5. Transforn faults on the ocean floor common offset these. A) veins B) roads C)

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5. Transforn faults on the ocean floor common offset these. A) veins B) roads C) train tracks D) midoceanic ridges 6. This drops in sediments if groundwater is removed.A) rock strength B) pore pressure C) temperature 7 The San Andreas fault is A) normal B) reverse C) thrust D) left lateral E) right lateral 8. An ancient floodplain above the valley fioor. A) oxbow ridge B) high island bar C) river terrace 9. The removal of fine-grained material from the desert surface. A) Deflation B) Inflation C) Descent D) Rescentiate 10. A divergent plate boundary A) convergent B) transform C) subducting D) constructive 1 These hot springs occur on the floor of the ocean. A) blue smokers B) black smokers C) white smokers D) subgeysers 12 The vertical angle between horizontal ans a bed as measured perpendicular to strike. A) strike B) plunge C)rake D) tilt E) dip 13. Mechanical scraping by streams A) dissolution B) hydraulic action C) abrasion 14. Parts of the land which adjoin any large body of water, including lakes and rivers. A) Shore B) Coast C) Breaker D) Rocker 15. A material that remains deformed after stress is removed. A) elastic B) brittle C) breakable D) plastic 16 These speleothems hang from the cave ceikling. 17. Another name for reverse fault A) San Andreas B) normal C) gravity D) exotic E) thrust fault 18. For every stream gage, one of these is needed to convert river stage to discharge. A) rod man B) gage reader C) rating curve 19. These are evidence of higher sea level in the past. A) Marine terraces B) Marine swales C) Marine Pathches D) Marine slumps 20. These are associated with geological events such as mountain ranges. A) State lines B) Rivers C) Divides D) Plate boundaries 21. Mineralogy of tufa. A) quartz B) calcite C) gypsum D) barite E) montmorillonite 22. The maximum vertical angle between horizontal and a bed. A) plunge B) tilt C) inclination D) lilt E) true dip 23. Feature cut banks and point bars. A) braids B) bars C) meanders D) oxbows 24 A sheet-like surface of pebbles on the desert floor. A) Desert pavement B) Desert Paint C) Desert shine D) Desert lustre 25. A convergent plate boundary. A) divergent B) transform C) constructive D) destructive 26. These cave formations grow up from the floor. A) stalactites B) stalagmites C) columns D) drapery 27 A normal fault dips toword the: A) upthrown block B) footwall C) left block D) right block E) downthrown block 28 Stream pattern of the valley and ridge. A) rectangular B) dendritic C) trellis 29 This is located on the beach above normal waves. A) Beach berm B) High tide mark C) Littoral area D) Rippled area 30 A rift in the middle east A) Galapagos B) Appalachians C) Tigris Valley D) Red Sea 31 A problem in the Outer Banks and in Los Angeles. A) igneous intrusion B) saltwater intrusion C) subsidence 32 A mountain range resulting from a convergent oceanic-continental boundary. A) Himalayas B) Andes C) Denalis D) Altos E) Cascades Page 1 of 2

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5.The answer is D-midoceanic ridges, mostly in mid-ocean ridges which are ridges of mountain in middle of oceans

6.The answer is B-pore pressure, the rock strength and temperature remain unchanged

7.The answer is E-right lateral, it is a transform continental fault system with right lateral strik-slip

8.The answer is A-oxbow ridge

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