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M2 EARTH SCIENCE ROCKS
M2 EARTH SCIENCE ROCKS
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1
The Amazon river carries 1.3 million tons of sediment to the Atlantic ocean every day. This is an example of...
abrasion
sedimentation
erosion
weathering
2
At which type of boundary might you find a subduction zone?
Constructive
Transform
Convergent
Divergent
3
Which of the following river courses are most associated with deltas?
Middle
All of the above
Lower
Upper
4
Which of the following terms describes the tendency for a river to wind?
Mandling
Meandering
Maundering
Meandling
5
The capacity for water to suspend sediment is ______________ to its velocity.
Unrelated
Inversely proportional
Directly proportional
6
The image depicts an example of ______________.
An oxbow lake
An oxshoe lake
An oxbone lake
A horseshoe lake
7
Which river bank is most likely to experience weathering?
Neither
A
Both the same
B
8
Karst rock formations are an example of which kind of weathering?
Biological
Mathematical
Chemical
Physical
9
Which of the following rock types can be foliated?
Igneous rock
Sedimentary rock
None of the above
Metamorphic rock
10
Where might you find an alluvial fan?
Where a river meets flatlands
Nowhere near a river
At the mouth of a river
At the upper course of a river
