NAME DATE Review Week Worksheet: Topography, Erosion

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Review Week Worksheet: Topography, Erosion, Weathering and Meanders
1. The isoline diagram below represents an
elevation field.
Which profile best represents the topography
along line AB?
A)
B)
C)
D)
2. The present surface topography of the
Hudson-Mohawk Lowlands was formed mostly
by
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A)
B)
C)
D)
igneous intrusion
erosion and deposition
contact metamorphism
separation of crustal plates
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3. Base your answer to the following question on the topographic map of Cottonwood, Colorado,
below. Points A, B, X, and Y are marked for reference.
On the grid provided on your answer paper, draw a profile of the topography along line AB shown on
the map.
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4. The diagram below shows a meandering stream flowing across nearly flat topography and over
loose sediments.
If arrow length represents stream velocity, which diagram best shows the relative stream
velocities in this section of the stream?
A)
B)
C)
D)
5. The map below represents an elevation field.
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6. Base your answer to the following question on
the map below.
What is the approximate gradient between
point A and point B?
A) 0.5 m/km
C) 3.0 m/km
B) 2.0 m/km
D) 4.0 m/km
What is the approximate gradient, in meters per
kilometer, of Jennifer Brook between points A and B?
A) 80 m/km
C) 40 m/km
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B) 20 m/km
D) 220 m/km
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7. What process most directly caused the
formation of the feature shown by line AB in
the geologic cross section below?
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A)
B)
C)
D)
8. Based on the diagrams of rock fragments
below, which shows the least evidence of
erosion?
erosion
folding
faulting
igneous intrusion
A)
B)
C)
D)
9. The end product of the weathering of gabbro or
basalt rocks is a solution of dissolved material
that most likely would contain high amounts of
A)
B)
C)
D)
aluminum and potassium
aluminum and iron
magnesium and potassium
iron and magnesium
10. Chemical weathering occurs most rapidly in
climates which are
A) moist and cold
C) dry and cold
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B) moist and warm
D) dry and warm
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