Gr11 Geomorphology Quiz 1

Question 1

Batholith

Answer 1

Large body of igneous rock, solidified at a great depth.

Question 2

Bedding plane

Answer 2

A joint or junction between layers of sedimentary rock.

Question 3

Bedrock

Answer 3

Solid rock underneath loose soil and sand.

Question 4

Butte

Answer 4

A flat-topped landform that is narrower than its height.

Question 5

Canyon

Answer 5

A landscape made of deep, narrow valleys.

Question 6

Conical hill

Answer 6

A rounded hill that forms once the resistant cap rock has been has been completely removed through weathering and erosion.

Question 7

Chemical weathering

Answer 7

The breaking down of rock due to a change in their chemical composition.

Question 8

Cross-section

Answer 8

Drawing of a side view of a landform or landscape.

Question 9

Cuesta

Answer 9

An asymmetrical ridge where the layers are inclined at a 10° to 35° angle.

Question 10

Cuesta basin

Answer 10

A circular shaped cuesta ridge with the scarp slopes facing inwards.

Question 11

Cuesta dome

Answer 11

A circular shaped cuesta ridge with the scarp slopes facing outwards.

Question 12

Dip slope

Answer 12

The gentler slope of a homoclinal ridge.

Question 13

Dyke

Answer 13

A wall-like igneous intrusion.

Question 14

Erosion

Answer 14

The removal/movement of rock particles from one location to another through water, wind or ice.

Question 15

Escarpment

Answer 15

A steep slope connecting a low-lying area to a high-lying area. It is often made up of a number of mountain ranges joined together.

Question 16

Granite dome

Answer 16

Rounded massive granite batholith exposed on the surface through erosion.

Question 17

Hogsback ridge

Answer 17

An asymmetrical ridge where the dip slope is very steep, at an angle greater than 45°.

Question 18

Homoclinal ridge

Answer 18

Collective name for asymmetrical ridges that have formed by a tilted resistant layer of rock.

Question 19

Laccolith

Answer 19

A mushroom-shaped igneous intrusion.

Question 20

Landslide

Answer 20

When a large mass of land breaks loose and plunges/slides down a slope.

Question 21

Lopolith

Answer 21

A saucer-shaped igneous intrusion.

Question 22

Magma

Answer 22

Molten rock within the Earth.

Question 23

Mass movement

Answer 23

The movement of material down a slope due to the force of gravity. Also known as mass wasting.

Question 24

Massive rocks

Answer 24

Form without any layering and can cover vast areas.

Question 25

Mesa

Answer 25

Flat-topped hill where its width is greater than its height.

Question 26

Pediment

Answer 26

The lowest slope element forming flat land at the base of landforms

Question 27

Pipe

Answer 27

A cylindrical igneous intrusion.

Question 28

Plateau

Answer 28

A raised fairly flat extensive area of land.

Question 29

Regolith

Answer 29

Weathered rock and soil.

Question 30

Rock fall

Answer 30

Very rapid movement of material on slopes exceeding 40°.

Question 31

Scarp retreat

Answer 31

Parallel retreat of a slope through erosion without change in the slope angle.

Question 32

Sill

Answer 32

A shelf-like igneous intrusion.

Question 33

Soil creep

Answer 33

The slow down-slope movement of soil due to gravity.

Question 34

Strata

Answer 34

Layers of rock.

Question 35

Tor

Answer 35

A pile of rounded core stones balancing on top of each other.

Question 36

Weathering

Answer 36

The physical, chemical and biological breakdown of rock.