Earth Science Multiple Choice Questions, science assignment help

making large rocks smaller

 b

dissolving rock

 c

forming new rock

 d

transporting broken rock

composition

 b

earthquakes

 c

gravity

 d

water

climate

 b

mineral content

 c

topography

 d

all of these

creep

 b

slump

 c

landslides

 d

mudslides

unloading

 b

sheeting

 c

exfoliation

 d

all of the above

S

 b

U

 c

V

 d

Y

accumulations of conglomerate-sized particles surrounded by sparse vegetation

 b

large, elongated rows of layered material sorted by size and weight

 c

the presence of alluvial fans and talus slopes at the base of cliffs or steep slopes and in dried lakebeds

 d

the removal of light, fine, grained-sized material; the presence of pebble-sized and larger material; depressions in the surrounding areas; and accumulated piles of loose, sand-sized particles

making large rocks smaller

 b

dissolving rock

 c

forming new rock

 d

transporting broken rock

wind

 b

water

 c

human interaction

 d

heat

cirques

 b

drumlins

 c

eskers

 d

kettles

a pebble conglomerate

 b

shale

 c

a sandstone

 d

a mudstone

high-velocity streams

 b

young or immature streams

 c

mountain streams

 d

all of the above

dendritic drainage pattern

 b

trellis drainage pattern

 c

rectangular drainage pattern

 d

radial drainage pattern

liquid to a gas

 b

solid to a gas

 c

liquid to a solid

 d

gas to a liquid

remain in place

 b

move up

 c

move down

 d

move laterally/horizontally

sand

 b

clay

 c

boulder

 d

silt

after deposition

 b

as the particle moves toward the source

 c

as the particle moves away from the source

 d

where stream velocity decreases

an aquitard

 b

permeability, but no porosity

 c

porosity, but no permeability

 d

both porosity and permeability

suspended load

 b

capacity load

 c

bed load

 d

dissolved load

a solid to a liquid

 b

a solid to a gas

 c

a gas to a liquid

 d

a liquid to a gas

They produce gyres that create areas of undefined currents.

 b

There are no changes in ocean water salinity.

 c

The salinity decreases, making the ocean water less dense.

 d

The salinity increases, making the ocean water denser.

a submarine glaciation

 b

streams, when the sea level was much higher than it is today

 c

trench formation

 d

turbidity currents

groin

 b

jetty

 c

sea stack

 d

spit

created by longshore currents

 b

created by waves approaching at an oblique angle

 c

may create spits

 d

all of these

displacement of warm surface waters by wind

 b

deflection of currents against landmasses

 c

stacking of layers of dense water

 d

water’s ability to absorb and release solar energy slower than land

The gravitational pull of the sun and moon during the first quarter or last quarter moon aligns the troughs.

 b

The gravitational pull of the sun and moon during a new or full moon aligns the bulges.

 c

The gravitational force of the moon is greater than that of the sun; so when the moon is 90° to the Earth, there are higher high tides.

 d

Tides forced into a restricted shoreline create higher high tides.

They are a special type of oceanic trench.

 b

They are submarine canyons found near Australia.

 c

They are volcanoes that form on the ocean floor.

 d

They form only in the Pacific Ocean basin.

They are geologically very stable.

 b

They are long and narrow depressions.

 c

They are sites where plates plunge back into the mantle.

 d

They may act as sediment traps.

density currents

 b

deposits of graded beds

 c

excavation of submarine canyons

 d

formation of seamounts

breakwater

 b

jetty

 c

sea stack

 d

tombolo