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BJU Earth Science - Ch. 7 Test
BJU Earth Science - Ch. 7 Test
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A pile of broken rocks that collects at the base of a cliff is called talus.
True
False
2
Tectonic mountains can form at both convergent and divergent zones.
False
True
3
Matching: match the term to a type of landform - "basin"
uplift landform
erosional landform
depositional landform
subsidence landform
4
Which of the following does not belong with the other three?
monadnock
fault-block
butte
mesa
5
Matching: match the term to a type of landform - "sand dune"
depositional landform
uplift landform
subsidence landform
erosional landform
6
Mauna Kea has a taller actual height than Mount Everest even though its summit is lower.
True
False
7
Which of the following regions would you expect to have the greatest relief?
plains
small hills and valleys
mountains and valleys
the tops of plateaus
8
Mountain landforms that result mainly from forces within the crust are classified as ___.
tectonic mountains
depositional mountains
erosional mountains
monadnocks
9
Stone arches are most direclty related ___.
water erosion
glacial deposition
glacial erosion
water deposition
10
Kames and eskers are both made up of ___.
androids
moraines
cooled lava
glacial till
11
The topography of a region is
a line of elevation of the region on a map
the kinds of colors used on a landform map of the region
the differences of land elevations in that region
the balance of forces between the crust and the mantle in that region
12
The formation of stone arches can easily be explained by the process of gradual erosion.
False
True
13
A large area of flat, elevated land is called a(n) ___.
plateau
mountain
valley
hill
14
Matching: match the term to a type of landform - "butte"
subsidence landform
erosional landform
depositional landform
uplift landform
15
A mountain can be
located underwater
all of these
an island
found on a continent
16
Matching: match the term to a type of landform - "monocline"
erosional landform
subsidence landform
uplift landform
convergent landform
17
Most rift valleys are beneath the sea but some are on land.
False
True
18
The variety and arrangement of elecations of a region determine its ___.
orogeny
topography
climate
isostasy
19
Long, low hills made of glacial till are called ___.
eskers
drumlins
moraines
kames
20
The longest and most extensive mountain system on the earth is the ___.
Alps
Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Rocky Mountains
Himalayan Range
21
Tectonic mountains have formed near zones of ___.
all of these
sinking crust
diverging tecotnic plates
converging tectonic plates
22
The study of mountain building processes is called ___.
isostasy
orogeny
climatology
topography
23
Matching: match the term to a type of landform - "plateau"
subsidence landform
erosional landform
uplift landform
depositional landform
24
Given the profile view of the mountain below, which contour relief map best depicts its shape?
1 (brown)
4 (blue)
2 (green)
3 (orange)
25
Matching: match the term to a type of landform - "graben"
subsidence landform
convergent landform
divergent landform
uplift landform
26
Which of the following is not a primary cause of most depositional hills and mountains?
glaciers
wind
uplifting
volcanoes
27
Most folded sedimentary rock strata are smoothly shaped, indicating that ___.
they were deposited that way
the rocks forming the strata are not ductile
the strata were still soft when they were quickly folded
the strata were folded very slowly
28
Mountains resulting mainly from forces acting in the crust of the earth are classified as ___ landforms.
tectonic
convergent
uplift
subidence
29
Mountain is to hill as mesa is to ___.
butte
volcano
plateau
valley
30
A normal fault that formed deep under a series of overlying rock strata could creat a(n) ___ fold structure.
monocline
syncline
domed
anticline
31
Which of the following is thought to be involved in the formation of a monadnock?
rising magma
both of these
neither of these
erosion
32
Matching: match the term to a type of landform - "dome"
depositional landform
uplift landform
subsidence landform
erosional landform
33
Mountain landforms that are made of anticlines and synclines are ___.
depositional mountains
fault-block mountains
fold mountains
basins
34
The term orogeny refers to the balance of forces between the earth's crust and mantle that determin topography.
True
False
35
The ability of wind and water to transport sediment is most directly related to their ___.
composition
direction
depth or height
speed
36
A geologic basin has the yongest rocks on the edges.
True
False
37
A series of moutain peaks in the same geographical area is called a mountain system.
True
False
38
Elevation is the height of a mountain's peak above ___.
the region's relief
mean sea level
its base
the deepest ocean trench
39
Sediment deposition seems to have been fairly constant through history.
True
False
40
A certain mountain's peak is 2,300m above sea level. Its base is 200m below sea level. What is it's actual height?
2,100m
2,700m
2,300m
2,500m
41
Matching: match the term to a type of landform - "drumlin"
depositional landform
erosional landform
subsidence landform
uplift landform
42
Two factors in distinguishing between a mountain and a hill are ___ and ___.
volume / width
height / tradition
grass / lava
rockiness / seismic activity
43
A seamount is an underwater ___.
volcano
mountain
valley
plateau
44
In an eroded syncline,
the younger, exposed rocks lie to both sides of the fold
the older, exposed rocks lie to both sides of the fold
the older, exposed rocks lie along the center of the fold
the younger rocks lie deep underground, out of view
45
The heights of mountains can change over time.
True
False
46
Sand dunes can be formed by ___.
wind deposition
water deposition
either of these
neither of these
47
What caused most of the erosion processes that formed buttes and mesas?
God just made them that way.
Strong regional storms would have caused them.
Humans piled up dirt that eventually hardened into these features.
They were formed as waters from the Flood receded.
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I will need to write a stunning essay on one of these topics. (Choose all now.)
What kinds of landforms do uplift and subsidence create? Describe each.
What is the difference between a mountain's elevation and actual height?
Describe 3 forces that move sediment to change the earth's surface.
