Geology Chapter 13-15 Exam Questions and Answers Latest Update 2024 (100% Correct)
What makes the Great Basin unique in North America? - Answers all water drains internally
Because of the Coriolis Effect in the Southern Hemisphere, low pressure system like hurricane rotate in which direction? (th...
What makes the Great Basin unique in North America? - Answers all water drains internally
Because of the Coriolis Effect in the Southern Hemisphere, low pressure system like hurricane rotate in
which direction? (think about it!) - Answers clockwise
Which of the following is not influenced by the Coriolis Effect? - Answers sinking polar air
Which latitudes have sinking air with dry conditions due to atmosphere circulation? select two - Answers
A. 30
B. 90
C. 60
D. 0
E. Equator
Answers: A. B.
What is the dominant geologic agent in most deserts? - Answers water
What does saltation do to the surface of sand grains? - Answers rounding and frosting
Which of the following is formed from a natural version of sandblasting? select two - Answers A.
Yardang
B. Ventifact
C. Desert Vanish
D. Blowout
E. Loess
Answers: A. B.
Why is the rate of weathering and erosion in desert regions slower? - Answers less water
Which dune shape indicates the most wind directions? - Answers star
What is a characteristic of ephemeral stream? select all that apply - Answers A. Are fed by groundwater
B. Flow mainly in meandering channels
, C. Often flash floods
D. Flow mainly after rain
E. Usually dry
Answers: C. D. E.
What feature is most characteristic of dunes? - Answers cross bedding
Which desert landscape sequences is in the proper order from young to old? - Answers Alluvial
Fan>Bajada>Inselberg
What is the tectonic process responsible for the general shape of the Great Basin? - Answers extension
and stretching of the lithosphere
The way for precipitated water to leave the Great Basin is by: - Answers evaporation
The dust bowl in the Midwest of the United States in the 1930s was primarily caused by: - Answers
human errors in judgement
In the Northern Hemisphere, due to the Coriolis Effect, wind is deflected _________. - Answers to the
right
Why does desertification create even more desert in a positive feedback loop? - Answers arid conditions
kills plants and make soil less able to absorb moisture
What are the causes of the Atacama Desert of South America? select all that apply - Answers A.
Atmospheric circulation
B. Rain shadow
C. Cold ocean currents
D. chinook winds
E. extra evaporation
Answers: A. B. C.
What are the causes of the Great Basin desert in the southwestern United States? select all that apply -
Answers A. Rain shadow
B. Chinook winds
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