Quiz about WEDH Review

Question 1

How do plants most commonly break large rocks into smaller pieces?

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Plant roots grow into cracks in rocks.

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Seeds from plants fall onto rocks and release acidic compounds.

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Stems of plants surround and squeeze rocks.

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Plants protect surrounding rocks from extreme temperatures.

Question 2

The process by which rocks are broken down.

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Weathering

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Deposition

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Erosion

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Sedimentation

Question 3

The process in which wind, water, ice, or gravity transport rock fragments from one location to another.

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Erosion

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Weathering

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Sedimentation

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Deposition

Question 4

The process in which sediment settles out (drops to the bottom) of the water or wind that is carrying it.

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Deposition

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Weathering

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Erosion

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Sedimentation

Question 5

Fragments of weathered rocks are known as ____.

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sediments

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deposits

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limestones

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sandstones

Question 6

The mechanical breaking down of rocks into smaller pieces is...

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Physical weathering

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Chemical weathering

Question 7

The breakdown and decomposition of rocks as a result of chemical reactions and processes.

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Chemical weathering

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Physical weathering

Question 8

Water gradually wearing down and smoothing rocks over a long period of time is an example of...

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physical weathering

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chemical weathering

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deposition

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erosion

Question 9

When iron in rocks reacts with oxygen, it forms iron oxide (rust), which weakens rocks and causes them to break apart. This is an example of...

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chemical weathering

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physical weathering

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erosion

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deposition

Question 10

Rain washing away soil from a hillside is an example of...

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erosion

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physical weathering

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deposition

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chemical weathering

Question 11

Waves dropping sand onto land until a beach is formed is an example of...

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deposition

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physical weathering

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erosion

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chemical weathering

Question 12

Acid rain slowly wearing away rock over time is an example of...

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chemical weathering

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physical weathering

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erosion

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deposition

Question 13

Water getting into cracks, freezing, and breaking rocks or pavement apart is an example of:

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Physical weathering

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Chemical weathering

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Deposition

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Erosion

Question 14

An avalanche is an example of:

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erosion

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physical weathering

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chemical weathering

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deposition

Question 15

Over long periods of time, deposition may change the Earth's surface by:

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forming new land features.

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washing away beaches.

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breaking down large rocks into smaller ones.

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moving topsoil.

Question 16

What causes the greatest amount of erosion on beaches?

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Waves

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Glaciers

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Wind

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Gravity

Question 17

Muddy water being carried away by a fast-moving river is an example of:

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erosion

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physical weathering

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chemical weathering

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deposition

Question 18

What is an enormous mass of ice moving over land, causing the weathering of rock and soil?

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A glacier

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An iceberg

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An ice wedge

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A sand dune

Question 19

How do plants weather rocks?

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When roots grow into cracks of rocks and expand, the rock breaks

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During photosynthesis

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When the plant moves water from the roots to the leaves, the rock breaks

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Plants don't weather rocks

Question 20

A river wearing down canyon walls over time is an example of...

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erosion

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physical weathering

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chemical weathering

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deposition

Question 21

Wind blowing sand from one location to another is called...

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erosion

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physical weathering

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chemical weathering

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deposition

Question 22

A gigantic mass of moving ice.

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glacier

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glacial drift

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stratified drift

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till

Question 23

What type of glacier covers huge areas of land?

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continental

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alpine

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till

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moraine

Question 24

Unsorted rock material (large and small rocks) deposited directly by a glacier as it melts.

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Till

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Glacial drift

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Stratified drift

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Glacier

Question 25

What are jagged ridges that form on mountains called?

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aretes

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U-shaped valleys

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cirques

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horns

Question 26

Glaciers form when _____.

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more snow falls than melts

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less snow falls than melts

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less rain falls than freezes

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more rain falls than freezes

Question 27

_____ are parallel scratch marks on bedrock.

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Striations

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Plucking

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Abrasion

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Till

Question 28

_____ are lines deposited at the bottom or along the sides of glaciers.

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Moraines

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Eskers

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Till

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Erratics

Question 29

_____ are enormous boulders transported and deposited by glaciers, often far from their source region.

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Erratics

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Till

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Moraines

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Fjords

Question 30

The photograph shows scratched and grooved bedrock with boulders on its surface. The scratches and grooves were most likely created when:

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a glacier dragged rocks over the bedrock

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alternating thawing and freezing of water cracked the bedrock

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flooding from a nearby lake covered the bedrock

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rocks from a landslide slid along the bedrock

Question 31

Which landscape feature was most likely formed by glacial activity?

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a U-shaped valley

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an eroded plateau

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a flat floodplain

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a V-shaped valley

Question 32

Base your answer to the following question on the diagram, which represents a profile of a mountain glacier in the northern United States. Over a period of years, this glacier gains more snow mass than it loses. What will be the most likely result of this gain?

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The glacier will increase in size, and the ice front will advance.

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The glacier will decrease in size, and the ice front will retreat.

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The glacier will decrease in size, and the ice front will advance.

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The glacier will increase in size, and the ice front will retreat.

