Chapters 15 & 17 Quiz (20 points) Introduction To Landforms and Internal Process
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Question
Chapters 15 & 17 Quiz (20 points)
Introduction To Landforms and Internal Processes Match the definition to the term.
1. ___ Rotational 2. ___ Weathering 3. ___ Horizontal 4. ___ Creep
5. ___ Reverse fault 6. ___ Isostasy
7. ___ Mudflow
8. ___ Pyroclastic
9. ___ Lahar
10. ___ Stratovolcano
11. ___ Lithosphere
12. ___ Divergent
13. ___ Oxidation
14. ___ Denudation
15. ___ Silica
16. ___ Physical weathering
17. ___ Solid
18. ___ Karst topography 19. ___ Base level
20. ___ Graben
A. Magma that is low in ________, such as basalt, tends to produce fluid lava and quiet eruptions.
B. _________ is any process that wears away or rearranges landforms.
C. Large volcano formed by alternate pyroclastic eruptions and lava flows is called __________.
D. The concept of _______ suggests that adding a great amount of weight to the Earth’s crust will cause it to sink, while removing a great amount of weight will cause it to rise.
E. At _______ boundaries two plates move apart in opposite directions and new crust is added.
F. A ________ is formed when a valley is downdropped between two parallel faults.
G. _______ refers to the slowest downshill movement of soil and regolith.
H. Fault formation where the upthrown block is pushed over the downthrown fault.
I. Together, the crust and the rigid upper mantle are referred to as the __________.
J. _____________ refers to the processes by which surface and subsurface rock disintegrate, or dissolve, or are otherwise broken down.
K. The movement along a strike-slip fault is _________.
L. There are two forms of landslides: translational and ____________.
M. ________ material includes rock, ash, cinders and dust ejected from a volcano.
N. An example of chemical weathering includes ____________.
O. The inner core of the Earth is believed to be _________.
P. John Wesley Powell put forward the idea of ____________.
Q. A rapid form of mass movement involving mudflows from volcanic materials.
R. ____________ form in regions of chemically weathered limestone with poorly developed surface drainage and solution features that appear pitted and bumpy.
S. Frost wedging is an example of ____________.
T. A form of mass wasting that is a very wet mixture of water and rock that accumulates in a stream valley is called a ____________.
Explanation / Answer
a 15
b 14
c 10
d 6
e 12
f 20
g 4
h 5
i 11
j 2
k 3
l 1
m 8
n 13
o 17
p 19
q 9
r 18
s 16
t 7