Geology 1010 Final Exam Review DR.
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Questions with Correct Answers 100%
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Playa - correct answer Isolated body of water formed during storm in landscape
depression
Inselberg - correct answer Large isolated bodies of rock
Arches - correct answer Localized erosion
Dunes - correct answer Wind deposits of sand
-Barchan dune
-Transverse
-Linear
-Star dune
,-Parabolic
Barchan dune - correct answer Basic sand dune, C shape, 1 direction of wind
Transverse dune - correct answer Merged barchan dunes
Linear dune - correct answer Longitudinal; long but relatively straight
Star dune - correct answer Wind variation high
Parabolic dune - correct answer -Areas of high vegetation
-horns point upwind
- U or V-shaped
-significantly more vegetation than barchan dune
,Plastic Flow - correct answer Only at the base of glacier
Basal Slip - correct answer Water at base of glacier lets glacier slip forward
Abrasion - correct answer Rubs surface and breaks pieces of material that become
trapped in the glacier
Plucking - correct answer Glaciers pick up larger chunks of stuff
-happens downhill
Striations - correct answer Thin parallel lines carved into rocks by ice
U-shaped valleys - correct answer U formed uniquely only by glaciers, not V-shaped
like river valleys
, Hanging Valley - correct answer Small U-shaped valley with big drop off to bigger
valley
Cirque - correct answer Large bowl shaped depressions
Tarns - correct answer Small bodies of water that filled an erosive feature
Horns - correct answer sharp, pointed mountain peak (ex: Matterhorn)
Arete - correct answer Long, thin ridges from the horn down the sides of the mountain
Mountonnee - correct answer Formed by plucking; Asymmetrical body or rock
Till - correct answer Very poorly sorted sediment deposit
COULSON (Latest Update )
Questions with Correct Answers 100%
Verified {Grade A} - CLEMSON
Playa - correct answer Isolated body of water formed during storm in landscape
depression
Inselberg - correct answer Large isolated bodies of rock
Arches - correct answer Localized erosion
Dunes - correct answer Wind deposits of sand
-Barchan dune
-Transverse
-Linear
-Star dune
,-Parabolic
Barchan dune - correct answer Basic sand dune, C shape, 1 direction of wind
Transverse dune - correct answer Merged barchan dunes
Linear dune - correct answer Longitudinal; long but relatively straight
Star dune - correct answer Wind variation high
Parabolic dune - correct answer -Areas of high vegetation
-horns point upwind
- U or V-shaped
-significantly more vegetation than barchan dune
,Plastic Flow - correct answer Only at the base of glacier
Basal Slip - correct answer Water at base of glacier lets glacier slip forward
Abrasion - correct answer Rubs surface and breaks pieces of material that become
trapped in the glacier
Plucking - correct answer Glaciers pick up larger chunks of stuff
-happens downhill
Striations - correct answer Thin parallel lines carved into rocks by ice
U-shaped valleys - correct answer U formed uniquely only by glaciers, not V-shaped
like river valleys
, Hanging Valley - correct answer Small U-shaped valley with big drop off to bigger
valley
Cirque - correct answer Large bowl shaped depressions
Tarns - correct answer Small bodies of water that filled an erosive feature
Horns - correct answer sharp, pointed mountain peak (ex: Matterhorn)
Arete - correct answer Long, thin ridges from the horn down the sides of the mountain
Mountonnee - correct answer Formed by plucking; Asymmetrical body or rock
Till - correct answer Very poorly sorted sediment deposit
