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Below are the questions for the exam with the choices of answers:
Question #1
A Heated water or gas periodically erupting from below ground
B Steam only seeping from the ground
C Extremely cold water being pushed up by pressure
D Lava erupting from the ground
Question #2
A Can’t tell for sure
B Differential weathering and erosion
C Deposition only
D Only aeolian processes
Question #3
A Saltation
B Suspension
C Solution
D Traction
Question #4
A Collapsed sinkholes
B Uvalas
C Disappearing streams
D Canyons
Question #5
The landform resulting from the flooding of former glacial valleys by raising ocean levels is called
A Tombolo
B Marine terrace
C Fjord
D Spit
Question #6
A Column
B Soda straw
C Geyser
D They never meet
Question #7
A And underwater volcanic eruption
B An underwater earthquake
C An underwater landslide
D All of these are correct
Question #8
A All of these are correct
B Placing heavy weight atop (construction)of already unstable surfaces
C Increased acidification of rain as a result of air pollution
D Excessive ground water removal
Question #9
A A rounded surface
B A flat surface
C A sand dune
D A steep, vertical cliff
Question #10
A Wave of translation
B Tsunami
C Wave of oscillation
D Longshore current
Question #11
A None of these is correct
B Salinas and saline lakes are exactly the same thing
C Salinas are lakes full of saline water all year long
D Salinas are dry lake beds with salt deposits, while saline lakes have water at all times
Question #12
A Mostly driven by sulfuric acid which forms below ground
B Mostly driven by winds
C Mostly driven by carbonic acid which forms in the atmosphere
D None of these
Question #15
A Steady and reliable precipitation year round
B Intense rain events
C Lack of moisture
D Impermeable ground surface
Question #16
A They may have features such as lagoons and spits
B They are depositional landforms
C They are parallel to the shoreline
D All of these are correct
Question #17
A They are shaped by the dissolution of soluble rock
B All of these are correct
C They are characterized by caverns and sinkhole
D They are found in areas with a soluble bedrock
Question #18
A Deflation and abrasion
B Barchan dunes and transverse dunes
C Saltation and traction
D Mesa and Scarp
Question #19
A FALSE
B TRUE
Question #20
A Loess
B Angle of repose
C Barchan
D Slip face
Question #21
A FALSE
B TRUE
Question #22
A In the Antarctic only
B Only in the Northern Hemisphere
C Only in the Himalayas and the Andes
D At very high elevations all over the globe
Question #23
A Cirque and Ice fields
B There are no specific categories of glaciers
C Mountain glaciers and ice sheets
D Small and large
Question #25
A Dissolution
B Erosion
C Precipitation
D None of the above
Question #26
A They are the same as ephemeral streams
B They are not at all impacted by the arid conditions in the desert
C They are sustained by water that originates outside the desert
D None of these is correct
Question #27
A Loess
B Barchan dunes
C Soil
D None of the above
Question #28
A FALSE
B TRUE
Question #29
A Water is heated by being in contact with heated rocks or magma
B Water is hot for unknown reasons
C None of these
D Water is heated by the sun
Question #31
A Desert pavement
B Mesas
C Sand dunes
D Inselbergs
Question #32
A Florida
B Yellowstone
C Arches National Park
D Texas
Question #34
A A pinnacle
B A blowout or hollow
C Can’t tell for sure
D A ventifact
Question #35
A Loess
B Transverse dunes
C Slip face dunes
D Barchan dunes
Question #36
A Wind
B People
C Water
D Animals
Question #37
A Stalagmites
B Hot springs
C Stalactites
D Disappearing streams
Question #38
A Wave of translation
B Wave height
C Wave length
D Wave frequency
Question #39
A Basin and range
B Loess
C Sand dunes
D Badlands
