Unit 35 Review Questions

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. Which of the following can best be considered a landform?

A river leaving hills and entering a broad valley correct incorrect

A solitary mountain correct incorrect

An extensive field of sand dunes bordering a mountain range correct incorrect

A one-mile stretch along the Oregon coast correct incorrect

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. On a continental scale in North America, which of the following accounts for the most erosion?

Mass movements correct incorrect

Continental glaciers correct incorrect

Mountain glaciers correct incorrect

Rivers and streams correct incorrect

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. Fundamentally, the most important factor driving erosion is:

gravity correct incorrect

the weathering power of water correct incorrect

the pressure-gradient force that powers winds correct incorrect

major ocean currents correct incorrect

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. Which one of the following erosional processes is usually the LEAST important in the erosion of composite volcanoes?

Mass movements correct incorrect

Running water correct incorrect

Glaciers correct incorrect

Wind correct incorrect