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What is the term for the downslope motion of rock, soil, sediment, snow, and ice driven by gravity?
What is the term for the downslope motion of rock, soil, sediment, snow, and ice driven by gravity?
- Mass movement (correct)
- Hydration
- Oxidation
- Deposition
Which of the following is characterized by a wide range of rates, from fast to slow?
Which of the following is characterized by a wide range of rates, from fast to slow?
- Debris Flows
- Lahars and Mudflows
- Creep, Solifluction and Rock Glaciers (correct)
- Rockfalls and Slides
In a drainage network, what eventually flows into a single trunk stream?
In a drainage network, what eventually flows into a single trunk stream?
- Debris Flows
- Drainage Basins
- Radionetwork
- Tributaries (correct)
What term is used to describe the process of enlarging and merging of channels (tributaries) over time?
What term is used to describe the process of enlarging and merging of channels (tributaries) over time?
Which type of load is associated with rapid slumping in the context of mass movement?
Which type of load is associated with rapid slumping in the context of mass movement?
What is the primary driving force behind the creation of drainage basins?
What is the primary driving force behind the creation of drainage basins?
What is the main function of a lake in the context of the text?
What is the main function of a lake in the context of the text?
In the sediment routing system, what is the process that involves burial and lithification of rock?
In the sediment routing system, what is the process that involves burial and lithification of rock?
What type of load gets precipitated into salt, halite, and gypsum in the text?
What type of load gets precipitated into salt, halite, and gypsum in the text?
Which process is involved in creating dissolved rocks from the ocean according to the text?
Which process is involved in creating dissolved rocks from the ocean according to the text?
What constitutes a sedimentary basin as mentioned in the text?
What constitutes a sedimentary basin as mentioned in the text?
What is the ultimate source for creating dissolved load in the context of the text?
What is the ultimate source for creating dissolved load in the context of the text?
What is the main focus of basin analysis?
What is the main focus of basin analysis?
Which of the following is NOT a type of physical weathering mentioned in the text?
Which of the following is NOT a type of physical weathering mentioned in the text?
In basin analysis, what does the sediment routing system refer to?
In basin analysis, what does the sediment routing system refer to?
Which process eventually transforms solid rock into sediment?
Which process eventually transforms solid rock into sediment?
What is a common physical weathering process caused by the freezing and thawing of water?
What is a common physical weathering process caused by the freezing and thawing of water?
What is the primary focus of Earth's gravitational forces in the context of sediment routing systems?
What is the primary focus of Earth's gravitational forces in the context of sediment routing systems?