Question 33

The diagram represents a stream valley. Which diagram below best shows how this valley might be modified after a glacier has moved through it?

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Option D is correct

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A.

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B.

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C.

Question 34

A sharp, pyramid-shaped peak formed by glacial erosion.

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Horn

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Arete

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Cirque

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Erratic

Question 35

When a glacier is experiencing more melting than snow accumulation, it is said to be in a period of _____.

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shrinking glacier

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glacial drift

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growing glacier

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glacial outburst

Question 36

_____ is the process in which a glacier scrapes underlying rock. The sediments and rocks frozen in the ice at the bottom and sides of a glacier act like sandpaper. They wear away rock.

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Abrasion

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Plucking

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Weathering

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Erosion

Question 37

What glacial features are indicated by the labels C and D in the figure?

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moraines

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outwash plains

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kettle lakes

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ice sheets

Question 38

What is a floodplain?

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The area near a river that floods when water levels get too high.

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The area near a river that looks boring or dull.

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The process of water levels going over a river or stream bank.

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Water gathering on the surface of the Earth because it doesn't seep into the ground.

Question 39

The gradual movement or removal of sediment from a location by water is called...

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erosion

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runoff

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slope

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tributary

Question 40

With a steeper slope, we would expect to see...

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more erosion

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less erosion

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the same amount of erosion

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no erosion at all

Question 41

When a stream or river starts to slow down, it:

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Deposits larger rocks, but continues carrying finer sediment

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Picks up more sediment

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Erodes more rapidly

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Deposits fine sediments, but continues carrying larger rocks

Question 42

The diagram below shows a portion of a stream. The sand bar formed as a direct result of

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deposition due to a decrease in stream velocity

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erosion due to a decrease in stream velocity

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erosion due to an increase in stream velocity

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deposition due to an increase in stream velocity

Question 43

At which location is the greatest amount of sediment most likely being deposited?

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C

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A

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B

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D

Question 44

Sediments are deposited in a river delta because the

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velocity of the river decreased

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force of gravity decreased

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volume of the river increases

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gradient of the river increases

Question 45

The diagram below shows a section of a meander in a stream. The arrow shows the direction of stream flow. The stream bank on the outside of this meander is steeper than the stream bank on the inside of this meander because the water on the outside of the meander is moving

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Faster, causing erosion

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Slower, causing deposition

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Faster, causing deposition

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Slower, causing erosion

Question 46

If the velocity of a stream decreases from 50 centimeters per second to 5 centimeters per second, which sediments will deposit?

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B) small pebbles and large sand

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A) small cobbles and large pebbles

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C) small sand and large silt

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D) small silt and large clay

Question 47

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?

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C

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A

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B

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D

Question 48

What is the largest sediment that a stream can transport with a velocity of 110 cm/s?

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Pebbles

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Sand

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Silt

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Clay

Question 49

What is the approximate minimum stream velocity required to transport the smallest pebble?

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11.0 cm/s

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1.1 cm/s

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5.0 cm/s

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110.0 cm/s

Question 50

What is the approximate minimum stream velocity required to transport the smallest pebble?

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11.0 cm/s

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1.1 cm/s

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5.0 cm/s

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110.0 cm/s

Question 51

Which particles will be transported by a stream moving at a velocity of 5 cm/s?

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sand, silt, and clay, only

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pebbles, sand, silt, and clay, only

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silt and clay, only

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clay, only

Question 52

What is runoff?

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Water that moves over Earth's surface, because it doesn't infiltrate the ground.

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The process of sediment moving or being weathered away by wind or water.

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Water moving from the liquid state to the gaseous state.

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Observations described in words or letters.

Question 53

What is a tributary?

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A smaller stream or river that flows into a larger one; eg, the Kanawha River is a tributary of the Ohio River.

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A competitor in the Hunger Games; eg, Katniss Everdeen volunteered as a tributary in place of her sister.

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A mass of frozen water slowly moving over land; eg, you can see tributaries in Tributary National Park, in Montana.

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A larger stream or river that flows into a smaller one; eg, the Mississippi River is a tributary of the Kanawha River.

Question 54

Evaporation is...

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going from the liquid to the gaseous state

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going from the gaseous to the liquid state

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going from the solid to the liquid state

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going from the liquid to the solid state

Question 55

When liquid water forms from gaseous water in the atmosphere to create clouds or fog, we call this process

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condensation

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evaporation

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transpiration

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infiltration

WEDH Review

55 questions

How do plants most commonly break large rocks into smaller pieces?

The process by which rocks are broken down.

The process in which wind, water, ice, or gravity transport rock fragments from one location to another.

The process in which sediment settles out (drops to the bottom) of the water or wind that is carrying it.

Fragments of weathered rocks are known as ____.

The mechanical breaking down of rocks into smaller pieces is...

The breakdown and decomposition of rocks as a result of chemical reactions and processes.

Water gradually wearing down and smoothing rocks over a long period of time is an example of...

When iron in rocks reacts with oxygen, it forms iron oxide (rust), which weakens rocks and causes them to break apart. This is an example of...

Rain washing away soil from a hillside is an example of...

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