Quiz about 2023 W/E/D/Exam

Question 1

The diagram below represents a portion of the water cycle. Letters A, B, C, and D represent processes or features related to the water cycle; Arrows represent movement of water. Which table correctly matches these letters with the processes or features related to the water cycle?

Accepted Answer

Option D is correct

Answer

A.

Answer

B.

Answer

C.

Question 2

The diagram below represents four different land surfaces of equal area. Which area would most likely have the greatest permeability as each area receives the same amount of rainfall?

Accepted Answer

pebbles

Answer

sand

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forest with clay soil

Answer

grassy field with silt soil

Question 3

A mudslide is most likely to occur on a hillslope having soil that is

Accepted Answer

saturated with water and without vegetation

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unsaturated and covered by vegetation

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unsaturated and without vegetation

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saturated with water and covered by vegetation

Question 4

The table below shows general climate conditions of four different locations, A, B, C, and D. In which location is chemical weathering probably greatest, based on these climate conditions?

Accepted Answer

D

Answer

A

Answer

B

Answer

C

Question 5

The sediment deposited by a landslide is usually

Accepted Answer

unsorted and non-layered

Answer

sorted and layered

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unsorted and layered

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sorted and non-layered

Question 6

Which particles most likely will be deposited first as the velocity of a stream carrying a mixture of particles decreases?

Accepted Answer

arge, round, high-density particles

Answer

small, flat, low-density particles

Answer

large, flat, high-density particles

Answer

small, round, low-density particles

Question 7

The map below shows a portion of Matagorda Island. This barrier island is located along the coast of Texas in the Gulf of Mexico. Which agent of erosion is primarily responsible for

the formation of Matagorda Island?

Accepted Answer

wave action

Answer

streams

Answer

wind

Answer

moving ice

Question 8

The photograph below shows an elongated hill that

was originally deposited by a glacier. This landscape feature is identified as a

Accepted Answer

drumlin

Answer

dune

Answer

outwash plain

Answer

terminal moraine

Question 9

Compared to a well-sorted sample of larger-sized

particles, a well-sorted sample of smaller-sized

particles has greater

Accepted Answer

capillarity

Answer

transpiration

Answer

porosity

Answer

permeability

Question 10

Which changes in surface water movement are likely

to occur when vegetation is removed from the side

of a hill?

Accepted Answer

infiltration decreases and runoff increases

Answer

infiltration decreases and runoff decreases

Answer

infiltration increases and runoff increases

Answer

infiltration increases and runoff decreases

Question 11

What is the approximate minimum stream velocity

required to transport the smallest particles of sand?

Accepted Answer

0.3 cm/s

Answer

1.0 cm/s

Answer

0.1 cm/s

Answer

0.7 cm/s

Question 12

What is the minimum stream velocity necessary to

transport a quartz particle that is 0.1 centimeter in

diameter in a stream?

Accepted Answer

5.0 cm/s

Answer

0.5 cm/s

Answer

0.05 cm/s

Answer

50.0 cm/s

Question 13

Which agent of erosion is primarily responsible for

the formation of the barrier islands along the south

shoreline of Long Island, New York?

Accepted Answer

wave action

Answer

mass movement

Answer

glacial ice

Answer

wind

Question 14

The diagram represents an erosional-depositional system in an arid environment, and indicates the processes occurring at various locations within the atmosphere and on the land surface. The box labeled X identifies one sand dune. Arrows represent the movement of particles. The total range of particle sizes indicated in this system is..

Accepted Answer

0.0004 to 0.2 cm

Answer

0.0004 to 0.006 cm, only

Answer

less than 0.0004 cm

Answer

.006 to 0.2 cm, only

Question 15

The diagram represents an erosional-depositional system in an arid environment, and indicates the processes occurring at various locations within the atmosphere and on the land surface. The box labeled X identifies one sand dune. Arrows represent the movement of particles. Which diagram indicates both the direction of dune migration (movement) and the dominant process

occurring on each slope of the dune in box X?

Accepted Answer

Option C is correct

Answer

A.

Answer

B.

Answer

D.

