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Grade 9 Geomorphology
Which of these landforms is a characteristic of an area with karst topography?
  1. mountains
  2. canyons
  3. sinkholes
  4. drumlins
Grade 9 Geomorphology
Exfoliation is what kind of weathering?
  1. chemical
  2. mechanical
  3. hydrolysis
  4. acid rain
Grade 9 Geomorphology
The Appalachian Mountains are an example of
  1. fault block mountains.
  2. domed mountains.
  3. folded mountains.
  4. volcanic mountains.
  5. combination or complex mountains.
Grade 9 Geomorphology
Kettle lakes were formed by
  1. earth movements.
  2. glaciers.
  3. volcanoes.
  4. meteorites.
Grade 9 Geomorphology
Basal slip and plastic flow are ways in which a
  1. geyser erupts.
  2. glacier moves.
  3. geyser forms.
  4. glacier forms.
Grade 9 Geomorphology
The trough-like structure formed when rocks are folded downward is                       .
  1. an anticline
  2. a fault-block mountain
  3. a syncline
  4. a domed mountain
Grade 9 Geomorphology
An example of land formed by wind deposits is a                .
  1. sand dune
  2. sea stack
  3. moraine
  4. mudflow
Grade 9 Geomorphology
Mechanical weathering is also known as                 .
  1. decomposition
  2. composition
  3. dissolving
  4. chemical fizzing
Grade 9 Geomorphology
Most erosion in a narrow V-shaped valley
  1. is directed from side to side.
  2. is directed downwards.
  3. occurs on the floodplain.
  4. occurs on the stream's banks.
Grade 9 Geomorphology
The change in a field value from place to place (slope) is called
  1. profile.
  2. gradient.
  3. contour.
  4. isoline.
Grade 9 Geomorphology
What landform usually rises more than 2,000 feet above sea level?
  1. plain
  2. mountain
  3. butte
  4. hill
Grade 9 Geomorphology
An arch-like structure formed when rocks are folded upwards is                  .
  1. an anticline
  2. a domed mountain
  3. an syncline
  4. a folded mountain
Grade 9 Geomorphology
Which is created through the process of erosion?
  1. baymouth bar
  2. sea arch
  3. spit
  4. tombolo
Grade 9 Geomorphology
The two major ways that glaciers erode land are abrasion and
  1. plucking.
  2. tension.
  3. deflation.
  4. slipping.
Grade 9 Geomorphology
The Grand Teton Mountains of Wyoming are an example of
  1. fault block mountains.
  2. domed mountains.
  3. folded mountains.
  4. volcanic mountains.
  5. combination or complex mountains.
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