PHSC 210 QUIZ 5 LIBERTY UNIVERSITY COMPLETE ANSWERS (LATEST 2021/2022)

PHSC 21 0 QUIZ 5 QUESTIO N 1 A stream that flows in a desert and gets smaller and smaller as its water is absorbed by sand and gravel is called a(n) stream. meanderin g braided disappeari ng misfit QUESTIO N 2 A hillside in Alabama with bent tree trunks and cock-eyed tomb stones and fence posts is probably experiencing soil creep solifluctio n slump mudflow talus creep QUESTIO N 3 Perhaps the world’s greatest modern natural disaster (in terms of lives lost) was the eruption of Mount St. Helens The 1993 Mississippi River Floods 1931 Chinese flooding Hurricane Katrina in 2004 The Lake Missoula flood QUESTIO N 4 Which type of mass movement was responsible for the nautiloids buried in the Redwall Limestone? density 2 points 2 points 2 points current mudflow debris flow debris avalanche lahar QUESTIO N 5 The most common rock type for the formation of karst features is sandstone granite shale conglomer ate limestone QUESTIO N 6 The most powerful and rapid stream erosion process is cavitation solution by carbonic acid abrasion hydraulic action sapping QUESTIO N 7 If your house is built on a hillside susceptible to past mass wasting events, the most important thing you could do reduce the risk of further movement would be cut terraces in the slope above you install good drainage build a cement wall upslope of your home plant more vegetation on the hillside remove all the vegetation on the hillside to promote rapid drainage 2 points 2 points 2 points QUESTIO N 8 Sand is usually found in the load of a stream bed dissolved load suspended load QUESTIO N 9 Which mineral is produced when rocks “rust?” calcite hemati te chlorite halite apatite Q U ESTIO N 10 A layer of rock that is impermeable and traps a pool of water above it is called a(n) water table aquifer aquiclud e aeration Q U ESTIO N 11 Deposits made along the sides of a stream channel during periods of flooding are called alluvial fans deltas natural levees flood plains gravel bars 2 points 2 points 2 points 2 points Q U ESTIO N 12 It is observed in the desert of southern California that a mountainside made of granite has both many joints and rounded granite boulders. This would be an example of differential weathering spheroidal weathering the action of carbonic acid evidence of talus creep evidence of groundwater sapping Q U ESTIO N 13 This type of cave formation often has a very strange shape stalactite soda straw stalagmi te helictite flowston e Q U ESTIO N 14 This type of process might cause a door to your house not to open very well in the winter time. frost wedging frost heaving groundwater sapping unloading pressure release Q U ESTIO N 15 This type of thermal feature is formed as hot water encounters volcanic ash as it rises to the surface geyser mud pot 2 points 2 points 2 points 2 points fumarol e hot spring kimberlit e Q U ESTIO N 16 Calcite (or limestone) exposed at the earth’s surface is commonly weathered by hydrochloric acid phosphoric acid hydraulic acid sulfuric acid carbonic acid Q U ESTIO N 17 Which one of the following horizons would probably have the most mineral matter? “A ” “B ” “C ” “O ” “E ” Q U ESTIO N 18 When a well is heavily pumped the water table forms a capillary fringe the aquifer becomes an aquiclude the water table drops forming a funnel-shape 2 points 2 points 2 points nothing happens to the water table level the bottom of the aquifer rises, forming a cone of ascension Q U ESTIO N 19 Weathering is the physical removal and transport of material from a slope. True False Q U ESTIO N 20 Soda straws are a special type of stalactite. True False Q U ESTIO N 21 There is evidence that mountain-sized mass movements occurred soon after Noah’s Flood. True False Q U ESTIO N 22 It is likely the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers mentioned in Genesis 2 are the same Tigris and Euphrates Rivers of today. True False Q U ESTIO N 23 Limestone (or other carbonate rock) can be expected immediately below the surface of an area with karst topography. True False Q U ESTIO N 24 Weathering is an important process in the formation of soils. True False Q U ESTIO N 25 Nutrient rich soils would be expected in tropical climates with great amounts of rainfall. True