Question 16

The aerial photograph below shows small, circular bodies of water surrounded by sediment in an area that was once covered by glaciers. These bodies of water are known as

Accepted Answer

kettle lakes

Answer

finger lakes

Answer

watersheds

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tributaries

Question 17

The cross section represents processes in the water cycle. Arrows represent the movement of water. Letters A, B, C, and D represent locations on Earth's surface. The greatest amount of transpiration and evaporation will occur most likely when the air temperature is

Accepted Answer

high and the humidity is low

Answer

low and the humidity is low

Answer

high and the humidity is high

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low and the humidity is high

Question 18

The cross section represents processes in the water cycle. Arrows represent the movement of water. Letters A, B, C, and D represent locations on Earth's surface. The downward movement of water from location A will usually be greatest when the soil is

Accepted Answer

porous and the particles are uniformly large in size

Answer

nonporous and the particles are uniformly small in size

Answer

nonporous and the particles are uniformly large in size

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porous and the particles are uniformly small in size

Question 19

The diagram represents three tubes, A, B, and C, each containing an equal volume of uniform-sized spherical beads. The bottom of each tube is covered with a wire screen. XY is a reference line. These tubes are placed in water up to the level of line XY to demonstrate capillarity. After one hour,

the height of the water above line XY will be

Accepted Answer

highest in tube A

Answer

the same height in all three tubes

Answer

highest in tube C

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highest in tube B

Question 20

The diagram represents three tubes, A, B, and C, each containing an equal volume of uniform-sized spherical beads. The bottom of each tube is covered with a wire screen. XY is a reference line.

Which bar graph would best represent the rate of water infiltration through tubes A, B, and C?

Accepted Answer

Option C is correct

Answer

A.

Answer

B.

Answer

D.

Question 21

Which type of sediment sample normally has the

greatest permeability rate?

Accepted Answer

sorted pebbles

Answer

unsorted pebbles

Answer

unsorted sand

Answer

sorted sand

Question 22

The diagram below represents two columns, A and B, that were used to determine the infiltration rate and water retention of two different particle sizes by pouring equal amounts of water through each column. Compared to column A, column B had a..

Accepted Answer

lower rate of infiltration and retained more

water

Answer

lower rate of infiltration and retained less water

Answer

higher rate of infiltration and retained less water

Answer

higher rate of infiltration and retained more

water

Question 23

Which two factors will increase the rate of a stream's flow?

Accepted Answer

increased precipitation and increased slope

Answer

decreased precipitation and decreased slope

Answer

decreased precipitation and increased slope

Answer

increased precipitation and decreased slope

Question 24

Which condition normally lowers the water table?

Accepted Answer

irrigation of fields for several weeks, using

well water

Answer

several days of heavy snowfall, followed by

rain

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streambanks overflowing during spring runoff

Answer

several days of moderate rainfall

Question 25

The diagram below represents the size and shape of a pebble. This pebble and 20 other pebbles having a similar size and shape were placed in a rock tumbler with water and allowed to abrade for five days. Which diagram best represents the size and shape of this pebble after the five-day period?

Accepted Answer

Option B is correct

Answer

A.

Question 26

The cross section below represents zones of soil

labeled A, B, and C. Letter D represents underlying

bedrock. Which letter identifies the zone having the most organic and weathered material?

Accepted Answer

A

Answer

B

Answer

C

Answer

D

Question 27

The rate of soil development in tropical areas is

usually greater than the rate of soil development in

arctic areas because tropical areas have

Accepted Answer

more chemical weathering and an

abundance of living organisms

Answer

less chemical weathering and a scarcity of

living organisms

Answer

less chemical weathering and an abundance of

living organisms

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more chemical weathering and a scarcity of

living organisms

Question 28

What are two major factors that control the

development of soil in a given location?

Accepted Answer

bedrock composition and climate

Answer

vegetative cover and slope

Answer

tectonic activity and elevation

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erosion and transpiration

Question 29

As a quartz pebble is transported by a stream, the

pebble will become more rounded as a result of

Accepted Answer

abrasion by colliding with other rocks

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dissolving as water is running over the rock

Answer

deposition in well-sorted layers

Answer

resistance to weathering and erosion

Question 30

What is the name of the largest sediment that can be transported by a stream moving at a velocity of 100 centimeters per second (cm/s)?

Accepted Answer

pebbles

Answer

silt

Answer

sand

Answer

cobbles

Question 31

Which diagram best represents sediments with the greatest degree of sorting by size?

Accepted Answer

A

Answer

B

Answer

C

Answer

D

Question 32

What is the largest particle size that a stream can

transport at a velocity of 5 centimeters per second?

Accepted Answer

sand

Answer

silt

Answer

pebbles

Answer

cobble

Question 33

The minimum stream velocity necessary to transport a sediment particle that is 0.1 centimeter in diameter is closest to

Accepted Answer

5.5 cm/s

Answer

0.1 cm/s

Answer

0.002 cm/s

Answer

10.0 cm/s

Question 34

The photograph below shows a portion of the

Genesee River in western New York. Letters A, B,

C, and D are locations in the river. At which location would deposition of sediments most likely be greater than erosion?

