Earth Science Topic #9/10 Review Game
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Which sediment is most easily
picked up and transported by the
wind?
a. cobbles
b. pebbles
c. sand
d. silt
Which statement best describes sediments deposited by glaciers and
rivers?
a. Glacial deposits and river deposits are both sorted.
b. Glacial deposits are sorted, and river deposits are unsorted.
c. Glacial deposits are unsorted, and river deposits are sorted.
d. Glacial deposits and river deposits are both unsorted.
In what way is a pebble probably changing as it is carried
by a mountain stream?
a. Its density is decreasing.
b. Its mass is decreasing.
c. Its particle size is increasing.
d. Its hardness is increasing.
The four objects below are made of the same material and have the same
mass. Which object will settle fastest in calm water?
A
C
B
D
Base your answer on the map
which shows the large delta
that formed as the Mississippi
River emptied into the Gulf of
Mexico.
Which process was primarily responsible for the
formation of the delta?
a. glacial erosion
b. cementation of sediment
c. deposition of sediment
d. mass movement
Base your answer on the diagram below, which shows a
meandering stream. Letters A, B, C, and D indicate locations on the
streambed.
At which two locations is
the rate of erosion
greater than the rate of
deposition?
a. A and B
b. B and C
c. C and D
d. D and A
Base your answer on the diagram below which shows the sequence of events
leading to the deposition of landslide debris.
What was the primary force that
caused this landslide?
a. gravity
b. moving ice
c. prevailing winds
d. stream discharge
What is the minimum water velocity needed in a stream to
maintain the transportation of the smallest boulder?
a. 100 cm/sec
b. 200 cm/sec
c. 300 cm/sec
d. 500 cm/sec
A stream flowing at a velocity of 250 centimeters per second is transporting
sediment particles ranging in size from clay to cobbles. Which transported
particles will be deposited by the stream if its velocity decreases to 100
centimeters per second?
a. cobbles, only
b. cobbles and some pebbles, only
c. cobbles, pebbles, and some sand, only
d. cobbles, pebbles, sand, slit, and clay
Base your answer on the cross section below which shows sedimentary
rocks being eroded by water at a waterfall.
The sedimentary rock layers are being
weathered and eroded at different rates
primarily because the rock layers
a. formed during different time periods
b. contain different fossils
c. have different compositions
d. are horizontal
Base your answer on the diagram below. The diagram shows points
A, B, C, and D on a meandering stream.
Which material is most likely to be transported in
suspension during periods of slowest stream velocity?
a. gravel
b. sand
c. silt
d. clay
Base your answer on the cross section below which shows a stream
flowing downhill. Points A through D are locations in the stream.
At which point would most deposition occur?
a. A
b. B
c. C
d. D
Base your answer on the cross section below which shows a soil profile.
This soil was formed primarily by
a. erosion by glaciers
b. erosion by running water
c. capillarity and human activity
d. weathering and biological activity
Base your answer on the diagram which represents a profile of a mountain
glacier in the northern United States.
If the climate warms, causing the glacier to melt away, the region that the
glacier formerly occupied will be a
a. U-shaped valley with polished bedrock
b. V-shaped valley with jagged bedrock
c. flat plain with bedrock that has been metamorphosed
d. deep ocean trench with bedrock that has been melted and cooled
What is the best evidence that a glacial erratic has been
transported?
a. It is located at a high elevation in a mountainous area.
b. It is less than 25 centimeters in diameter.
c. Its composition is different from that of the bedrock under it.
d. It appears to have been intensely metamorphosed.
Base your answer on the model shown below which illustrates
stream erosion between locations A and B in the stream.
Placing a second block under location A will cause the
stream's velocity to
a. decrease and the rate of erosion to decrease
b. decrease and the rate of erosion to increase
c. increase and the rate of erosion to decrease
d. increase and the rate of erosion to increase
Which property of water makes frost action a common
and effective form of weathering?
a. Water dissolves many earth materials.
b. Water expands when it freezes.
c. Water cools the surroundings when it evaporates.
d. Water loses 334 Joules of heat per gram when it
freezes.
Base your answer on the demonstration shown in the diagram below which
indicates that powdered limestone reacts faster than a single large piece of
limestone of equal mass when both are placed in acid.
The most likely reason powdered limestone reacts faster is that it has
a. less total volume
b. more chemical bonds
c. more total surface area
d. lower density
A major difference between sediments in the
outwash and sediments in the moraines is that the
sediments deposited in the outwash are
a. larger
b. sorted
c. more angular
d. older
The diagram below represents a geologic cross section.
Which
statement
best
explains
why
the
conglomerate appears to be
the
most
weathered
bedrock?
a.
The
conglomerate
particles are large.
b. The conglomerate is
composed of quartz cobbles
and pebbles.
c.
The
conglomerate
underlies a steeper-sloped
surface.
d. The conglomerate has
been exposed to weathering
the longest.
Base your answer on The generalized cross section below
shows the sedimentary rock layers at Niagara Falls in western
New York State.
Which rock layer appears to be
most resistant to weathering and
erosion?
a. Lockport dolostone
b. Rochester shale
c. Grimsby sandstone
d. Queenston shale
Which statement best characterizes the soils
found in New York State?
a. All the soil has been removed by glaciation.
b. Wind erosion has been the dominant agent in
soil formation.
c. Transported soils are similar in composition to
underlying bedrock.
d. Transported soils are far more common than
residual soils.
Base your answer on the graph below, which shows the effect that
average yearly precipitation and temperature have on the type of
weathering that will occur in a particular region.
The
amount
of
chemical
weathering will increase if
a. air temperature decreases
and precipitation decreases
b. air temperature decreases
and precipitation increases
c. air temperature increases and
precipitation decreases
d. air temperature increases and
precipitation increases
Sharp-edged, irregularly shaped sediment particles found at the base
of a rock cliff were probably transported by
a. gravity
b. wind
c. ocean waves
d. running water
How are dissolved materials carried in a river?
a. in solution
b. in suspension
c. by precipitation
d. by bouncing and rolling
Landscapes will undergo the most chemical
weathering if the climate is
a. cool and dry
b. cool and wet
c. warm and dry
d. warm and wet
Base your answer on the
landscape diagram which
shows a fan-shaped pattern of
sediment deposits.
The fan-shaped pattern of these
sediments is most likely the
result of deposition by
a. glacial ice
b. ocean waves
c. running water
d. prevailing winds
Which characteristic would most likely
remain constant when a limestone cobble is
subjected to extensive abrasion?
a. shape
b. mass
c. volume
d. composition
Which graph best represents the relationship between the slope of a river
and the particle size that can be transported by that river?
A
B
C
D
Which quartz sample has probably undergone abrasion in a
stream for the longest period of time?
A
B
C
D