In what ways can water be involved in physical and chemical weathering processes?
What will be an ideal response?
Water is an important component of both physical and chemical weathering. In physical weathering, the freeze/thaw cycles of water contribute to frost wedging, while evaporation is important to salt weathering. By definition, chemical weathering always involves the presence of water.
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What name best describes the area of the lake in this photograph?
A) Terminal moraine
B) Equilibrium line
C) Fjord
D) Lateral moraine
E) Drumlin
The seismic moment is calculated by multiplying all but which of the following quantities together?
A. The shear strength of the rocks B. The average displacement (slip) on the fault C. The Modified Mercalli Intensity at the epicenter D. The rupture area of the fault
What are the four factors that influence rock strength? Describe how they will affect the rock when it is under stress
What will be an ideal response?
On a meandering stream, maximum erosion takes place along the ________
A) bottom B) outer edge of the meanders C) inner edge of the meanders D) islands E) places with the slowest flow