Accepted Answer

C

Answer

A

Answer

B

Answer

D

Question 35

The photographs below shows two depositional features labeled A and B. Which terms correctly identify depositional features A and B?

Accepted Answer

A-delta;

B-barrier island

Answer

A-sand bar;

B-island arc

Answer

A-barrier island;

B-delta

Answer

A-island arc;

B-sand bar

Question 36

The photograph below shows a depositional feature located near the shore of Texas. Letter X represents a location on this feature. On which depositional feature is location X found?

Accepted Answer

a barrier island

Answer

an island arc

Answer

a drumlin

Answer

a floodplain

Question 37

The photograph shows a meandering stream in a wooded area. Points A and B represent locations on the streambanks. Letter X represents a flat area near the stream. Most of the particles deposited where the stream velocity decreases from 50 centimeters per second

to 5 centimeters per second are

[Use ESRT p 6]

Accepted Answer

small pebbles and large sand

Answer

small cobbles and large pebbles

Answer

small sand and large silt

Answer

small silt and large clay

Question 38

The photograph shows a meandering stream in a wooded area. Points A and B represent locations on the streambanks. Letter X represents a flat area near the stream. The streambank at location B is steeper than the streambank at location A because the water near

location B is moving

Accepted Answer

faster than the water near location A, causing more erosion

Answer

slower than the water near location A, causing more erosion

Answer

slower than the water near location A , causing more deposition

Answer

faster than the water near location A, causing more deposition

Question 39

The map below shows the land area in New York State drained by the Oswego River and its tributaries. The land area drained by the Oswego River and its tributaries is called a

Accepted Answer

watershed

Answer

delta

Answer

floodplain

Answer

water table

Question 40

The aerial photograph below shows an elongated hill near the Finger Lakes formed by glacial deposition in New York State. This elongated hill is best identified as a

Accepted Answer

drumlin

Answer

kettle

Answer

sand dune

Answer

moraine

Question 41

The diagram below represents contour lines on a

topographic map with cross-section line AB. Which diagram best represents the topographic profile along line AB?

Accepted Answer

Option D is correct

Answer

A.

Answer

B.

Answer

C.

Question 42

The diagram below represents a cross section of

sedimentary deposits. Where would this type of

deposition most likely occur?

Accepted Answer

in a lake fed by a stream

Answer

at the base of a shifting sand dune

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beneath a large glacier

Answer

at the rapids in a stream

Question 43

Base your answer to the following question on the

diagram which represents a profile of a mountain

glacier in the northern United States. Which cross section best represents the sediment that was transported and deposited by this glacier?

Accepted Answer

Option A is correct

Answer

B.

Answer

C.

Answer

D.

Question 44

Quartz particles of varying sizes are dropped at the

same time into deep, calm water. Which cross

section best represents the settling pattern of these

particles?

Accepted Answer

Option A is correct

Answer

B.

Answer

C.

Answer

D.

Question 45

The diagram below which shows a coastal region in

which the land slopes toward the ocean. Point X is near the top of the hill, point Y is at the base of the hill, and point Z is a location at sea level. The same type of surface bedrock underlies this entire region. A stream flows from point X through point Y to point Z. This stream is not shown in the diagram.

Which cross section best shows the pattern of sediments deposited by the stream as it enters the ocean near point Z?

Accepted Answer

Option B is correct

Answer

A.

Answer

C.

Answer

D.

Question 46

The diagram below which shows a coastal region in

which the land slopes toward the ocean. Point X is near the top of the hill, point Y is at the base of the hill, and point Z is a location at sea level. The same type of surface bedrock underlies this entire region. A stream flows from point X through point Y to point Z. This stream is not shown in the diagram.

Which diagram best shows the most probable path of the stream flowing from point X to point Z?

Accepted Answer

Option D is correct

Answer

A.

Answer

B.

Answer

C.

Question 47

At a particular location within a stream, the erosional

rate and the depositional rate have the same value.

What condition exists at this location?

Accepted Answer

A state of dynamic equilibrium has been

reached.

Answer

Uplifting forces are now dominant over

leveling forces.

Answer

All of the stream's kinetic energy has been

changed to potential energy.

Answer

The stream's velocity will no longer change.

Question 48

A pebble is being transported in a stream by rolling.

How does the velocity of the pebble compare to the

velocity of the stream?

Accepted Answer

The pebble is moving slower than the

stream.

Answer

The pebble is moving at the same velocity as

the stream.

Answer

The pebble is moving faster than the stream.

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