1. Waterfalls occur where the stream profile drops rapidly due to

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1.
Waterfalls occur where the stream profile drops rapidly due to
the presence of the more resistant bed underlain with softer beds
cutting sand beds
meandering
а.
b.
с.
2.
The delta of Mississippi River has
long extensions forming a "bird foot delta"
wide distributary channel
a wide developed alluvial fan
а.
b.
с.
3.
Which of the following is NOT a common feature of meandering flood plane?
а.
natural levees
b.
oxbow lakes
V-shaped valley
point bars
meanders
с.
d.
е.
4.
The west coast of South America is a passive continental margin.
а.
True
b.
False
The Atlantic coast of Americas represents
a passive continental margin
an active continental margin
transform fault boundary
34.
а.
b.
а.
6.
A chain of seamounts like the Hawaiian chain is believed to result from
volcanic activity associated with the deep trench
volcanic activity along the crest of the mid-oceanic ridge
migration of the sea floor over a hotspot
a line of hotspots in the asthenosphere
а.
b.
с.
d.
Mantle plumes are thought to start from
the core-mantle boundary
divergent plate boundary
the energy generated by the surface movement of the plates
the shallow uppermost part of the asthenosphere
7.
а.
b.
с.
d.
Transcribed Image Text:1. Waterfalls occur where the stream profile drops rapidly due to the presence of the more resistant bed underlain with softer beds cutting sand beds meandering а. b. с. 2. The delta of Mississippi River has long extensions forming a "bird foot delta" wide distributary channel a wide developed alluvial fan а. b. с. 3. Which of the following is NOT a common feature of meandering flood plane? а. natural levees b. oxbow lakes V-shaped valley point bars meanders с. d. е. 4. The west coast of South America is a passive continental margin. а. True b. False The Atlantic coast of Americas represents a passive continental margin an active continental margin transform fault boundary 34. а. b. а. 6. A chain of seamounts like the Hawaiian chain is believed to result from volcanic activity associated with the deep trench volcanic activity along the crest of the mid-oceanic ridge migration of the sea floor over a hotspot a line of hotspots in the asthenosphere а. b. с. d. Mantle plumes are thought to start from the core-mantle boundary divergent plate boundary the energy generated by the surface movement of the plates the shallow uppermost part of the asthenosphere 7. а. b. с. d.
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