GEOG-1114 Exam 3

A drainage pattern that displays a branching pattern similar to the shape of a tree is a(n)

dendritic drainage pattern

All processes that cause reduction and rearrangement of landforms are included in the term of

denudation

Delicate Arch in Utah is an example of

differential weathering

An orogeny is a(n)

episode of mountain building

The term eolian refers to

erosion, transportation, and deposition by the wind

When rock strata are strained beyond their ability to remain an intact unit, displacement occurs in a process known as

faulting

On which part of a slope would rocks tend to fall at the highest speed?

free face

Which of these physical weathering processes involves repeated expansion and contraction of water?

frost wedging

Volcanic activity located away from plate boundaries is associated with

hot spots

A drainage basin is defined as

its drainage divides

Which of the earth's structural layers is the thinnest?

lithosphere

A layer of wind-blown clay and slit dervived from glacial deposits is

loess

Which is true of mangrove swamps and salt marshes?

mangrove swamps are found where temperatures are never below freezing

A rock transformed by heat and/or pressure is referred to as

metamorphic rock

Which fault is associated with tensional stress?

normal

In most areas, the upper surface of bedrock is partially weathered to broken-up rock called

regolith

Which of these mass movement events is associated with talus slopes?

rockfalls

Which of the following is characteristic of divergent plate boundaries?

sea-floor spreading centers

What type of rock is derived from the bits and pieces of former rocks?

sedimentary

Effusive eruptions tend to produce

shield volcanoes

Which of the following pairs of stress -- strain is incorrectly matched?

shortening -- compression

Which of the following is a typical karst landscape feature?

sinkholes

A slow, persistent mass movement of surface soil is called

soil creep

Which dunes are the largest in size and can reach 200 m in height?

star dune

Which of the following is characteristic of convergent plate boundaries?

subduction zones

When geologists or archaeologists dig downward into a unit of rock or sediment, they are digging "back in time." This fact is based on the principle of ________.

superposition

Tides are produced by

the gravitational pull of the moon and sun

What is the term for a process which breaks down the rock at Earth's surface. either disintegrating rock into particles or dissolving it into water?

weathering

Distinctive, elongated wind-sculpted formations are called

yardangs

What is the probability of a 100-year flood occuring in any one year?

1% (actually 0% because God said He would never flood the earth again 😌🌈)

The oceans' average salinity is approximately

3.5%

A tsunami

can be caused by an earthquake

When continental crust collides with continental crust

a large mountain range often forms

The feature formed where a stream exits canyon and spreads out across a valley floor is

alluvial fan

Which dunes are crescent shaped, with the horns pointing downwind?

barchan

A stream CANNOT erode its valley below

base level

Particles that are dragged, pushed, or rolled along the bottom of a stream comprise the stream's

bed load

Areas of the ocean that have less than 3.5% salinity due to freshwater input are known as

brackish