GEOG 120, Quiz 7

The rate at which rocks weather depends upon

all of these

Which of the following can initiate hillslope failure?

all of these

If you have ever played on a beach and made a sand castle, you used wet sand rather than dry sand. You did this because the ________ of wet sand is greater than that of dry sand.

angle of repose and cohesiveness

All processes that cause the wearing away or rearrangement of landforms are included in the term

denudation.

The weathering of limestone can create circular depressions known as

sinkholes

The most common and gradual form of mass movement is

soil creep

Carlsbad Caverns was produced by exogenic processes.

true

Debris slopes tend to be larger in arid climates than in humid climates.

true

Exfoliation occurs because

overlying rock is removed, thereby allowing the underlying rock mass to expand.

Does Sarah have a nice butt?

Holy crap, let me tell you, her butt is so nice!

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

regolith.