Liberty University PHSC 210 Elements of Earth Science. Quiz 5 Questions & Answers. (Graded A)
Attempt Score 48 out of 50 points
Question 1
2 out
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A layer of rock that is impermeable and traps a pool of water above it is called a(n)
Selected Answer: aquiclude
Question 2
2 out of 2 points
This type of process might cause a door to your house not to open very well in the winter time.
Selected Answer: frost heaving
Question 3
2 out of 2 points
A hillside in Alabama with bent tree trunks and cock-eyed tomb stones and fence posts is probably experiencing
Selected Answer: soil creep
Question 4
2 out of 2 points
When a well is heavily pumped
Selected Answer: the water table drops forming a funnel-shape
Question 5
2 out of 2 points
The most powerful and rapid stream erosion process is
Selected Answer: cavitation
Question 6
2 out of 2 points
The 1929 Grand Banks earthquake created this type of mass movement that covered tens of thousands of square kilometers on the ocean floor (choose the best answer)
Selected Answer: density current
Question 7
2 out of 2 points
All of these mass movement processes occurred during the 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens except
Selected Answer: talus creep
Question 8
2 out of 2 points
All of the following except _____ contributed to the Thistle, Utah slide in the spring of 1983.
Selected Answer: human activity
Question 9
2 out of 2 points
Choose the untrue statement about the 1983 Thistle landslide in Utah.
Selected Answer: it happened quickly overnight
Question 10
2 out of 2 points
Which soil horizon contains a mixture of organic material and minerals?
Selected Answer: “A”
Question 11
0 out of 2 points
A rapid flow composed of 40% boulders, 30% gravel, 10% sand and 10% water coming down a slot canyon would be a
Selected Answer: earth flow
Question 12
2 out of 2 points
Tufa and travertine are types of
Selected Answer: limestone
Question 13
2 out of 2 points
Vertical sandstone and shale beds are exposed along the ocean. The shales weather faster than the sandstones. This would be an example of
Selected Answer: differential weathering
Question 14
2 out of 2 points
A stream with the most numerous numbers of bars and channels would be a _____ stream.
Selected Answer: braided
Question 15
2 out of 2 points
The ability of water to flow through a rock is called
Selected Answer: permeability
Question 16
2 out of 2 points
A major method by which material gets delivered to the Colorado River in the Grand Canyon is
Selected Answer: debris flow
Question 17
2 out of 2 points
The largest reserve of freshwater on earth is found in
Selected Answer: glaciers
Question 18
2 out of 2 points
Water that is drawn up just above the water table is called
Selected Answer: the capillary fringe
Question 19
2 out of 2 points
Weathering is an important process in the formation of soils.
Selected Answer: True
Question 20
2 out of 2 points
Scripture identifies the rock that Moses struck, and subsequently produced water, as Christ.
Selected Answer: True
Question 21
2 out of 2 points
Despite water temperatures in excess of 100° C (the boiling point of water), numerous living bacteria can be found in the hot springs of Yellowstone National Park.
Selected Answer: True
Question 22
2 out of 2 points
Most rural homes have septic tanks that empty their overflow water just above the same aquifer in which the drinking water is drawn from.
Selected Answer: True
Question 23
2 out of 2 points
Relief is the angle of a particular slope.
Selected Answer: False
Question 24
2 out of 2 points
An aquiclude is usually found below a perched water table.
Selected Answer: True
Question 25
2 out of 2 points
Hydraulic action causes rapid erosion from the explosion of vacuum bubbles.
Selected Answer: False [Show Less]