Question 1

Sometimes, landslides come down into a valley and then race upslope on the other side.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

The angle of repose is the same for all materials.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Mass wasting and weathering are synonymous terms.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Plant roots are agents of weathering.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

A mudflow is a slope collapse with a backward rotation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Salt wedging is a form of physical weathering especially prevalent in the humid tropics.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Which of the following processes is NOT associated with the biological weathering of he landscape?

Accepted Answer

A)  the burrowing of animals 
B)  ion exchange by lichens 
C)  wedging by roots 
D)  photosynthesis 
E)  wetting and drying of lichens 
A)  the burrowing of animals 
B)  ion exchange by lichens 
C)  wedging by roots 
D)  photosynthesis 
E)  wetting and drying of lichens

Question 8

Which process must take place FIRST during the denudation of a landscape?

Accepted Answer

A)  weathering 
B)  erosion 
C)  mass wasting 
D)  They must occur simultaneously. 
E)  None of them must necessarily occur first. 
A)  weathering 
B)  erosion 
C)  mass wasting 
D)  They must occur simultaneously. 
E)  None of them must necessarily occur first.

Question 9

Frost wedging is NOT a significant agent in producing ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  large boulders 
B)  sand 
C)  clay 
D)  mechanical weathering effects 
E)  dust 
A)  large boulders 
B)  sand 
C)  clay 
D)  mechanical weathering effects 
E)  dust

Question 10

Clay is a facilitator for mass wasting because clay ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  particles are so small 
B)  absorbs water 
C)  has solution cavities 
D)  dissolves when wet 
E)  particles are larger than sand 
A)  particles are so small 
B)  absorbs water 
C)  has solution cavities 
D)  dissolves when wet 
E)  particles are larger than sand

Question 11

Exfoliation is a type of weathering which is produced by hydrolysis.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Which of the following is the slowest of all types of mass movement?

Accepted Answer

A)  slump 
B)  earthflow 
C)  landslide 
D)  rockfall 
E)  solifluction 
A)  slump 
B)  earthflow 
C)  landslide 
D)  rockfall 
E)  solifluction

Question 13

Gravity is the main force impelling movement in all of the following EXCEPT ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  creep 
B)  slide 
C)  solifluction 
D)  hydrolysis 
E)  fall 
A)  creep 
B)  slide 
C)  solifluction 
D)  hydrolysis 
E)  fall

Question 14

The major end product of chemical weathering is(are) ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  silts 
B)  clays 
C)  sands 
D)  talus 
E)  airborne dust 
A)  silts 
B)  clays 
C)  sands 
D)  talus 
E)  airborne dust

Question 15

Mass wasting is most likely during ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  freezing temperatures 
B)  heavy rain 
C)  joint formation 
D)  the perihelion of Earth to the Sun 
E)  daytime 
A)  freezing temperatures 
B)  heavy rain 
C)  joint formation 
D)  the perihelion of Earth to the Sun 
E)  daytime

Question 16

Chemical weathering is at its peak in high northern latitudes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The rock debris which accumulates at the base of steep slopes by gravitational action is called ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  exfoliation 
B)  talus 
C)  slump 
D)  creep 
E)  vesicles 
A)  exfoliation 
B)  talus 
C)  slump 
D)  creep 
E)  vesicles

Question 18

Undercutting of a bank by its stream may trigger ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  an earthquake 
B)  soil creep 
C)  a landslide 
D)  movement of a rock glacier 
E)  solifluction 
A)  an earthquake 
B)  soil creep 
C)  a landslide 
D)  movement of a rock glacier 
E)  solifluction

Question 19

The main downslope movement of subarctic and arctic landscapes is ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  permafrost 
B)  mass wasting 
C)  mud slide 
D)  rock glacier 
E)  solifluction 
A)  permafrost 
B)  mass wasting 
C)  mud slide 
D)  rock glacier 
E)  solifluction

Question 20

When water freezes, it decreases in density and expands in volume.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Sometimes, landslides come down into a valley and then race upslope on the other side.

The angle of repose is the same for all materials.

Mass wasting and weathering are synonymous terms.

Plant roots are agents of weathering.

A mudflow is a slope collapse with a backward rotation.

Salt wedging is a form of physical weathering especially prevalent in the humid tropics.

Which of the following processes is NOT associated with the biological weathering of he landscape?

Which process must take place FIRST during the denudation of a landscape?

Frost wedging is NOT a significant agent in producing ________.

Clay is a facilitator for mass wasting because clay ________.

Exfoliation is a type of weathering which is produced by hydrolysis.

Which of the following is the slowest of all types of mass movement?

Gravity is the main force impelling movement in all of the following EXCEPT ________.

The major end product of chemical weathering is(are) ________.

Mass wasting is most likely during ________.

Chemical weathering is at its peak in high northern latitudes.

The rock debris which accumulates at the base of steep slopes by gravitational action is called ________.

Undercutting of a bank by its stream may trigger ________.

The main downslope movement of subarctic and arctic landscapes is ________.

When water freezes, it decreases in density and expands in volume.

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Exam 15: Preliminaries to Weathering: Mass Wasting and Erosion

Sometimes, landslides come down into a valley and then race upslope on the other side.

The angle of repose is the same for all materials.

Mass wasting and weathering are synonymous terms.

Plant roots are agents of weathering.

A mudflow is a slope collapse with a backward rotation.

Salt wedging is a form of physical weathering especially prevalent in the humid tropics.

Which of the following processes is NOT associated with the biological weathering of he landscape?

Which process must take place FIRST during the denudation of a landscape?

Frost wedging is NOT a significant agent in producing ________.

Clay is a facilitator for mass wasting because clay ________.

Exfoliation is a type of weathering which is produced by hydrolysis.

Which of the following is the slowest of all types of mass movement?

Gravity is the main force impelling movement in all of the following EXCEPT ________.

The major end product of chemical weathering is(are) ________.

Mass wasting is most likely during ________.

Chemical weathering is at its peak in high northern latitudes.

The rock debris which accumulates at the base of steep slopes by gravitational action is called ________.

Undercutting of a bank by its stream may trigger ________.

The main downslope movement of subarctic and arctic landscapes is ________.

When water freezes, it decreases in density and expands in volume.

Introduction to Earth

Portraying Earth

Introduction to the Atmosphere

Insolation and Temperature

Atmospheric Pressure and Wind

Atmospheric Moisture

Atmospheric Disturbances

Climate and Climate Change

The Hydrosphere

Cycles and Patterns of the Biosphere

Terrestrial Flora and Fauna

Soils

Introduction to Landform Study

The Internal Processes

Fluvial Processes

Karst and Hydrothermal Processes

The Topography of Arid Lands

Glacial Modification of Terrain

Coastal Processes and Terrain

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