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Concept Review

Our Concept Review exercise will test your knowledge of the basic concepts and ideas offered in Chapter 15. By successfully reviewing these concepts, you will reinforce your comprehension of these geographic ideas.

1 .       Which of the following is not an example of a chemical weathering process? 



2 .       Which of the following sets of conditions is most favorable for chemical weathering? 



3 .       Exfoliation is characterized by 



4 .       What is the difference between a joint and a fault? 



5 .       Which of the following is the most important mechanical weathering process? 



6 .       Which of the following is not a category of mass wasting? 



7 .       Solifluction 



8 .       Identify the incorrect statement about mass wasting as an agent of denudation. 



9 .       Which of the following is not generally associated with soil creep? 



10 .       Which category of mass wasting is the slowest? 



11 .       Rock weathering in general is strongest under what climatic conditions? 



12 .       The intensity of physical (mechanical) weathering would be greatest in which one of the following environments? 



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