shape of the land C. land stays the same D. little to no change in the land
33. What is a fluvial process? A. erosion B. transportation of sediments C. there's no such thing as a fluvial process D. the interaction of flowing water of rivers and streams
34. Sediments are always floating. A. True B. False
35. When water erodes land and leaves material brought from some where else its called A. fluvial landscape B. fluvial deposits C. fluvial process D. fluvial erosion
36. What percentage of fresh water on Earth is stored as ice? A. 23% B. 56% C. 77% D. 92% E. 47%
37. Glaciers behave as a plastic that flows most quickly in the core of the system. A. True B. False
38. At one point during Earth history, the oceans were frozen to a depth of nearly a half-mile. A. True B. False
39. What is the name of the process that causes the earth to compress under the weight of massive ice sheets? A. glacial compression B. continental pressure C. isostatic depression D. eustatic rebound
40. Approximately what percentage of freshly fallen snow is air? A. 90% B. 80% C. 50% D. 25% E. 5%
44. The three factors involved in the formation of waves are wind strength, wind duration, and fetch. A. True B. False
45. What is the most dominant factor in shaping a coastline? A. waves B. wind C. tides D. vegetation E. precipitation
46. What is the most familiar coastal depositional feature? A. a foredune B. a backdune C. a spit D. a seastack E. a beach
48.A common process that occurs when a shoreline retreats as a result of erosion is termed: A. Progradation B. Feature Removal C. Retrogradation D. Beach Drift E. Depositional Transfer
50. Marine terraces represent current shorelines and indicate current water level variation.
A. True
B. False
51. The composition of continental crust is:
A. Sial
B. Sima
C. Siam
D. Water
52. The leaking of landfill chemicals into the groundwater system.
A. Leaching
B. Diaspora
C. Illuviation
D. Artesian Spring
53. The process of subduction is due to:
A. Density differential
B. converging plate boundaries
C. diverging plate boundaries
D. A & B
54. The rock type formed through the cooling of magma?
A. Intrusive Metamorphic
B. Extrusive Igneous
C. Sedimentary
D. Intrusive Igneous
55. The rock type formed through the layering of material turning to rock over time and pressure?
A. Metamorphic
B. Igneous
C. Sedimentary
D. Obsidian
56. The rock type formed best as an Aquaclude?
A. Slate
B. Granite
C. Shale
57. The seeping of water at the earth’s surface due to faulting?
A. Mountain
B. Artesian
C. Natural
D. Bed
58. A large mass of compressed snow affected by the relatively slow pull of gravity?
a. Avalanche
b. Blizzard
c. Glacier
d. Mega
59. The geographical area that contributes groundwater and runoff to any particular stream
a. Trunk Stream
b. Drainage Divide
c. Tributary
d. Drainage Basin
Explanation / Answer
29) erosion trasportation and deposition
30) true
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