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ch. 9 - Major sources of water in the continental hydrologic comes from

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  • evaporation from oceans at 20 to 40 degrees north and south
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What is the major source of water that falls as precipitation in the southeastern United States?

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  • the Atlantic Ocean near the Caribbean Islands
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Locally, the climate may differ from that dictated simply by latitude (position N or S of the equator) because of

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  • all of the above (mountain ranges that alter atmospheric flow patterns, cold and warm surface currents in the oceans, high elevations
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Much carbon dioxide was removed from Earth’s original atmosphere by

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  • forming calcite (CaCO3) and other carbonate minerals in limestones
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5
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What is major source of water that falls as precipitation on the WESTERN US?

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  • the NW Pacific ocean
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6
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With regard to global atmospheric circulation, moist warm air ascends in the

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  • equatorial regions
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Most of the world’s major deserts are located in the

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  • subtropical high-pressure belts
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The source of energy the “fuels” motion in the ocean-atmosphere system is

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  • solar energy
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9
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The most imp. Layer of the atmosphere for geologic development of the surface is the

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  • troposphere bc that is where weather and the decay of rocks occurs
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10
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Which of the following gasses makes up the greatest % of the earth’s atmosphere?

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  • Nitrogen (N2)
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The atmosphere is divided into several layers based on temp. gradients - in order upward they are

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  • troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, magnetosphere
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12
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The ocean has two important layers. Which is true of the upper layer as compared to the lower layer?

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  • the upper layer is well-mixed and turbulent
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A geologist drills down into the continental crust and discovers this sequence of sedimentary rocks. Glacial tillite-stream sediments-sand dunes-coal and shale - assuming the changes were caused by the movement of the continent, which was the continent moving?

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  • toward a pole
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14
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The major dissolved constituent of the ocean is

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  • NaCl (Salt)
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15
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Which of the following minerals is most stable at earth’s surface?

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  • Quartz
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16
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During ___ weathering, the original minerals can be destroyed, and new minerals formed that are stable at earth’s surface

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  • Chemical
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17
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Joints aid in chemical weathering by

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  • increasing the surface area exposed to weathering agents
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18
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Which of the following common rock-forming minerals weathers to form most of the clay found in soils and regolith?

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  • Feldspar
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19
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The products of wedging often accumulate at the bases of cliffs to form piles of angular rock fragments called

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  • Talus
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20
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After granite has weathered and most of the igneous minerals have been altered to other minerals, which igneous mineral will probably NOT have been affected?

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Quartz

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21
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The minerals hematite and limonite result from the chemical weathering of iron-rich minerals like olivine or pyrite by what process?

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oxidation

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22
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Which of the following common rocks would be most susceptible to chemical weathering?

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limestone

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23
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Chem. weathering would progress most rapidly in which location?

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Northern South America

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24
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How is ice wedging important in preparing rocks for chemical weathering?

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it enlarges fractures and cracks, therby inc. the surface area of the rock

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25
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the general term for the blanket of loose rock debris that covers large areas of Earth’s surface is

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regolith

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26
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a talus accumulation consists largely of

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coarse, angular rock fragments

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27
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which is NOT a type of physical weathering

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a conversion of feldspar minerals to clay and soluble material (frost action, exfoliation/unloading, tree roots - all area phys. w)

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28
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ice wedging would be most effective in

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areas where freezing and thawing occur many times a year

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29
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weathering is a near-surface phenomenon, but in somer egions chem. decpomosition may operate tens of meters below the surface if

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the rocks are highly fractured

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30
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  1. Where would you expect to see solifluction?
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Siberia

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31
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Which of the following factors decreases the risk of mass movement?

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  • adding vegetation to the side of a hill
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32
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The type of mass movement shown in the drawing is

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mud flow

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33
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in this cross section of a valley, Slope A is

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Stable - there are no planes of weakness sloping toward the highway

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34
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which of the following types of mass movement takes place most gradually?

