Question 1

Which of the following is the slowest of all types of mass movement?

Accepted Answer

A)   slump
B)   landslide
C)   earthflow
D)   rockfall
E)   solifluctionF) A) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 2

Which of the following processes is most closely associated with "rusting"?

Accepted Answer

A)   all of them
B)   carbonation
C)   hydration
D)   oxidation
E)   hydrolysisF) A) and D)
G) A) and E)

Question 3

In freeze/thaw or wet/dry conditions in soil creep, an individual soil particle tends to________ .

Accepted Answer

A)   be lifted vertically and placed at the same spot
B)   be lifted vertically
C)   slide downhill
D)   be lifted vertically from the ground surface and placed slightly downhill
E)   slide downhill and then be lifted verticallyF) A) and E)
G) B) and C)

Question 4

Frost shattering is also called frost _________.

Accepted Answer

A)   creep
B)   weathering
C)   slump
D)   wedging
E)   exfoliationF) A) and D)
G) B) and E)

Question 5

The general term signifying the overall lowering of the rock material on the Earth's crust is______.

Accepted Answer

A)   mass wasting
B)   denudation
C)   weathering
D)   slumping
E)   jointingF) B) and D)
G) C) and E) B

Question 6

______and amount of moisture present can be used to classify types of mass wasting.

Accepted Answer

A)   Speed of movement
B)   Amount of mechanical weathering
C)   Amount of chemical weathering
D)   Gravity
E)   TemperatureF) B) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 7

Where the land is flat,_______ exerts a minimal influence on topographic development.

Accepted Answer

A)   gravity
B)   water
C)   chemical weathering
D)   biological weathering
E)   mechanical weatheringF) B) and E)
G) C) and E)

Question 8

The Madison Valley landslide of 1959 was caused by

Accepted Answer

A)   a meteorite impact.
B)   an unsafe dam.
C)   campers.
D)   an earthquake.
E)   heavy rain.F) C) and D)
G) B) and E)

Question 9

Mass wasting is most likely during____ .

Accepted Answer

A)   the perihelion of Earth to the Sun
B)   heavy rain
C)   joint formation
D)   freezing temperatures
E)   daytimeF) None of the above
G) A) and B)

Question 10

With the passage of time, all talus migrates___________  .

Accepted Answer

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Question 11

Water penetrating into soil promotes chemical weathering by acting as a weak__________ .

Accepted Answer

A)   neutral agent
B)   saline solution
C)   acid
D)   base
E)   catalystF) A) and B)
G) B) and D)

Question 12

The main downslope movement of subarctic and arctic landscapes is________ .

Accepted Answer

A)   mud slide
B)   mass wasting
C)   rock glacier
D)   solifluction
E)   permafrostF) B) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 13

Which material is most resistant to chemical weathering?

Accepted Answer

A)   iron- bearing rocks
B)   quartz
C)   dolomite
D)   gypsum
E)   limestoneF) A) and B)
G) C) and D) B

Question 14

From a chemical standpoint, the three reacting agents of greatest importance to weathering are_________ .

Accepted Answer

A)   carbon dioxide, oxygen, and water vapor
B)   oxygen, nitrogen, and carbon dioxide
C)   hydrogen, oxygen, and nitrogen
D)   water vapor, nitrogen, and carbon dioxide
E)   none of the aboveF) A) and B)
G) All of the above

Question 15

Undercutting of a bank by its stream may trigger _________.

Accepted Answer

A)   movement of a rock glacier
B)   an earthquake
C)   a landslide
D)   solifluction
E)   soil creepF) All of the above
G) B) and C)

Question 16

The most widespread form of mass wasting is___________  .

Accepted Answer

creep

Question 17

A massive pile of highly irregular debris in the form of a low- lying ridge or cone on a valley bottom is a topographic result of a __________ .

Accepted Answer

A)   joint
B)   rock fall
C)   landslide
D)   fault
E)   rock glacierF) A) and C)
G) C) and D)

Question 18

The single most important weathering agent is

Accepted Answer

A)   liquid water.
B)   oxygen.
C)   water vapor.
D)   nitrogen.
E)   carbon dioxide.F) A) and D)
G) None of the above

Question 19

As water freezes it expands almost_________ percent and is able to mechanically weather rock.

Accepted Answer

A)   100
B)   1
C)   10
D)   75
E)   50F) B) and E)
G) C) and E)

Question 20

In dry climates ______ is a (are)  prevalent process(es) .

Accepted Answer

A)   hydrolysis
B)   carbonation
C)   landslides
D)   frost wedging
E)   salt wedgingF) A) and D)
G) B) and E)

Exam 15: Weathering and Mass Wasting

Which of the following is the slowest of all types of mass movement?

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Which of the following processes is most closely associated with "rusting"?

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In freeze/thaw or wet/dry conditions in soil creep, an individual soil particle tends to________ .

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Frost shattering is also called frost _________.

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The general term signifying the overall lowering of the rock material on the Earth's crust is______.

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______and amount of moisture present can be used to classify types of mass wasting.

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Where the land is flat,_______ exerts a minimal influence on topographic development.

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The Madison Valley landslide of 1959 was caused by

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Mass wasting is most likely during____ .

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With the passage of time, all talus migrates___________ .

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Water penetrating into soil promotes chemical weathering by acting as a weak__________ .

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The main downslope movement of subarctic and arctic landscapes is________ .

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Which material is most resistant to chemical weathering?

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From a chemical standpoint, the three reacting agents of greatest importance to weathering are_________ .

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Undercutting of a bank by its stream may trigger _________.

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The most widespread form of mass wasting is___________ .

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A massive pile of highly irregular debris in the form of a low- lying ridge or cone on a valley bottom is a topographic result of a __________ .

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The single most important weathering agent is

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As water freezes it expands almost_________ percent and is able to mechanically weather rock.

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In dry climates ______ is a (are) prevalent process(es) .

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