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- 1. Fill in the Blank
Soil that contains rock material that does not match the bedrock of an area. Most of New York State's soil.
- 2. Multiple Choice
The O horizon of a soil profile contains larger amounts of what soil component than other horizons?
Air
Water
Weathered Rock
Biological Material
- 3. Multiple Choice
Which block will weather the fastest?
The left block
The middle block
The right block
- 4. Open Ended
Both gravestones were erected in 1888 in the same area. Why did the limestone gravestone weather faster than the granite gravestone?
- 5. Fill in the Blank
The amount of water that flows in a river or stream is known as the streams _________.
- 6. Open Ended
In in a straight moving river, where is the fastest water velocity?
- 7. Multiple Choice
Which material will settle in a calm body of water first?
Quartz
Density = 2.7 g/ml
Calcite
Density = 2.2 g/ml
Pyroxene
Density = 3.4 g/ml
Feldspar
Density = 3.0 g/ml
- 8. Fill in the Blank
________ sized sediment is so small it stays suspended in water and does not settle.
- 9. Fill in the Blank
Definition:
___________
Deposition of sediment at the mouth of a river.
- 10. Fill in the Blank
Definition:
_____________
Fan shaped deposit of sediment on land from an intermittent stream.
- 11. Fill in the Blank
What feature is shown to the left of the river?
- 12. Fill in the Blank
The fastest water in a river meander is found on which side of the curve?
- 13. Multiple Choice
Which side of a meander has the greatest amount of erosion?
Inside
Outside
Upside
Downside
- 14. Fill in the Blank
Definition:
_________________
An area of land where all the precipitation flows to the same place.
- 15. Fill in the Blank
Definition:
______________
A branch of the main river.
- 16. Multiple Choice
Which type of erosion makes 'U' shaped valleys?
Rivers
Glaciers
Wind
Gravity
- 17. Fill in the Blank
Definition:
______________
A pile of sediment deposited at the front of a glacier with unsorted sediment.
- 18. Multiple Choice
Which direction did the glacier that formed this drumlin move?
From left to right
From right to left
From underground to above
- 19. Multiple Choice
Which coastal feature below is man made?
Longshore transport
Barrier island
Spit
Jetty
- 20. Multiple Choice
Longshore transport is involved in erosion by _______.
Waves
Wind
Rivers
Glaciers
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