Geological Overview, Multiple Choice Quiz Example

1. Roman view of afterlife through performing arts, coursework example1. Evaporation of moisture which occurs frequently occurs in arid areas leads to water being brought up to the upper layers of the earth through
C) Capillary action

2. When rocks or soil particles move downhill very slowly such that this movement may not be easily detected, the process is known as
D) Soil creep

3. One of these is a major type of river channel
a) Braided

4. Glacier that is found at the head of a valley is called
D) Cirque glacier

5. Vegetation minimizes weathering and erosion by
b) Providing roots that penetrate rocks

6. A river’s drainage density is calculated by
C) Dividing its length by the size of its drainage basin

7. Triangular shaped features formed at the mouth of rivers are known as
D) Deltas

8. Where a glacier expands and straightens slopes of the valley near the sea till valley falls below the sea level, the valley get flooded by the sea. It then appears to be an extension of the seas. This is known as a
a) Fjord

9. Glacier deposition whose structure indicates the direction that the glacier had been moving is known as
a) Roche moutonnee

10. The main impact of human induced extractive economic activities on mass movement is to
a) Loosen rocks and accelerate erosion

11. The most important reason why oxygen in water hastens chemical weathering is that it
b) Hastens the development of slight carbonic acid solutions that facilitate the dissolution of limestone rocks

12. This type of mass movement does not involve water
a) Slump block

13. End moraine is debris that is found
a) After the glacier retreats from its original movement

14. Low tides found in coastal areas are known as
C) Ebb tides

15 which river pattern usually emerges in areas with dome-like structures
a) Elbow

16 small sized crescent dunes formed in desert areas are referred to as
b) Barchans

17. Limestone deposits found hanging on the roof of caves are called
a) Stalactites

18. Large coral reefs with one part attached to the coastland and the other extending into the sea are termed
a) Fringing reefs

19. Seismic sea waves are usually described as
C) Tsunamis

20. An area that is covered by ice for at least two years is referred to as
a) Permafrost