Unit 40 Review Questions

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. In a humid climate, which rock type would be most resistant to stream erosion?

Limestone correct incorrect

Shale correct incorrect

Mudstone correct incorrect

Quartzite correct incorrect

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. Which type of drainage pattern is frequently associated with dome structures?

Annular correct incorrect

Rectangular correct incorrect

Trellis correct incorrect

Dendritic correct incorrect

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. Erosion rates on mountains undergoing tectonic uplift:

are high because typically the bedrock is composed of easily eroded sedimentary rocks correct incorrect

are high because water there has high potential energy correct incorrect

are low because such areas are usually located in areas with low precipitation correct incorrect

are little different than erosion rates on low-relief surfaces correct incorrect

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. A river that flows across an area undergoing tectonic uplift and cuts through the rising mountain ridges is termed a(n):

superimposed stream correct incorrect

pirate stream correct incorrect

antecedent stream correct incorrect

dynamic stream correct incorrect

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. In the dynamic equilibrium model of landscape evolution:

the general ruggedness of topography does not change appreciably over time correct incorrect

steeper slopes with more resistant rock will rise higher and higher above flatter areas with softer rock correct incorrect

landscapes will eventually be eroded to a nearly flat peneplain correct incorrect

changes in the topography of a landscape are due primarily to slope retreat correct incorrect