Land, Water, Human Interaction - PreTest - Maria Camila Leon Buitrago | Biblioteka

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Which of the following processes change Earth’s surface?

A) Deposition

B) Erosion

C) Weathering

D) All of the above

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Elevation on a topographic map is shown with:

A) streets

B) contour lines

C) line colors

D) dashed lines

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In the natural world, which liquid dissolves more substances than any other?

A) oil

B) Ethanol

C) Water / H2O

D) Carbon Dioxide / CO2

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If a population of aquatic species declines over time, it could be an indicator of:

a) Change in pH of the water

b) A human impact on the water

c) Declining water quality

d) All of the above

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Which of the following landforms is most likely to result from a slow geoscience process?

a) A canyon

b) A delta

c) A mountain

d) All of the above

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Which of the following is the best example of human impact on Earth’s systems?

a) Flooded homes alongside a river

b) A beaver dam on a river

c) A log jam on a river

d) A hydroelectric dam on a river

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Geological processes happen

A) Slowly and over large areas

B) Quickly and over small areas

C) Quickly and over large areas

D) All of the above

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Which of the following processes is caused by gravity?

A) Evaporation

B) Precipitation

C) Condensation

D) Freezing

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Which of the following processes is caused by energy from the sun?

A) Evaporation

B) Condensation

C) Freezing

D) Precipitation

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How is a delta formed?

a) By water freezing and breaking rocks apart

b) By sediments being carried by water and deposited at a river’s mouth

c) By wind blowing soil to form dunes

d) By tectonic plates colliding

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What is the relationship between weathering, erosion, and deposition?

a) Erosion breaks rocks, deposition moves them, and weathering drops them

b) Weathering breaks rocks, erosion moves sediments, and deposition drops sediments to form landforms

c) Deposition breaks rocks, erosion drops them, and weathering moves sediments

d) Weathering moves rocks, deposition breaks them, and erosion deposits them

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Which of the following is an example of a water-quality indicator?

a) Dissolved oxygen

b) Temperature of the air

c) Number of people living nearby

d) Color of the sky