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This activity contains 11 questions.

Question 1
1 Any process that wears away or rearranges landforms is called __________.
 
geomorphology
weathering
carbonation
hydration
denudation
End of Question 1


Question 2
2 __________ is an especially important physical weathering process in arid environments.
 
Crystallization (salt-crystal growth)
Hydrolosis
Exfoliation
Denudation
Frost action
End of Question 2


Question 3
3 Pressure-release jointing often creates __________.
 
sinkholes
a talus slope
regolith
karst topography
exfoliation domes
End of Question 3


Question 4
4 The Madison River Landslide in Montana was triggered by __________.
 
an earthquake
a flood
soil creep
an avalanche
a prolonged thunderstorm
End of Question 4


Question 5
5 Karst topography refers to distinctively pitted and weathered __________ landscapes.
 
basalt
limestone
sandstone
volcanic
granite
End of Question 5


Question 6
6 Variations in the resistance properties of rocks is the cause of __________ weathering.
 
differential
structural
chemical
spheroidal
physical
End of Question 6


Question 7
7 __________ are separations or fractures in rock that occur without displacement of the sides (i.e., without faulting).
 
spheroids
sediments
exfoliations
sheets
joints
End of Question 7


Question 8
8 The __________ represents a balance of driving forces and resisting forces on a slope.
 
gravity zone
slope contour
topographic angle
angle of repose
debris angle
End of Question 8


Question 9
9 When the moisture content of moving material is high, it is called __________.
 
an avalanche
creep
a fall
a flow
a slide
End of Question 9


Question 10
10 The point at which there is enough energy to overcome resistance against movement in a geomorphic system is called __________.
 
a geomorphic cycle
an angled slope
dynamic denudation
a threshold
equilibrium
End of Question 10


Question 11
11 __________ would NOT likely be a contributing factor in a mass movement event.
 
Highly weathered and unconsolidated slope materials
Time of day
Saturation of slope materials
An earthquake
Oversteepening
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