Exam 12: Shaping Earths Surface: Streams, Coastlines, and Wind

In desert environments physical weathering is predominant over chemical weathering.

Potholes in river bottom bedrock form by

Stream power is not a function of which of the following?

Alluvial fans characteristically form in which of the geologic environments listed below.

What type of flow can transport fine-grained clay particles?

Potholes in river bottom bedrock form by

In total, about how much dissolved matter is delivered annually to the ocean by river transport?

The factor that dictates whether water in a stream channel undergoes turbulent or laminar flow is _________.

What is the geologic term for the distinctive, dark-brown coating that forms on rock surfaces in the desert?

The velocity of a river multiplied by the cross-sectional area of the river channel yields the river's

Which of the following is not an area where deserts typically occur?

Which of the following parts of a beach is the farthest inland?

On time scales of hundreds of millions of years, which of the following statements about landscape evolution is true?

Large waves caused by major storms can move sand on the ocean bottom at depths up to

Analysis of sediment transport over the entire United States provides evidence that global climate change is responsible for a(n) ___ in streamflow.

Which of the following statements about stream power is true?

Use the schematic topographic profile of the Atlantic Ocean seafloor from New England to the mid-ocean ridge below to answer the following: -The area labeled "Y" is the __________.