GEO 200 Introductory Physical Geology
Midterm 2 Study Questions and answers T or
F Athabasca University
, GEO 200 Introductory Physical Geology Midterm 2 Study Questions and answers T or F Athabasca
University
Frost wedging is a type of physical weathering. - --true
Chemical weathering occurs mainly at high latitudes. - --false
Enchanted rock near Fredericksburg, Texas is an example of exfoliation dome. - --true
Debris flow move slowly and are rarely fatal. - --false
A snow avalanche is a type of mass movement. - --true
Only limestone rock forms karst topography. - --true
Dripstones and flowstones are two common type of speleothems. - --false
Tafoni is a rounded pits or cavities on surface of a rock that form through salt wedging - --true
Cenote is a type of sinkhole formed when lowest level of a collapse sinkhole lies below water table. -
--true
Cockpit karst is a bare surface consisting of deeply weathered limestone. - --false
Weathering is a process of transporting rock fragments by moving water, air or wind. - --false
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