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Question 11 (5 points)

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The USDA Soil Texture Calculator can help you answer this question if you can't see the diagram.

Based on the soil texture diagram, which percentages of sand, clay, and silt would result in sandy clay?
Question 11 options:


A)
50 percent sand, 40 percent clay, 10 percent silt


B)
20 percent sand, 60 percent clay, 20 percent silt


C)
80 percent sand, 10 percent clay, 10 percent silt


D)
60 percent sand, 10 percent clay, 30 percent silt
Question 12 (5 points)

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Which type of map is most likely to show current air temperatures across a region?
Question 12 options:


A)
Topographic


B)
Climate


C)
Physical


D)
Weather
Question 13 (5 points)

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What's a recharge area?
Question 13 options:


A)
The part of an aquifer that's located between two aquicludes


B)
The part of an aquifer where surface water reaches the water table


C)
The part of an aquifer that's located at a lower elevation


D)
The part of an aquifer where groundwater meets a lake or stream
Question 14 (5 points)

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Unlike swamps and marshes, bogs get most of their water from
Question 14 options:


A)
floodwater.


B)
precipitation.


C)
groundwater.


D)
runoff.
Question 15 (5 points)

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While hiking in a rural area, you encounter a wetland and conclude that it's a swamp. Which feature helped you reach this conclusion?
Question 15 options:


A)
It's located near a lake.


B)
It contains a variety of trees and shrubs.


C)
It contains a number of carnivorous plants.


D)
It's located near the coast.
Question 16 (5 points)

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This image shows the various forces acting on a block of rock situated on a rock slope. Which arrow represents shear strength?
Question 16 options:


A)
4


B)
3


C)
2


D)
1
Question 17 (5 points)

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This image shows the various forces acting on a block of rock situated on a rock slope. What does arrow 4 represent?
Question 17 options:


A)
Gravitational force


B)
Shear force


C)
Shear strength


D)
Normal force
Question 18 (5 points)

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Glacial erosion creates a number of landscape features. A low point along an arête that acts as a pass between glacial valleys is known as a/an
Question 18 options:


A)
drumlin.


B)
esker.


C)
horn.


D)
col.
Question 19 (5 points)

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What's a ventifact?
Question 19 options:


A)
A wind-borne deposit of sand


B)
The side of a sand dune protected from wind


C)
A wind-borne deposit of nutrient-rich soil


D)
A rock formation shaped naturally by wind
Question 20 (5 points)

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During which process of the hydrologic cycle does the sun heat surface water, causing the water to change from its liquid state to its gaseous state?
Question 20 options:


A)
Evaporation


B)
Precipitation


C)
Condensation


D)
Infiltration

Answer 1

Q11: A
Q12: D
Q13: B
Q14: B
Q15: B
Q16: B (3)
Q17: B (Shear force)
Q18: D
Q19: D
Q20: A