Solutions for PHYSICAL SCIENCE (LCPO)
Problem 1AC:
1. Small changes that result in the breaking up, crumbling, and destruction of any kind of rock...Problem 5AC:
5. Chemical weathering, the dissolving or breaking down of minerals in rocks, is also...Problem 6AC:
6. The process of peeling off layers of rock, reducing the pressure on the rock’s surface, is...Problem 9AC:
9. Decay-resistant, altered organic material is
a. soil.
b. clay.
c. topsoil.
d. humus.
Problem 10AC:
10. Two minerals that usually remain after granite has completely weathered are
a. quartz and...Problem 15AC:
15. Rock fragments frozen in moving glacier ice polish and scratch rocks at the base and on the...Problem 16AC:
16. The agent that has the least ability to erode...Problem 19AC:
19. What is the pH of natural rainwater?
a. 5.0 to 5.5
b. 5.6 to 6.2
c. 6.3 to 6.7
d. 7.0
Problem 20AC:
20. Freezing water exerts pressure on the wall of a crack in a rock mass, making the crack larger....Problem 22AC:
22. Which of the following would have the greatest overall effect in lowering the elevation of a...Problem 23AC:
23. Broad meanders on a very wide, gently sloping floodplain with oxbow lakes are characteristics...Problem 25AC:
25. A likely source of loess is
a. rock flour.
b. a cirque.
c. a terminal moraine.
d. an...Problem 26AC:
26. The landscape in a dry climate tends to be more angular because the dry climate
a. has more...Problem 27AC:
27. Peneplains and monadnocks are prevented from forming by
a. mass movement.
b. running...Problem 28AC:
28. The phrase weathering of rocks means
a. able to resist any changes, as in weathers the...Problem 29AC:
29. What are you doing to a rock if you pick up the small pieces of a smashed rock?
a. Mechanical...Problem 30AC:
30. What are you doing to the fragments of a smashed rock if you carry the fragments to a new...Problem 31AC:
31. What are you doing to a rock if you dissolve it in acid?
a. Mechanical weathering
b. Chemical...Problem 33AC:
33. The soil called loam is
a. all sand and humus.
b. mostly humus with some sand.
c. equal amounts...Problem 34AC:
34. A moraine is a
a. wind deposit.
b. glacier deposit.
c. river deposit.
d. Any of the above is...Problem 35AC:
35. The breaking up, crumbling, chemical decomposition, and destruction of rocks at or near Earth's...Problem 36AC:
36. Crushing of rock at a quarry to make smaller-sized gravel is an example of
a. physical...Problem 37AC:
37. Fragments of rocks fall into a mountain stream and are carried into the valley. This is an...Problem 38AC:
38. Tree roots grow and expand, and eventually break through a sidewalk. This is an example...Problem 40AC:
40. Ferromagnesian minerals will react with oxygen to produce deeply colored iron oxides. This is...Problem 41AC:
41. You are planning a garden and need a soil that will hold moisture for plant growth but also...Problem 44AC:
44. Continental glaciers are found in
a. Iceland.
b. Antarctic.
c. Greenland.
d. Greenland and...Problem 45AC:
45. An example of a chemical weathering process that is a major concern in the northeastern United...Problem 2QFT:
2. Granite is the most common rock found on continents. What are the end products after granite has...Problem 3QFT:
3. What other erosion processes are important as a stream of running water carves a valley in the...Problem 7QFT:
7. What is a glacier? How does a glacier erode the land?
Problem 8QFT:
8. What is rock flour and how is it produced?
Problem 10QFT:
10. Explain why glacial erosion produces a U-shaped valley, but stream erosion produces a V-shaped...Problem 14QFT:
14. Compare the features caused by stream erosion, wind erosion, and glacial erosion.
Problem 16QFT:
16. Why do certain stone buildings tend to weather more rapidly in cities than they do in rural...Problem 18QFT:
18. Discuss all the reasons you can in favor of and in opposition to clearing away and burning...Problem 2FFA:
2. Speculate whether the continents will ever be weathered and eroded flat, at sea level. Provide...Problem 2PEB:
2. The average rate of chemical weathering of carbonate rock in an urban area is 2.1 10–3 mm/yr....Problem 3PEB:
3. A slope is creeping at a rate of 1.2 mm/yr. A new tree is planted on this slope. How long will...Problem 7PEB:
7. The elevation of a streambed is surveyed near a bridge to be 2,367 m. At another bridge 12.2 km...Problem 8PEB:
8. Each year, sheet erosion removes 0.9 mm of soil from a cornfield that has an area of 4.1 104...Problem 11PEB:
11. The discharge (Q) of a stream is the velocity (v) times the cross-sectional area (A): Q = vA....Problem 12PEB:
12. What is the velocity (v) of a stream with a discharge (Q) of 8.53 103 m3/s and a...Browse All Chapters of This Textbook
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