Which of the following is the best action to prevent mass movement?

Keep natural vegetation on slopes

Which of the following would decrease lag time?

Steep valleys and impermeable rock

the upper exposed cliff in a slump or planar landslide

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1
Orogenesis is
Mountain caused rainfall
Mountain caused fog
Mountain building
Rivers carving out mountains
2
Mountains can ONLY form at collision zones
True
False
3
What is the name of the location that earthquakes occur
Only at divergent plates
antecedent
Benioff zone
Intertropical Convergence Zone
4
Which of the following will increase the speed of weathering the most?
High solubility in water
Thin soil
Stable temperatures
Steep slopes
5
Which of the following is not a feature of a rockfall
very steep rock face/scar
cone of debris of mixed sizes
jointed and fractured nature of the rock
Vegetation
6
Which of the following is the best action to prevent mass movement?
Keep natural vegetation on slopes
Water the plants in an area as frequently as possible
Only build roads on top of hills, not below them
Plant crops wherever possible
7
Which of the following would decrease lag time?
Large drainage basin
Gentle sloping valleys and permeable rock
Steep valleys and impermeable rock
Heavy vegetation
8
An event near the top of this diagram is likely to be called
all are correct
a heave
a slide
a flow
9
Which of the following is a sign of salt weathering?
oxidation
hydrolysis
pitting
Extreme pH shifts
10
L is
condensation
evaporation
sublimation
freezing
11
Trade winds in the belt just north of the equator blow from the
SE
NE
SW
NW
12
As temperature drops, an air masses relative humidity increases
False
True
13
Climate change will impact LICs and HICs equally
False
True
14
Water entering the aquifer through percolation is called
throughfall
throughflow
groundwater recharge
rejuvenation
15
The ITCZ is a ___ belt
high pressure
low pressure
16
A scarp is
a layer of the atmosphere
a piece of weathered rock
A type of landslide
the upper exposed cliff in a slump or planar landslide

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