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TTO landscape + Rhine
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1
The source of the Rhine is in...
Switzerland
Germany
Liechtenstein
Austria
2
Mass movements cause V-valleys to form. True or false?
True
False
3
Which process predominates at letter A?
Sedimentation
Weathering
Erosion
4
Stones break into pieces due to...
low temperatures below -10 ˚C.
A large temperature difference between day and night.
A large temperature difference between summer and winter.
high temperatures above 30 ˚C.
5
Which process predominates at letter C?
Weathering
Sedimentation
Erosion
6
The movement of a glacier is a mass movement. True or false?
True
False
7
A mudslide from the mountains is an example of a mass movement. True or false?
False
True
8
What sea is the mouth of the Rhine?
North sea
Baltic sea
Atlantic Ocean
Mediterranean sea
9
A V valley occurs as a result of erosion by glaciers.
True
False
10
Erosion by rivers is fastest in..
High mountain range
Hill country
Low mountain range
Lowland
11
A V valley is visible in the right picture.
True
False
12
Rivers play a major role in rock folding.
True
False
13
Gravel is created during erosion by river water.
False
True
14
With mass movement, the material can slide, roll and fall.
True
False
15
Old mountain ranges were formed more than sixty million years ago.
False
True
16
Which of the following characteristics is/are applicable to sedimentary rock?
Layered
Spotted
formed from magma
With fossils
17
Gravity is a mass movement. True or false?
True
False
18
After mass movement, the material will weather.
True
False
19
Which characteristic fits a young mountain range?
little relief
shallow valleys
slow-flowing rivers
rapid weathering
20
Rivers in the lower reaches carry more water than those in the upper reaches because ...
more and more tributaries (zijrivieren) are added in the lower reaches.
it rains more in the lower reaches.
rivers in the lower reaches flow more slowly.
rivers in the lower reaches carry more material.
21
Why do you find caves in the Netherlands only in South Limburg?
In southern Limburg, the rainwater is more acidic.
No weathering occurs in the rest of the Netherlands.
South Limburg gets more precipitation than the rest of the Netherlands
In southern Limburg there is limestone in the soil.
22
The Alps are an old mountain range because a lot of weathering takes place.
False
True
23
Frost weathering; Mechanical or chemical weathering?
chemical
mechanical
24
What is a mixed river?
Melting water + rainwater
Rainwater + water from lakes
Salt + freshwater
Freshwater + acid water
25
In the left picture, the valley was created by river erosion.
True
False
26
The appearance of small pits in images on a church. mechanical or chemical weathering?
chemical
mechanical
27
Only the steepness of a slope determines how rock will move downward.
True
False
28
Which process predominates at letter B?
Weathering
Erosion
Sedimentation
29
The type of mass movement depends, among other things, on the steepness of a slope.
True
False
30
The higher the temperature, the greater the rate of chemical weathering.
True
False
31
Which of the keyterms fits the best with the word 'Delta'?
Erosion
Sedimentation
Weathering
High flow rate
