QUIZ 5 PHSC 210 LIBERTY UNIVERSITY 2026 QUESTIONS ANSWERED CORRECTLY LATEST UPDATE
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This type of thermal feature at Yellowstone National Park is often very colorful due to different kinds
of
bacteria that live in it - Answers hot spring
Sand is usually found in the ______ load of a stream - Answers bed
It is observed that a shale layer weathers faster than an overlying limestone producing an overhang.
This would be an example of - Answers differential weathering
Water that is drawn up just above the water table is called - Answers the capillary fringe
These types of streams have a relatively small river in a big canyon or valley - Answers misfit
Springs may occur as a result of all of the following EXCEPT - Answers on mountain peaks
In order to produce an artesian well or spring, an aquifer usually is confined by - Answers aquicludes
The exposed soil and rock cliff face that results from some types of mass movements is called a
_______________ - Answers scarp
All of the following contributed to the Madison River Canyon slide in 1959 EXCEPT - Answers desert
climate
This type of cave formation often has a very strange shape - Answers helictite
The largest reserve of freshwater on earth is found in - Answers glaciers
The ability of water to flow through a rock is called - Answers permeability
A rapid flow composed of 40% boulders, 30% gravel, 10% sand and 10% water coming down a slot
canyon would be a - Answers debris flow
Deposits made along the sides of a stream channel during periods of flooding are called - Answers
natural levees
What was unique about the 1929 Grand Banks earthquake that created a mass movement? -
Answers it was a submarine landslide
A major method by which material gets delivered to the Colorado River in the Grand Canyon is -
Answers debris flow
Cavitation is a special mechanical weathering process caused by the explosion of tiny vacuum bubbles
- Answers False
Scripture identifies the rock that Moses struck, and subsequently produced water, as Christ - Answers
True
A limestone in a desert would be very susceptible to weathering by carbonic acid - Answers False
Water is often one of the key factors that initiates a mass movement - Answers True
Weathering is the physical removal and transport of material from a slope - Answers False
Volcanic settings are the only places that mudflows can develop - Answers False
Despite water temperatures in excess of 100° C (the boiling point of water), numerous living bacteria
can be found in the hot springs of Yellowstone National Park - Answers True
Large alcoves are often produced on cliff faces by - Answers groundwater sapping
What caused the formation of Lake Missoula? - Answers glaciers blocking the Clark Fork River
A layer of rock that is impermeable and traps a pool of water above it is called a(n - Answers
aquiclude
This process might have occurred more during Noah's Flood than it occurs today - Answers cavitation
The amount of empty space in a rock suitable for water storage is called - Answers porosity
Calcite (or limestone) exposed at the earth's surface is commonly weathered by - Answers carbonic
acid
The most common rock type for the formation of karst features is - Answers limestone
The ability of water to flow through a rock is called - Answers permeability
Rocks in a stream bed usually become rounded due to the process of - Answers abrasion
Vertical sandstone and shale beds are exposed along the ocean. The shales weather faster than the
sandstones. This would be an
example o - Answers differential weathering
It is observed that a shale layer weathers faster than an overlying limestone producing an overhang.
This would be an example of - Answers differential weathering
It is noticed that a particular steep hillside has a number of trees with curved tree trunks near their
base. The hillside is experiencing - Answers soil creep
Parallel joints in a granite develop after massive erosion due to - Answers pressure release
2026
This type of thermal feature at Yellowstone National Park is often very colorful due to different kinds
of
bacteria that live in it - Answers hot spring
Sand is usually found in the ______ load of a stream - Answers bed
It is observed that a shale layer weathers faster than an overlying limestone producing an overhang.
This would be an example of - Answers differential weathering
Water that is drawn up just above the water table is called - Answers the capillary fringe
These types of streams have a relatively small river in a big canyon or valley - Answers misfit
Springs may occur as a result of all of the following EXCEPT - Answers on mountain peaks
In order to produce an artesian well or spring, an aquifer usually is confined by - Answers aquicludes
The exposed soil and rock cliff face that results from some types of mass movements is called a
_______________ - Answers scarp
All of the following contributed to the Madison River Canyon slide in 1959 EXCEPT - Answers desert
climate
This type of cave formation often has a very strange shape - Answers helictite
The largest reserve of freshwater on earth is found in - Answers glaciers
The ability of water to flow through a rock is called - Answers permeability
A rapid flow composed of 40% boulders, 30% gravel, 10% sand and 10% water coming down a slot
canyon would be a - Answers debris flow
Deposits made along the sides of a stream channel during periods of flooding are called - Answers
natural levees
What was unique about the 1929 Grand Banks earthquake that created a mass movement? -
Answers it was a submarine landslide
A major method by which material gets delivered to the Colorado River in the Grand Canyon is -
Answers debris flow
Cavitation is a special mechanical weathering process caused by the explosion of tiny vacuum bubbles
- Answers False
Scripture identifies the rock that Moses struck, and subsequently produced water, as Christ - Answers
True
A limestone in a desert would be very susceptible to weathering by carbonic acid - Answers False
Water is often one of the key factors that initiates a mass movement - Answers True
Weathering is the physical removal and transport of material from a slope - Answers False
Volcanic settings are the only places that mudflows can develop - Answers False
Despite water temperatures in excess of 100° C (the boiling point of water), numerous living bacteria
can be found in the hot springs of Yellowstone National Park - Answers True
Large alcoves are often produced on cliff faces by - Answers groundwater sapping
What caused the formation of Lake Missoula? - Answers glaciers blocking the Clark Fork River
A layer of rock that is impermeable and traps a pool of water above it is called a(n - Answers
aquiclude
This process might have occurred more during Noah's Flood than it occurs today - Answers cavitation
The amount of empty space in a rock suitable for water storage is called - Answers porosity
Calcite (or limestone) exposed at the earth's surface is commonly weathered by - Answers carbonic
acid
The most common rock type for the formation of karst features is - Answers limestone
The ability of water to flow through a rock is called - Answers permeability
Rocks in a stream bed usually become rounded due to the process of - Answers abrasion
Vertical sandstone and shale beds are exposed along the ocean. The shales weather faster than the
sandstones. This would be an
example o - Answers differential weathering
It is observed that a shale layer weathers faster than an overlying limestone producing an overhang.
This would be an example of - Answers differential weathering
It is noticed that a particular steep hillside has a number of trees with curved tree trunks near their
base. The hillside is experiencing - Answers soil creep
Parallel joints in a granite develop after massive erosion due to - Answers pressure release
