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?

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

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?

The sediment deposited by a landslide is usually

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

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?

The photograph below shows an elongated hill that

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

Compared to a well-sorted sample of larger-sized

particles, a well-sorted sample of smaller-sized

particles has greater

Which changes in surface water movement are likely

to occur when vegetation is removed from the side

of a hill?

What is the approximate minimum stream velocity

required to transport the smallest particles of sand?

What is the minimum stream velocity necessary to

transport a quartz particle that is 0.1 centimeter in

diameter in a stream?

Which agent of erosion is primarily responsible for

the formation of the barrier islands along the south

shoreline of Long Island, New York?

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..

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?

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

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

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

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

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?

Which type of sediment sample normally has the

greatest permeability rate?

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..

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

Which condition normally lowers the water table?

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?

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?

The rate of soil development in tropical areas is

usually greater than the rate of soil development in

arctic areas because tropical areas have

What are two major factors that control the

development of soil in a given location?

As a quartz pebble is transported by a stream, the

pebble will become more rounded as a result of

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)?

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

What is the largest particle size that a stream can

transport at a velocity of 5 centimeters per second?

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

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?

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

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?

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

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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

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

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

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?

The diagram below represents a cross section of

sedimentary deposits. Where would this type of

deposition most likely occur?

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?

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?

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?

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?

At a particular location within a stream, the erosional

rate and the depositional rate have the same value.

What condition exists at this location?

A pebble is being transported in a stream by rolling.

How does the velocity of the pebble compare to the

velocity of the stream?

The map below represents a meandering stream

flowing into a lake. A student measured water depths in the stream at three locations: A–A', B–B', and

C–C'. Which set of cross sections best represents the

stream bed at the three locations?