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creep

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35
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the immediate cause of incidents of mass movement is

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graviation

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36
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the principal diff. btwn a lahar and a muflow is

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former mass contains pyroclastic debris from a volcanic eruption

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37
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type of mass movement shown in pircture is (have it)

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rockslide

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38
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in this cross section, slobe B is likely to be

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unstable bc of bedding plane slippage

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39
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which of the following types of mass movement travels down a curved surface?

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slump

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40
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which of the following dactors DECREASES risk of mass movement

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adding vegetation to the side of a hill

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41
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which of the following INCREASES risk of mass movement

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Flooding the sediment with water beyond saturation

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42
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what stripped the slope (in middle of photo) of trees and other vegetation?

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a large landslide

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43
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  1. as the velocity of flow decreases…
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ALL OF THE ABOVE

  • –flow tends to become more laminar
  • -the maximum flow velocity decreases
  • -suspended sediment starts to be deposited
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44
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the lowest elevation to which a stream can down cut is the

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base level

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45
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illustration of point bar

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D

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46
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which creates this (picture) unique river pattern?

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a braided stream has more sediment than it can carry

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47
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what explains the shape of this delta?

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its shape was made by fluvial (River) deposition

48
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the flat-lying area surrounding a river channel is termed the

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floodplain

49
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braided streams

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consist of a series of intertwined channels that are overloaded with sediment

50
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within a meander, where is sediment most likely to be deposited?

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point bar

51
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a delta is part of the ___ part of a stream

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distributary

52
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drainage off of an isolated volcano will follow a ___ pattern

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radial

53
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urbanization increases the amount of runoff within stream systems T/F

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TRUE

54
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flow within a stream system is most commonly

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turbulent

55
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a watershed is the total area drained by a given stream system T/F

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TRUE

56
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alluvial fans tend to form where

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streams flow into dry basins in arid regions

57
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  1. Pumping vast quantities of water locally -
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lowers the ocal water table, forming a cone-shaped depression

58
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water flowing from hot springs

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contains more dissolved minerals than does water flowing from cool springs

59
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the zone below the water table is the zone of

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saturation

60
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groundwaer erodes by

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solution

61
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map of Anvil Cave, Alabama - growth of vace system probably controlled by

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distribution of fractures along which ground water flowed

62
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this block diagram shows a karst area - choose which leter represents a SINK HOLE

A

A

63
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the majority of fresh liquid water on earth exists in

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pores within rock and sediment

64
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the topography of the water table

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is a subdued (less steeply sloping) mimic of surface topography

65
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the ability of a porous solid to transmit fluid is called

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permeability

66
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the water table is

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the surface that marks tehh top of the saturated zone

67
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excessive pumping of a well

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ALL OF THE ABOVE (will create a cone of depression, may cause saltwater invation in coastal areas, may cause adjacent wells to become dry, will lower the water table locally)

68
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groundwater discharge occurs at

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ALL OF THE ABOVE

  • -wells
  • -geysers
  • -springs
  • -streams
69
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the cone of depression surrounding a well

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enlarges and deepens as the rate of pumping increases

70
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the block diagram shows a karst area

–choose CAVE

A

B

71
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human manipulation of the groundwater system may result in:

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ALL OF THE ABOVE

  • -chemical changes
  • -change in water table level
  • -salt water invasion
  • -subsidence
72
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sinkholes are a concern for residents whose dwellings are constructed atop

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limestone

73
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  1. sediment deposited directly by glaciers as they melt are characterized by
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very poor sorting

74
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large continental glaciers are found today in

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greenland and Antarctica

75
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Cirques and horns are features associated with

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mountain glaciation

76
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the first scientist to theorize the past presence of glaciers in Europe was

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Louis Agassiz

77
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at the present, glaciers cover about ___ of the surface of continents

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10%

78
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sediment deposited directly by glaciers as they melt are termed

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till

79
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when sea level rises, causing the ocean to fill a glacially carved valley, a __ results

