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Question 1

1. The main cause of chemical weathering is

		frost
		exfoliation
		dilute carbonic acid in rainwater
		unloading

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Question 2

1. A Lahar is a type of debris flow caused by

		earthquakes
		volcanoes
		spring snowmelt
		ground liquefaction

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Question 3

1. When carbonic acid interacts with potassium feldspar it will produce

		potassium chloride
		sodium carbonate
		potassium ions
		iron oxide

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Question 4

1. "In a warm, wet climate which rock would weather the fastest"

		Limestone
		granite
		quartzite
		gneiss

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Question 5

1. Topsoil is

		the C horizon
		the B horizon
		the B and C horizon
		the O and A horizon

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Question 6

1. Which fo the following happens slower than all the others

		slump
		rockslide
		debris flow
		earthflow

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Question 7

1. "Soil is a mix of mineral matter, air, water and "

		clay
		organic matter
		rock fragments
		salt

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Question 8

1. The largest amount of available liquid fresh water is found in

		Lakes
		rivers
		the atmosphere
		groundwater

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Question 9

1. The Amazon river discharges about _______ times more water than the Mississippi

		4
		6
		10
		12

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Question 10

1. A point bar would be deposited at

		the inside of a river bend
		the outside of a river bend
		a cut-off
		an oxbow lake

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Question 11

1. resistant beds that change the base level of a stream/river will cause

		bends
		waterfalls
		braids
		river valleys

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Question 12

1. You would expect valleys near the headwaters of a stream to be

		v shaped
		u shaped
		hanging
		have well developed floodplains

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Question 13

1. you would expect to find an artesian aquifer in an _________ aquifer

		unconfined
		perched
		confined
		permiable

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Question 14

1. Permeability and porosity are the same thing

		TRUE
		FALSE

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Question 15

1. Sinking streams and sinkholes are associated with

		Flood plains
		Karst
		mountains
		deserts

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Question 16

1. Glacial ice becomes plastic below

		165 feet
		120 feet
		75 feet
		50 feet

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Question 17

1. Glacial valleys are

		w shaped
		y shaped
		v shaped
		u shaped

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Question 18

1. All glacial debris is known as

		outwash
		drift
		till
		erratics

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Question 19

1. An end moraine is the same as a terminal moraine

		TRUE
		FALSE

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Question 20

1. Desert deflation is caused by

		water
		frost
		wind
		landslides

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Question 21

1. Sand dunes that have become rock are characterized by

		red color
		fossils
		crossbeds
		runoff

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Question 22

1. Ice ages are thought to be triggered by

		frost
		Melankovitch Cycles
		sunspots
		ocean currents

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Question 23

1. Most mechanical weathering is caused by

		Frost action
		Glaciers
		Rainwater
		Wave action

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Question 24

1. Bauxite, an ore of aluminum is produced by

		Mechanical weathering
		Soil erosion
		Chemical weathering
		Volcanoes

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Question 25

1. The largest amount of load transported by a stream is in the

		Suspended load
		Bed load
		Dissolved load
		Flood load