Deck 35: The Formation of Landforms and Landscapes

Question 1

Which of these is NOT a landform?

A) a hill
B) a mountain
C) a sinkhole
D) the Rocky Mountains

Answer 1

D

Question 2

Topography that can be distinguished and studied as a single unit is a:

A) landform
B) tectonic environment
C) landscape
D) Karst topography

Answer 2

A

Question 3

_____ is a natural geologic process that breaks down rock.

A) Erosion
B) Weathering
C) Mass movement
D) Explosion

Answer 3

B

Question 4

Smaller materials can be transported from one location to another by _____ processes.

A) erosional
B) weathering
C) mass transit
D) dislocation

Question 5

As landscapes become steeper, these processes work more quickly to wear down the landscapes:

A) erosional
B) depositional
C) freezing
D) evaporation

Question 6

All of the following are erosional agents in shaping the landscape EXCEPT:

A) running water
B) wind
C) glaciers
D) volcanic eruptions

Question 7

The Canadian Shield region of the Great Lakes has been extensively eroded by:

A) running water
B) wind
C) glaciers
D) coastal waves

Question 8

Areas of high relief tend to have:

A) steep slopes
B) high rates of erosion
C) low rates of erosion
D) both (a) and (b)

Question 9

Volcanic remnants like Shiprock, NM are much smaller than the volcanoes of the Cascade Mountains because they:

A) have been dormant and erosion has worn away most of its mass
B) are still active and lose much of their mass through eruptions
C) were originally quite small features
D) are young features and haven't had time to grow

Question 10

The most important force driving erosion and transportation of eroded rock material into a new site of deposition is:

A) running water
B) Earth's gravity
C) atmospheric wind
D) alpine and continental glaciers

Question 11

A spontaneous downslope movement of Earth material is called:

A) erosion
B) weathering
C) mass movement
D) mass transit

Question 12

Erosion leads to the reduction of the ____ of landmasses.

A) relief
B) horizontality
C) salt content
D) carbon content

Question 13

Rates of erosion would be greater in:

A) flat, lowlands
B) steep mountains
C) near the mouth of a river
D) dry desert valleys

Question 14

A powerful new technique to measure erosion is:

A) by using a measuring stick to determining thickness of the sediment
B) by looking for fossils in the resulting deposits
C) by measuring the slope angle of sediments to determine if uplift and tilting were involved
D) by sampling sediments to determine the content of Beryllium-10, a cosmogenic radionucleide

Question 15

Folding and uplifting of rocks to form mountains, and the addition of new rock through volcanic eruptions are products of:

A) tectonic activity
B) earthquakes
C) mass movements
D) none of these

Question 16

A recent development in the measurement of erosional rates is:

A) determining how much sediment is transported by rivers
B) estimating the amount of tectonic uplift in an area to calculate the response of erosion
C) measuring the climate in an area through satellite technology
D) the application of radionuclides

Question 17

Gravity driven processes which move material downslope are termed:

A) fluvial movement
B) karst formation
C) mass movements
D) mechanical weathering