Question 1

Mudflows are potentially more dangerous to humanity than earthflow

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

One rock is split into eight rocks of equally size. The mass of the eight rocks totals that of the original rock. What will happen to the weathering rate and why will it happen?

Accepted Answer

The weathering rate will incre...

Question 3

Why is chemical weathering more effective in humid climates than arid climates?

Accepted Answer

There are several types of chemical weat...

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 5

Which of the following mass movements involves the greatest amount of water?

Accepted Answer

A)   slump
B)   flow
C)   rockfall
D)   slide
E)   solifluctionF) A) and D)
G) C) and D)

Question 6

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 7

Typically, solifluction lobes move a few ________ per year.

Accepted Answer

A)   centimeters (inches) 
B)   meters (feet) 
C)   tens of meters (tens of feet) 
D)   kilometers (miles) 
E)   tens of kilometers (tens of miles) F) C) and E)
G) None of the above

Question 8

The most common oxidation effect in the lithosphere is ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   rusting
B)   exfoliation
C)   talus
D)   scree
E)   hydrolysisF) C) and D)
G) B) and C)

Question 9

The process of solifluction works ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   universally
B)   mainly in the tropical rainforest
C)   mainly in the midlatitudes
D)   mainly in the tundra
E)   underwaterF) C) and D)
G) B) and C)

Question 10

Usually, the number of faults in an area is a much greater number than the number of joints.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Explain why the La Conchita landslides are of great concern.

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This part of the California coast has a ...

Question 12

The rotting of rock by the various types of chemical weathering takes place best in ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   polar regions
B)   upland montane forests
C)   arid lands
D)   humid regions
E)   limestone regionsF) A) and C)
G) All of the above

Question 13

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 14

Gravity is the energizing force in mass wasting.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Oxidation of aluminum causes which of the following colors on the surfaces of rocks?

Accepted Answer

A)   light purple
B)   grayish-blue
C)   lime green
D)   black
E)   reddish brownF) D) and E)
G) B) and C)

Question 16

Frost shattering is also called frost ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   wedging
B)   creep
C)   exfoliation
D)   weathering
E)   slumpF) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 17

Angular rocks and boulders on high mountain peaks were produced by frost shattering.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Which sort of rocks are most susceptible to hydrolysis?

Accepted Answer

A)   metamorphic
B)   unjointed
C)   plutonic
D)   sedimentary
E)   igneousF) A) and D)
G) B) and E)

Question 19

The best example of a product of mass wasting is ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   exfoliation domes
B)   sandstone monoliths
C)   faults
D)   scree
E)   limestoneF) B) and C)
G) A) and E)

Question 20

Debris flows are mass movements that occur on slopes in arid regions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 15: Preliminaries to Weathering: Mass Wasting and Erosion

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

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The rotting of rock by the various types of chemical weathering takes place best in ________.

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Debris flows are mass movements that occur on slopes in arid regions.

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The process of solifluction works ________.

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Frost shattering is also called frost ________.

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Mudflows are potentially more dangerous to humanity than earthflow

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Typically, solifluction lobes move a few ________ per year.

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

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The most common oxidation effect in the lithosphere is ________.

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One rock is split into eight rocks of equally size. The mass of the eight rocks totals that of the original rock. What will happen to the weathering rate and why will it happen?

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Gravity is the energizing force in mass wasting.

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

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Oxidation of aluminum causes which of the following colors on the surfaces of rocks?

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Which sort of rocks are most susceptible to hydrolysis?

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Usually, the number of faults in an area is a much greater number than the number of joints.

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Explain why the La Conchita landslides are of great concern.

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Angular rocks and boulders on high mountain peaks were produced by frost shattering.

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Which of the following mass movements involves the greatest amount of water?

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Why is chemical weathering more effective in humid climates than arid climates?

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The best example of a product of mass wasting is ________.

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