Earths Changing Land

What is the lowest elevation on this map

• 860 m

• 800 m

• 600 m

• 400 m

What is the contour interval on this map

• 5 m

• 50 m

• 100 m

• 200 m

Which layer of rock is most resistant to weathering?

• A

• B

• C

• D

Which points in the river will have the greatest erosion?

• A and B

• B and C

• A and D

• B and D

The map below shows a meandering stream. Points A, B, C, and D represent locations along the stream bottom. At which location is the greatest amount of sediment most likely being deposited?

• A

• B

• C

• D

The map below shows the top view of a meandering stream as it enters a lake. At which points along the stream are erosion and deposition dominant?

• Erosion is dominant at A and D, and deposition is dominant at B and C.

• Erosion is dominant at B and C, and deposition is dominant at A and D.

• Erosion is dominant at A and C, and deposition is dominant at B and D.

• Erosion is dominant at B and D, and deposition is dominant at A and C.

Place the diagrams in order by youngest stream to oldest stream.

• A, B, C

• B, C, A

• C, B, A

• C, A, B

The diagram below shows an outcrop of different layers of sandstone in a region receiving heavy rainfall. Which sandstone layer appears to be the least resistant to weathering?

• A

• B

• C

• D

The diagram below shows a meandering stream flowing across nearly flat topography and over loose sediments. If arrow length represents stream velocity, which diagram best shows the relative stream velocities in this section of the stream?

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The diagrams  shows a natural process that weathers rock.
 Which statement best explains why this process results in weathering?

• frozen water acts as a solute
• water expands when it freezes
• the mass of water increases when it freezes
• frozen water dissolves most types of rock