Question 1

The wearing away of soil and rock and the subsequent downslope movement of the fragments are called

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A)  erosion. 
B)  weathering. 
C)  cross-cutting. 
D)  deposition.

Question 2

The true edges of the continental landmasses are called the ______________.

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Question 3

A stream's load is divided into three components: ______________ load, suspended load, and bed load.

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Question 4

______________ (how many?) tidal bulges "move" around Earth daily.

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Question 5

A depression on the land surface caused by the collapse of a cavern is called a(n)______________.

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Question 6

Earth's third largest ocean is the ______________ Ocean.

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Question 7

A stream's load is divided into three components: dissolved load, suspended load, and ______________ load.

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Question 8

Which of the following phenomena results from limestone being dissolved by rainwater?

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A)  Caverns 
B)  Delta formation 
C)  Sea arches 
D)  Beaches

Question 9

About what percent of Earth's water is fresh water?

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A)  8% 
B)  18% 
C)  2% 
D)  15%

Question 10

A large ice mass that flows on a land surface under the influence of gravity is called a(n) ______________.

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Question 11

The three major types of seawater movement are waves, currents, and ______________.

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Question 12

Subsurface soil that remains permanently frozen is called

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A)  a swamp. 
B)  a bogg. 
C)  permafrost. 
D)  none of these.

Question 13

About what percent of Earth's surface is covered with water?

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A)  70% 
B)  10% 
C)  50% 
D)  30%

Question 14

The downslope movement of surface materials as a result of gravity and of the agents that cause such movement is called

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A)  erosion. 
B)  gradation. 
C)  landslides. 
D)  none of these.

Question 15

Large, flat areas of sediments on the ocean basins are called

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A)  abyssal plains. 
B)  guyots. 
C)  continental shelves. 
D)  atolls.

Question 16

Hard water is due primarily to dissolved salts of which elements?

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A)  Zinc and copper 
B)  Calcium, iron, and magnesium 
C)  Sodium and potassium 
D)  Sodium and chlorine

Question 17

The continuous circulation of Earth's water is known as the

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A)  hydrologic cycle. 
B)  aqua cycle. 
C)  redistribution cycle. 
D)  hydrogeologic cycle.

Question 18

A large body of permeable rock or soil through which groundwater moves is called a(n) ______________.

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Question 19

In latitudes where the subsurface layer of soil always remains frozen, the frozen layer is called

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A)  an aquifer. 
B)  the frost table. 
C)  a glacier. 
D)  permafrost.

Question 20

A river's suspended load and bed load may accumulate at its mouth and form a(n) ______________.

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Exam 23: Surface Processes