Question 1

What process created the terrace that forms the cliff in the picture below?

Accepted Answer

A)  subsidence 
B)  deposition 
C)  uplift 
D)  relief 
A)  subsidence 
B)  deposition 
C)  uplift 
D)  relief C

Question 2

If erosion is occurring in an area of weak rock,what would you expect the landscape to look like?

Accepted Answer

A)  gentle hills 
B)  steep cliffs 
C)  uplifted terraces 
D)  vertical canyons 
A)  gentle hills 
B)  steep cliffs 
C)  uplifted terraces 
D)  vertical canyons A

Question 3

The mountains around Rio de Janeiro shown in the below image represent a landscape with

Accepted Answer

A)  subsidence. 
B)  no erosion. 
C)  low relief. 
D)  high relief. 
A)  subsidence. 
B)  no erosion. 
C)  low relief. 
D)  high relief. D

Question 4

The term for the character and shape of the Earth's surface in a region is ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  landform 
B)  erosional surface 
C)  landscape 
D)  watershed 
A)  landform 
B)  erosional surface 
C)  landscape 
D)  watershed

Question 5

Which progression best describes how water from the ocean gets into a river?

Accepted Answer

A)  evaporation -> precipitation -> infiltration into the ground 
B)  evaporation -> precipitation -> runoff 
C)  evaporation -> precipitation -> evapotranspiration 
D)  evapotranspiration -> runoff -> precipitation 
A)  evaporation -> precipitation -> infiltration into the ground 
B)  evaporation -> precipitation -> runoff 
C)  evaporation -> precipitation -> evapotranspiration 
D)  evapotranspiration -> runoff -> precipitation

Question 6

Contrast the types of energy that control uplift and erosion.

Accepted Answer

Uplift is caused by plate tectonics whic

Question 7

What is the ultimate cause for the development of the landscape,the large road cut,in the following picture?

Accepted Answer

A)  climate 
B)  human activity 
C)  time 
D)  relief 
A)  climate 
B)  human activity 
C)  time 
D)  relief

Question 8

What circumstance is likely to produce depositional landforms?

Accepted Answer

A)  flash flooding of a river in the desert 
B)  a river flowing out of a lake 
C)  a river entering a large body of water 
D)  ocean waves crashing on the beach 
A)  flash flooding of a river in the desert 
B)  a river flowing out of a lake 
C)  a river entering a large body of water 
D)  ocean waves crashing on the beach

Question 9

What are landforms?

Accepted Answer

A)  individual shapes that make up a landscape 
B)  a synonym for continental crust 
C)  another term for landscape 
D)  paperwork relating to owning property 
A)  individual shapes that make up a landscape 
B)  a synonym for continental crust 
C)  another term for landscape 
D)  paperwork relating to owning property

Question 10

Which of the following best describes the hydrologic cycle?

Accepted Answer

A)  the movement of water through the ground to form aquifers 
B)  the cycle that water passes through when going from solid to liquid to gas 
C)  the circular motion due to density differences created when water boils 
D)  the transfer of the Earth's water through a series of natural reservoirs 
A)  the movement of water through the ground to form aquifers 
B)  the cycle that water passes through when going from solid to liquid to gas 
C)  the circular motion due to density differences created when water boils 
D)  the transfer of the Earth's water through a series of natural reservoirs

Question 11

Why do some life activities strengthen the substrate while others weaken it?

Accepted Answer

A)  Burrowing creatures distribute stronger soil around,while plants digest and weaken soil. 
B)  Burrowing creatures distribute stronger soil around,while plant roots wedge soil apart. 
C)  Plant roots help anchor soil,while animals burrowing into or mining out soil weakens it. 
D)  Some organisms secrete a binding agent in the soil,while plants digest and weaken soil. 
A)  Burrowing creatures distribute stronger soil around,while plants digest and weaken soil. 
B)  Burrowing creatures distribute stronger soil around,while plant roots wedge soil apart. 
C)  Plant roots help anchor soil,while animals burrowing into or mining out soil weakens it. 
D)  Some organisms secrete a binding agent in the soil,while plants digest and weaken soil.

Question 12

How does water get from the atmosphere into the groundwater system?

Accepted Answer

A)  Precipitation falls into rivers and then flows downriver into the groundwater system. 
B)  Precipitation falls on the ground and infiltrates the ground surface to the groundwater system. 
C)  Water from the ocean is sucked into the groundwater system due to a pressure difference. 
D)  Plants secrete water into the groundwater system in a process called evapotranspiration. 
A)  Precipitation falls into rivers and then flows downriver into the groundwater system. 
B)  Precipitation falls on the ground and infiltrates the ground surface to the groundwater system. 
C)  Water from the ocean is sucked into the groundwater system due to a pressure difference. 
D)  Plants secrete water into the groundwater system in a process called evapotranspiration.

Question 13

Landforms built by an accumulation of sediment are called ________ landforms.

Accepted Answer

A)  erosional 
B)  depositional 
C)  mechanical 
D)  glacial 
A)  erosional 
B)  depositional 
C)  mechanical 
D)  glacial

Question 14

Which of the following is responsible for most landscale development on the Earth over geologic time?

