Surface Processes

What was the direction of the advancing ice movement that created these drumlins, and what is the most likely arrangement of sediments in the drumlins?

• north to south ice movement, and unsorted sediments

• north to south ice movement, and sorted sediments

• south to north ice movement, and unsorted sediments

• south to north ice movement, and sorted sediments

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Which cross-section best represents the valley shape where a rapidly flowing stream is cutting into the bedrock in a mountainous area?

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Which agent of erosion most likely produced this valley’s shape?

• blowing wind

• ocean waves

• moving ice

• running water

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Which particle of quartz shows evidence of being transported the farthest distance by a stream?

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The groin structure will change the pattern of deposition along the shoreline, initially causing the beach to become

• wider on the western side of the groin

• wider on the eastern side of the groin

• narrower on both sides of the groin

• wider on both sides of the groin

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Unsorted, angular, rough-surfaced cobbles and boulders are found at the base of a cliff. What most likely transported these cobbles and boulders?

• running water

• wind

• gravity

• ocean currents

Which letter on the map properly represents a location in the Tug Hill Plateau landscape region?

• A

• B

• C

• D

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Which rock layer appears to be most resistant to weathering and erosion?

• Lockport dolostone

• Rochester shale

• Grimsby sandstone

• Queenston shale

Sandstone, limestone, and conglomerate cobbles are found in a streambed in New York State where the surrounding bedrock is composed of shales and siltstones. The most likely explanation for the presence of these cobbles is that they were

• weathered from the surrounding bedrock

• formed when shale and siltstone bedrock were eroded

• transported to this area from another region

• metamorphosed from shale and siltstone

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The diagram shows a process called frost wedging. Frost wedging is an example of

• weathering

• cementing

• metamorphism

• deposition

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