Virginia Earth Science Environmental factors

The two major forces which oppose each other in the formation of landscapes are the forces of ​ (a)   -also called the constructional and destructional forces.

​ (b)   forces are referred to as constructional forces.

Leveling is a ​ (c)   force.

• uplifting and leveling
• Uplifting
• destructional

Weathering and erosion would be what type of forces?

• Uplifting

• Leveling

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Building mountains, enlarging continents and increasing the elevation of some mountains would be:

• Uplifting

• Leveling

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Which term is a geological concept that describes the "state of balance" between the Earth's crust and mantle?

• Uplifting

• Leveling

• Isostasy

• subsidence

When the state of balance has been reached between the Earth's crust and mantle (Isostasy) an equal term would be?

• Metabolsim

• Dynamic equilibrium

• Exponential

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Processes of erosional depositional system, weathering, and subsidence are associated with

• Forces of construction

• Forces of destruction

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The forces of destruction and leveling forces working on the surface of the Earth operate primarily because of:

• Wind

• Water

• Gravity

• Sunlight

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The rate of uplift or subsidence may result in a ​ (a)   of landscape by altering ​ (b)   slopes, the drainage ​ (c)   of mountain and river regions, or orographic ​ (d)   patterns over various landscape regions.

• modification
• hill
• pattern
• wind

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During the building of the Appalachian mountains what force was dominant?

• Uplifting

• Leveling

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Today the forces of leveling are dominant in the Appalachian mountains are dominant, which means that the mountains are

• Growing

• shrinking

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