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ES-Aug 2013 Q21-30

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9th - 12th Grade

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ES-Aug 2013 Q21-30
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The large waterfall at Niagara Falls, New York, was originally located at the Niagara Escarpment. Which term best describes an escarpment?

U-shaped valley
V-shaped valley
cliff
drumlin

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Trees growing on the edge of a river’s meander are most likely to fall into the river due to

deposition on the inside of the meander
deposition on the outside of the meander
erosion on the inside of the meander
erosion on the outside of the meander

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the approximate minimum stream velocity needed to keep a 6.4-cm-diameter particle in motion?

10 cm/s
50 cm/s
100 cm/s
200 cm/s

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Media Image

The photograph below shows a sandstone butte in an arid region.
Which agents of erosion are currently changing the appearance of this butte?

glaciers and mass movement
wave action and running water
wind and mass movement
running water and glaciers

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Sediment is deposited in a river delta because the

velocity of the river decreases
force of gravity decreases
volume of the river increases
gradient of the river increases

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which processes lead directly to the formation of igneous rock?

weathering and erosion
compaction and cementation
heat and pressure
melting and solidification 

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Media Image

A graph of tidal sea-level changes at a coastal city is shown below.
The number of hours from one high tide to the next high tide is approximately

4 h
8 h
12 h
24 h

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