Question 1

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 movement of Earth's water through a series of 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 movement of Earth's water through a series of reservoirs D

Question 2

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 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 burrowing into or mining out soil weakens it. 
D) Some organisms secrete a binding agent in the soil,while plants digest and weaken soil. C

Question 3

Uplift and subsidence are both ultimately the result of ________.

Accepted Answer

A) gravitational resistance 
B) convectional heating 
C) external energy 
D) plate tectonics 
A) gravitational resistance 
B) convectional heating 
C) external energy 
D) plate tectonics D

Question 4

Which energy sources are responsible for the destruction in the image below?

Accepted Answer

A) internal and external 
B) gravitational and internal 
C) gravitational and external 
D) convective and internal 
A) internal and external 
B) gravitational and internal 
C) gravitational and external 
D) convective and internal

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 6

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

Question 7

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

Question 8

Starting with a drop of water in the ocean,describe a full cycle of movement of the water drop through the hydrologic cycle (the water must end up back in the ocean).Through what reservoirs does that water move? What physical forms does the water take (e.g. ,liquid,solid,gas)?

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary but may include:
Liqui

Question 9

Which of the following is NOT an agent of erosion?

Accepted Answer

A) air 
B) water 
C) precipitation 
D) ice 
A) air 
B) water 
C) precipitation 
D) ice

Question 10

Which of the following landforms would be the result of subsidence?

Accepted Answer

A) mountain range 
B) wave-cut terrace 
C) desert buttes 
D) fore-arc basin 
A) mountain range 
B) wave-cut terrace 
C) desert buttes 
D) fore-arc basin

Question 11

The image below shows the Valles Marineris on Mars.Is this landform depositional or erosional? Explain your answer.

Accepted Answer

The Valles Marineris is a deep canyon th

Question 12

What type(s)of energy control(s)erosion? Explain your answer.

Accepted Answer

Erosion is controlled by external and gr

Question 13

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 14

Which of the following is NOT an example of a landform?

Accepted Answer

A) mesa 
B) valley 
C) water 
D) dune 
A) mesa 
B) valley 
C) water 
D) dune

Question 15

Mountain ranges are the result of ________.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 16

Which of the following mountain ranges is likely composed of soft material?

Accepted Answer

A) Figure 1 
B) Figure 2 
C) Figure 3 
D) Figure 4 
A) Figure 1 
B) Figure 2 
C) Figure 3 
D) Figure 4

Question 17

Why do scientists believe there was once liquid water on Mars?

Accepted Answer

A) Depositional landforms are seen on Mars but not erosional landforms. 
B) Landforms such as river channels and sandbars are seen on Mars. 
C) Large depressions are seen on Mars that were once large lakes. 
D) Evidence of marine life has been found in the rocks on Mars. 
A) Depositional landforms are seen on Mars but not erosional landforms. 
B) Landforms such as river channels and sandbars are seen on Mars. 
C) Large depressions are seen on Mars that were once large lakes. 
D) Evidence of marine life has been found in the rocks on Mars.

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

Which progression best describes how water goes from the ocean to 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 20

The difference in elevation in an area is called ________.

Accepted Answer

A) erosion 
B) deposition 
C) relief 
D) landform 
A) erosion 
B) deposition 
C) relief 
D) landform

Exam 25: Interlude F: An Introduction to Landscapes and the Hydrologic Cycle

Which of the following best describes the hydrologic cycle?

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

Uplift and subsidence are both ultimately the result of ________.

Which energy sources are responsible for the destruction in the image below?

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

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

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

Starting with a drop of water in the ocean,describe a full cycle of movement of the water drop through the hydrologic cycle (the water must end up back in the ocean).Through what reservoirs does that water move? What physical forms does the water take (e.g. ,liquid,solid,gas)?

Which of the following is NOT an agent of erosion?

Which of the following landforms would be the result of subsidence?

The image below shows the Valles Marineris on Mars.Is this landform depositional or erosional? Explain your answer.

What type(s)of energy control(s)erosion? Explain your answer.

What circumstance is likely to produce depositional landforms?

Which of the following is NOT an example of a landform?

Mountain ranges are the result of ________.

Which of the following mountain ranges is likely composed of soft material?

Why do scientists believe there was once liquid water on Mars?

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

Which progression best describes how water goes from the ocean to a river?

The difference in elevation in an area 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 Earth S 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 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

Interlude A: Rock Groups

Interlude B: A Surface Veneer: Sediments and Soils

Interlude C: The Rock Cycle

Interlude D: The Earth S Interior Revisited: Insights From Geophysics

Interlude E: Memories of Past Life: Fossils and Evolution

Filters

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