Accepted Answer

A)  moving water 
B)  animals and plants 
C)  glacial ice 
D)  winds 
A)  moving water 
B)  animals and plants 
C)  glacial ice 
D)  winds

Question 15

What is the maximum relief of the land surface in the topographic map below?

Accepted Answer

A)  50 m 
B)  100 m 
C)  300 m 
D)  400 m 
A)  50 m 
B)  100 m 
C)  300 m 
D)  400 m

Question 16

Which reservoir in the hydrologic cycle contains most of the Earth's mass of liquid fresh water?

Accepted Answer

A)  the oceans 
B)  groundwater 
C)  rivers and lakes 
D)  the atmosphere 
A)  the oceans 
B)  groundwater 
C)  rivers and lakes 
D)  the atmosphere

Question 17

What would an area experiencing erosion look like compared to one experiencing deposition?

Accepted Answer

A)  deep valleys or canyons versus large flat,open areas 
B)  large sand dunes versus large open bodies of water 
C)  rolling hills versus steep peaks 
D)  large,dry flatlands versus deep river channels 
A)  deep valleys or canyons versus large flat,open areas 
B)  large sand dunes versus large open bodies of water 
C)  rolling hills versus steep peaks 
D)  large,dry flatlands versus deep river channels

Question 18

If an area experiences uplift,it will form a ________; if it experiences subsidence,it will form a ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  depression; mountain 
B)  mountain; depression 
C)  valley; mesa 
D)  basin; mountain 
A)  depression; mountain 
B)  mountain; depression 
C)  valley; mesa 
D)  basin; mountain

Question 19

Why is understanding the hydrologic cycle important to understanding how landscapes form?

Accepted Answer

A)  because water has the ability to seep underground and affect the layers of rock 
B)  because the oceans cover a vast majority of our planet and are a main erosional agent 
C)  because the rate at which groundwater moves through the subsurface determines erosion rates 
D)  because water is the main agent of erosion and deposition on the Earth 
A)  because water has the ability to seep underground and affect the layers of rock 
B)  because the oceans cover a vast majority of our planet and are a main erosional agent 
C)  because the rate at which groundwater moves through the subsurface determines erosion rates 
D)  because water is the main agent of erosion and deposition on the Earth

Question 20

Water can remain in the ground as groundwater for up many thousands of years.This is called

Accepted Answer

A)  aquifer storage. 
B)  the groundwater flow rate. 
C)  residence time. 
D)  transfer time. 
A)  aquifer storage. 
B)  the groundwater flow rate. 
C)  residence time. 
D)  transfer time.

Exam 25: Ever-Changing Landscapes and the Hydrologic Cycle

What process created the terrace that forms the cliff in the picture below?

If erosion is occurring in an area of weak rock,what would you expect the landscape to look like?

The mountains around Rio de Janeiro shown in the below image represent a landscape with

The term for the character and shape of the Earth's surface in a region is ________.

Which progression best describes how water from the ocean gets into a river?

Contrast the types of energy that control uplift and erosion.

What is the ultimate cause for the development of the landscape,the large road cut,in the following picture?

What circumstance is likely to produce depositional landforms?

What are landforms?

Which of the following best describes the hydrologic cycle?

Why do some life activities strengthen the substrate while others weaken it?

How does water get from the atmosphere into the groundwater system?

Landforms built by an accumulation of sediment are called ________ landforms.

Which of the following is responsible for most landscale development on the Earth over geologic time?

What is the maximum relief of the land surface in the topographic map below?

Which reservoir in the hydrologic cycle contains most of the Earth's mass of liquid fresh water?

What would an area experiencing erosion look like compared to one experiencing deposition?

If an area experiences uplift,it will form a ________; if it experiences subsidence,it will form a ________.

Why is understanding the hydrologic cycle important to understanding how landscapes form?

Water can remain in the ground as groundwater for up many thousands of years.This is called

The Earth in Context

The Way the Earth Works: Plate Tectonics

Patterns in Nature: Minerals

Up From the Inferno: Magma and Igneous Rocks

The Wrath of Vulcan: Volcanic Eruptions

Pages of the Earths Past: Sedimentary Rocks

Metamorphism: a Process of Change

A Violent Pulse: Earthquakes

Crags,cracks,and Crumples: Crustal Deformation and Mountain Building

Deep Time: How Old Is Old

A Biography of the Earth

Riches in Rock: Energy and Mineral Resources

Unsafe Ground: Landslides and Other Mass Movements

Streams and Floods: the Geology of Running Water

Restless Realm: Oceans and Coasts

A Hidden Reserve: Groundwater

Dry Regions: the Geology of Deserts

Amazing Ice: Glaciers and Ice Ages

Global Change in the Earth System

Introducing Rocks

A Surface Veneer: Sediments and Soils

The Rock Cycle

The Earth’s Interior Revisited: Insights from Geophysics

Memories of Past Life: Fossils and Evolution

Prelude: And Just What is Geology?

Filters

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