Landforms Review

Compared to a landscape that develops in a cool, dry climate, a landscape that develops in a warm, rainy climate will most likely weather and erode...

• slower, so the landforms are more angular

• slower, so the landforms are more rounded

• faster, so the landforms are more angular

• faster, so the landforms are more rounded

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The map below shows coastal features of a portion of Long Island, New York. Point A represents a location on a landscape feature that resulted from wave action and longshore currents.

On which landscape feature is point A located?

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Which layer appears to be the least resistant to weathering?

• A

• B

• C

• D

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In New York State, the Marcellus shale is generally found in which type of landscape region?

• Plains

• Plateau

• Mountains

• Lowlands

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In which landscape region are New York State’s Finger Lakes primarily located?

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Why did these caverns and sinkholes form?

• The bedrock chemically reacted with acidic groundwater.

• This type of bedrock contained large amounts of oxygen and silicon.

• Glacial deposits altered the shape of the bedrock.

• Crustal uplift formed gaps in the bedrock.

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Which graph best indicates the general relationship between soil particle size and the amount of water retention by a permeable soil?

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Which statement best describes the porosity that was found for these three samples?

• A had a greater porosity than B and C.

• B had a greater porosity than A and C.

• C had a greater porosity than A and B.

• All three samples had the same porosity.

The streambank on the outside of this meander is steeper than the streambank on the inside of this meander because the water on the outside of this meander is moving

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What is the approximate minimum stream velocity required to transport the smallest particles of sand?

• 1.0 cm/s

• 0.7 cm/s

• 0.3 cm/s

• 0.1 cm/s