Question 1

Most dry lands lie between ________ degrees north and south of the equator.

Accepted Answer

A) 40 and 50 
B) 20 and 30 
C) 5 and 10 
D) 0 and 5 
A) 40 and 50 
B) 20 and 30 
C) 5 and 10 
D) 0 and 5 B

Question 2

Examine the words and/or phrases for each question below and determine the relationship among the majority of words/phrases.
-Choose the option that does not fit the pattern.

Accepted Answer

A) sand dune 
B) deflation 
C) blowout 
D) desert pavement 
A) sand dune 
B) deflation 
C) blowout 
D) desert pavement A

Question 3

A ________ is a crescent-shaped dune whose tips point downwind.

Accepted Answer

A) parabolic 
B) transverse 
C) barchan 
D) star 
A) parabolic 
B) transverse 
C) barchan 
D) star C

Question 4

________ dunes have scalloped sand ridges at right angles to prevailing winds with crescent-shaped slip faces pointing downwind.

Accepted Answer

A) Barchanoid 
B) Star 
C) Transverse 
D) Parabolic 
A) Barchanoid 
B) Star 
C) Transverse 
D) Parabolic

Question 5

Examine the words and/or phrases for each question below and determine the relationship among the majority of words/phrases.
-Choose the option that does not fit the pattern.

Accepted Answer

A) polar easterlies 
B) NE trade winds 
C) westerlies 
D) SE trade winds 
A) polar easterlies 
B) NE trade winds 
C) westerlies 
D) SE trade winds

Question 6

What is the dominant type of weathering in deserts?

Accepted Answer

The answer of What is the dominant type of weathering...

Question 7

How far does the Nile River flow across the Sahara desert without any tributaries?

Accepted Answer

The answer of How far does the Nile River flow...

Question 8

Which of the following statements about deserts is true?

Accepted Answer

A) Although rainfalls are infrequent, erosional and deposition related to water is important in deserts 
B) Deserts are located where there are ascending air masses and low atmospheric pressure 
C) Deserts are defined by their sand content 
D) Deserts are always located in hot, humid coastal areas 
A) Although rainfalls are infrequent, erosional and deposition related to water is important in deserts 
B) Deserts are located where there are ascending air masses and low atmospheric pressure 
C) Deserts are defined by their sand content 
D) Deserts are always located in hot, humid coastal areas

Question 9

________ dunes are linear sand ridges roughly parallel to the prevailing wind direction in areas of moderate sand supply.

Accepted Answer

A) Longitudinal 
B) Barchan 
C) Transverse 
D) Parabolic 
A) Longitudinal 
B) Barchan 
C) Transverse 
D) Parabolic

Question 10

Which one of the following statements concerning rock weathering is true?

Accepted Answer

A) Warm temperatures and high soil moisture contents accelerate chemical weathering. 
B) Low temperatures and high soil moisture contents accelerate chemical weathering but inhibit mechanical weathering. 
C) Warm temperatures and low soil moisture contents both promote rapid rates of mechanical weathering. 
D) Low temperatures and low soil moisture contents promote oxidation. 
A) Warm temperatures and high soil moisture contents accelerate chemical weathering. 
B) Low temperatures and high soil moisture contents accelerate chemical weathering but inhibit mechanical weathering. 
C) Warm temperatures and low soil moisture contents both promote rapid rates of mechanical weathering. 
D) Low temperatures and low soil moisture contents promote oxidation.

Question 11

Star dunes are isolated hills of sand formed by changing wind directions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

________ are solitary, crescent-shaped dunes whose tips face downwind.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ________ are solitary, crescent-shaped dunes whose tips...

Question 13

Examine the words and/or phrases for each question below and determine the relationship among the majority of words/phrases.
-Choose the option that does not fit the pattern.

Accepted Answer

A) desert floor dust 
B) bare bedrock 
C) fresh stratified drift 
D) fresh ground moraine 
A) desert floor dust 
B) bare bedrock 
C) fresh stratified drift 
D) fresh ground moraine

Question 14

Canada's only non-polar desert occurs in the southern Okanagan Valley of British Columbia.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

In a dry, fault-originated, basin and range area like the Okanagan Valley of BC and Washington, which environmental conditions are associated with steep mountain slopes and ephemeral streams?

Accepted Answer

A) Faulting is probably still active in the mountain rain shadow, producing a semi-arid climate. 
B) Faulting ceased millions of years ago, resulting in an arid desert. 
C) Faulting is probably still active, resulting in a steppe area with a rainy season. 
D) Faulting ceased millions of years ago, resulting in moderate rainfall but very hot climate. 
A) Faulting is probably still active in the mountain rain shadow, producing a semi-arid climate. 
B) Faulting ceased millions of years ago, resulting in an arid desert. 
C) Faulting is probably still active, resulting in a steppe area with a rainy season. 
D) Faulting ceased millions of years ago, resulting in moderate rainfall but very hot climate.

Question 16

________ dunes can form in low latitude desert areas where the prevailing wind directions change with the seasons.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ________ dunes can form in low latitude...

Question 17

Steppes are the driest of the true desert lands.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Deposition of glacial silt from blowing winds near the ice front was responsible for ________.

