What is the name given to the process by which soil particles are moved downhill by the force of gravity.
a) Erosion
b) Weathering
c) Deposition
d) Uplift
Answer: a) Erosion
a) Erosion
b) Weathering
c) Deposition
d) Uplift
Answer: a) Erosion
a) Coal
b) Sandstone
c) Basalt
d) Limestone
Answer: a) Coal
a) Basalt
b) Obsidian
c) Granite
d) Gneiss
Answer: b) Obsidian
a) Mesosphere
b) Stratosphere
c) Thermosphere
d) Troposphere
Answer: d) Troposphere
Which layer of the Earth’s atmosphere is responsible for the weather we experience. Read More »
a) Magnetic reversal
b) Polar shift
c) Plate tectonics
d) Seafloor spreading
Answer: a) Magnetic reversal
a) Normal fault
b) Reverse fault
c) Strike-slip fault
d) None of the above
Answer: b) Reverse fault
Which type of fault occurs when the hanging wall moves upward relative to the footwall. Read More »
a) Precipitation
b) Evaporation
c) Transpiration
d) Infiltration
Answer: a) Precipitation
a) Sedimentary rock
b) Metamorphic rock
c) Igneous rock
d) None of the above
Answer: b) Metamorphic rock
a) Sandy soil
b) Clay soil
c) Loamy soil
d) Peat soil
Answer: d) Peat soil
Which type of soil is characterized by a high concentration of organic matter. Read More »
a) Divergent plate boundary
b) Convergent plate boundary
c) Transform plate boundary
d) None of the above
Answer: c) Transform plate boundary