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fjord

80
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valleys carved by glaciers tend to be shaped like the letter ___ and valleys carved by water are shaped like the letter ___

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U - glaciers

V - water

81
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a lake that forms within a bowl-shaped depression formed by a mountain glacier is called a

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tarn

82
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during glacial epoch, global sea level is

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lower bc water is stored on the continents

83
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ice is a substance with a high albedo, meaning it

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relfects most of the light that falls upon it

84
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the current interglacial interval began a little more than ___ years ago

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10,000

85
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an imp. long-term factor determining whether glacial ice will form on the continentes has likely been the proportion of which gas in the atmosphere

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carbon dioxide

86
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look at picture - where in this pic. does the total ann. amount of snow fall exceed teh total annual am. of snow melting?

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E

87
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Lake Bonneville was the predecessor of

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Great Salt Lake

88
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  1. which stmt. is NOT a good description of ocean waves
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water particles in waves move along at the same velocity as the wave

GOOD

  • -wave height is the vertical distance btwn crest and trough
  • -energy is imparted to waves by winds
  • -waves originate by the frictional action of wind on water
  • -wave refraction causes irregular distribution of energy along the coast
89
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longshore drift moves water and sediment

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along the beach in a zig-zag path

90
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which of the following is most likely in the evolution of coastal features

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sea cave, sea arch, sea stack, sea cliff

91
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an atoll normally

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evolves from a fringe or barrier reeg

92
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the major force in the generation of tides is

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the gravitational pull of the moon

93
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what percentage of seawater, on ave. consists of dissolved salt ions

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3.5%

94
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in this drawing, the net movement of sand is

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up the coast (toward the upper side)

95
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photo of Washington shorelines is a

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wave-cut platform

96
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if you found ancient rocks in Antarctica that had formed in an organic reef, what could you suggest?

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that the climate has changes and that Antarctica has moved

97
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the path of movement of water particle in a wave at sea is

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circular

98
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the horizontal distance btwn two successive waves’ crests is called

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wave length

99
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ordinary ocean waves derive their energy from

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winds

100
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which of the following is NOT a depositional feature

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sea stack

ARE (spit, beach, barrier island, baymouth bar)

101
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these drawings show stages of evolution for coastline - what is the order?

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CABD

102
Q

what % of earth’s surface is covered with water?

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70%

103
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when sea level rises, the ocean may invade a river valley, producing a nearshore body of water of mixed and variable salinity called

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estuary

104
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  1. in general, the dominant erosional landforms in desert regions are developed by
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running water

105
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ventifacts are a product of

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abrasion

106
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wind transports materal by

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all of the above

–rolling, saltation, sliding, suspension

107
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these dunes formed where?

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sand supply was limited

–called BARCHAN dunes

108
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the type of dune formed by winds blowing from at least 3 diff. directions is a

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star

109
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to qualify as a desert, a region must be

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arid, with less tha 25 c, annual precipitation and very low relative humidity

110
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as compared to humid climates, rates of chemical weathering in deserts are

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slower

111
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saltation of sand involves

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grains hopping into the air, traveling for a short distance and returning to the ground

112
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which stmt does NOT apply? desertification occurs

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only in small reas affecting at most a few million ppl of central Africa

DOES APPLY (Desertification occurs)

  • -when continents move into dry climates in low latitude zones
  • -as a result of global climate change
  • -as a result of overgrazing
  • -when humans strip a landscape for firewood
113
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which of the following is eolian in origin

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loess

114
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the wind direction at the time that these ancient sand dunes were deposited was

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from the left

115
Q

a lag deposit, or desert pavement, is a concentration of

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gravel-size particles left behind as wind selectively moves sand and dust from the surface

116
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the migration of sand dunes results from

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erosion of sand on the windward side and depostion on the slip face

117
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globaly most deserts are found

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A and B

  • -above 66 defrees north and south latitude (near poles)
  • -near 30 defrees N and 30 S latitude (subtropics)

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