multiple choice unit II and III PHY 1010 CLASS
Take Test: Unit II Assessment
QUESTION 1
1. Groundwater tends to flow through bodies of rock or sediment that ________.
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are composed of dark silicate minerals |
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have a high porosity |
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have a high permeability |
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are aquitards |
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QUESTION 2
1. Which of the following is not a form of mass wasting?
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Debris flow |
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Slump |
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Rockslide |
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Transpiration |
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QUESTION 3
1. If accumulation exceeds wastage in a glacial budget, which of the following will happen?
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The terminus will move downhill ("advance"). |
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The terminus will shift uphill ("retreat"). |
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The glacier will begin to flow uphill. |
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The glacier will melt away due to climate change. |
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QUESTION 4
1. What are erosional features produced by valley (alpine) glaciers called?
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Moraines |
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Cirques |
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Eskers |
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Drumlins |
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QUESTION 5
1. What is the volume of water that passes through each part of the hydrologic cycle annually called?
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Transpiration |
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Water budget |
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Infiltration |
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Water balance |
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QUESTION 6
1. Match the term with the definition
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5 points
QUESTION 7
1. Match the term with the definition
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Take Test: Unit III Assessment
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QUESTION 1
1. The distance between a seismological recording station and the earthquake source is determined from the __________.
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earthquake magnitude |
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intensity of the earthquake |
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length of the seismic record |
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arrival times of P and S waves |
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QUESTION 2
1. Older, denser portions of oceanic lithosphere sink into the mantle:
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subduction zones along convergent plate boundaries. |
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transform fault zones along divergent plate boundaries. |
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rift zones along mid-ocean ridges. |
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sites of long-lived, hot spot volcanism in the ocean basins. |
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QUESTION 3
1. At deep ocean ridges, sediments are __________.
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almost entirely absent |
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very thick |
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very old |
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mostly limestone |
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QUESTION 4
1. Which of the following energy sources is thought to drive the lateral motions of Earth's lithospheric plates?
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Gravitational attractive forces of the Sun and Moon |
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Electrical and magnetic fields localized in the inner core |
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The upward movement of hot buoyant mantle and the downward pull of cold oceanic lithosphere |
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Swirling movements of the molten iron particles in the outer core |
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QUESTION 5
1. Most divergent plate boundaries are situated along the crests of what?
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Convergent rifts |
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Trenches |
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Subduction zones |
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Oceanic ridges |
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QUESTION 6
1. Match the term with the definition
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QUESTION 7
1. Match the term with the definition
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QUESTION 8
1. Put the breakup of Pangaea in order, from oldest to most recent.
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Baja, California separates from Mexico
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Pangea intact
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India collides with Eurasia to form the Himalayas
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The separation of North America and Africa
- 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.
Southeast Asia joins with Eurasia
- 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.
The separation of Africa, India, and Antarctica
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