PHSC 210 QUIZ 5 LIBERTY UNIVERSITY
COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUIDE 2026
◉ Sand is usually found in the ______ load of a stream. Answer: bed
◉ It is observed that a shale layer weathers faster than an overlying
limestone producing an overhang. This would be an example of.
Answer: differential weathering
◉ Water that is drawn up just above the water table is called.
Answer: the capillary fringe
◉ These types of streams have a relatively small river in a big
canyon or valley. Answer: misfit
◉ Springs may occur as a result of all of the following EXCEPT.
Answer: on mountain peaks
◉ In order to produce an artesian well or spring, an aquifer usually
is confined by. Answer: aquicludes
◉ The exposed soil and rock cliff face that results from some types
of mass movements is called a
, _______________. Answer: scarp
◉ All of the following contributed to the Madison River Canyon slide
in 1959 EXCEPT. Answer: desert climate
◉ This type of cave formation often has a very strange shape.
Answer: helictite
◉ The largest reserve of freshwater on earth is found in. Answer:
glaciers
◉ The ability of water to flow through a rock is called. Answer:
permeability
◉ A rapid flow composed of 40% boulders, 30% gravel, 10% sand
and 10% water coming down a slot canyon would be a. Answer:
debris flow
◉ Deposits made along the sides of a stream channel during periods
of flooding are called. Answer: natural levees
◉ What was unique about the 1929 Grand Banks earthquake that
created a mass movement?. Answer: it was a submarine landslide
COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUIDE 2026
◉ Sand is usually found in the ______ load of a stream. Answer: bed
◉ It is observed that a shale layer weathers faster than an overlying
limestone producing an overhang. This would be an example of.
Answer: differential weathering
◉ Water that is drawn up just above the water table is called.
Answer: the capillary fringe
◉ These types of streams have a relatively small river in a big
canyon or valley. Answer: misfit
◉ Springs may occur as a result of all of the following EXCEPT.
Answer: on mountain peaks
◉ In order to produce an artesian well or spring, an aquifer usually
is confined by. Answer: aquicludes
◉ The exposed soil and rock cliff face that results from some types
of mass movements is called a
, _______________. Answer: scarp
◉ All of the following contributed to the Madison River Canyon slide
in 1959 EXCEPT. Answer: desert climate
◉ This type of cave formation often has a very strange shape.
Answer: helictite
◉ The largest reserve of freshwater on earth is found in. Answer:
glaciers
◉ The ability of water to flow through a rock is called. Answer:
permeability
◉ A rapid flow composed of 40% boulders, 30% gravel, 10% sand
and 10% water coming down a slot canyon would be a. Answer:
debris flow
◉ Deposits made along the sides of a stream channel during periods
of flooding are called. Answer: natural levees
◉ What was unique about the 1929 Grand Banks earthquake that
created a mass movement?. Answer: it was a submarine landslide