Accepted Answer

A) deflation ventifacts 
B) blowout pavement 
C) star steppes 
D) loess deposits 
A) deflation ventifacts 
B) blowout pavement 
C) star steppes 
D) loess deposits

Question 19

Multiple, connected, crescent-shaped coastal ________ dunes have tips pointing upwind, towards the beach.

Accepted Answer

A) parabolic 
B) barchan 
C) transverse 
D) longitudinal 
A) parabolic 
B) barchan 
C) transverse 
D) longitudinal

Question 20

Examine the words and/or phrases for each question below and determine the relationship among the majority of words/phrases.
-Choose the option that does not fit the pattern.

Accepted Answer

A) low-latitude desert 
B) rain shadow desert 
C) mid-latitude desert 
D) southern Okanagan Valley 
A) low-latitude desert 
B) rain shadow desert 
C) mid-latitude desert 
D) southern Okanagan Valley

Most dry lands lie between ________ degrees north and south of the equator.

Examine the words and/or phrases for each question below and determine the relationship among the majority of words/phrases. -Choose the option that does not fit the pattern.

A ________ is a crescent-shaped dune whose tips point downwind.

________ dunes have scalloped sand ridges at right angles to prevailing winds with crescent-shaped slip faces pointing downwind.

Examine the words and/or phrases for each question below and determine the relationship among the majority of words/phrases. -Choose the option that does not fit the pattern.

What is the dominant type of weathering in deserts?

How far does the Nile River flow across the Sahara desert without any tributaries?

Which of the following statements about deserts is true?

________ dunes are linear sand ridges roughly parallel to the prevailing wind direction in areas of moderate sand supply.

Which one of the following statements concerning rock weathering is true?

Star dunes are isolated hills of sand formed by changing wind directions.

________ are solitary, crescent-shaped dunes whose tips face downwind.

Examine the words and/or phrases for each question below and determine the relationship among the majority of words/phrases. -Choose the option that does not fit the pattern.

Canada's only non-polar desert occurs in the southern Okanagan Valley of British Columbia.

In a dry, fault-originated, basin and range area like the Okanagan Valley of BC and Washington, which environmental conditions are associated with steep mountain slopes and ephemeral streams?

________ dunes can form in low latitude desert areas where the prevailing wind directions change with the seasons.

Steppes are the driest of the true desert lands.

Deposition of glacial silt from blowing winds near the ice front was responsible for ________.

Multiple, connected, crescent-shaped coastal ________ dunes have tips pointing upwind, towards the beach.

Examine the words and/or phrases for each question below and determine the relationship among the majority of words/phrases. -Choose the option that does not fit the pattern.

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Weathering and Soil

Sedimentary Rocks

Metamorphism and Metamorphic Rocks

Geologic Time

Crustal Deformation

Earthquakes and Earth's Interior

The Ocean Floor

Plate Tectonics: The Framework for Modern Geology

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Mass Wasting: The Work of Gravity

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Exam 18: Deserts and Winds

Most dry lands lie between ________ degrees north and south of the equator.

Examine the words and/or phrases for each question below and determine the relationship among the majority of words/phrases. -Choose the option that does not fit the pattern.

A ________ is a crescent-shaped dune whose tips point downwind.

________ dunes have scalloped sand ridges at right angles to prevailing winds with crescent-shaped slip faces pointing downwind.

Examine the words and/or phrases for each question below and determine the relationship among the majority of words/phrases. -Choose the option that does not fit the pattern.

What is the dominant type of weathering in deserts?

How far does the Nile River flow across the Sahara desert without any tributaries?

Which of the following statements about deserts is true?

________ dunes are linear sand ridges roughly parallel to the prevailing wind direction in areas of moderate sand supply.

Which one of the following statements concerning rock weathering is true?

Star dunes are isolated hills of sand formed by changing wind directions.

________ are solitary, crescent-shaped dunes whose tips face downwind.

Examine the words and/or phrases for each question below and determine the relationship among the majority of words/phrases. -Choose the option that does not fit the pattern.

Canada's only non-polar desert occurs in the southern Okanagan Valley of British Columbia.

In a dry, fault-originated, basin and range area like the Okanagan Valley of BC and Washington, which environmental conditions are associated with steep mountain slopes and ephemeral streams?

________ dunes can form in low latitude desert areas where the prevailing wind directions change with the seasons.

Steppes are the driest of the true desert lands.

Deposition of glacial silt from blowing winds near the ice front was responsible for ________.

Multiple, connected, crescent-shaped coastal ________ dunes have tips pointing upwind, towards the beach.

Examine the words and/or phrases for each question below and determine the relationship among the majority of words/phrases. -Choose the option that does not fit the pattern.

An Introduction to Geology and Plate Tectonics

Minerals: The Building Blocks of Rocks

Igneous Rocks

Volcanoes and Volcanic Processes

Weathering and Soil

Sedimentary Rocks

Metamorphism and Metamorphic Rocks

Geologic Time

Crustal Deformation

Earthquakes and Earth's Interior

The Ocean Floor

Plate Tectonics: The Framework for Modern Geology

Mountain Building and Continental Frameworks

Mass Wasting: The Work of Gravity

Running Water

Groundwater

Glaciers and Glaciation

Shorelines

Mineral and Energy Resources

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