11. Chemical weathering is greatest under conditions of A) higher rainfall and temperatures. B) lower rainfall...

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11. Chemical weathering is greatest under conditions of A) higher rainfall and temperatures. B) lower rainfall and temperatures. C) higher rainfall, but lower temperatures. D) lower rainfall, but higher temperatures. E) near absence of rainfall, but higher temperatures. 12. The experienced at the exact time and location of the quake. scale would use Roman numerals to qualitatively describe an earthquake based actual effects A) Richter B) Modified Mercalli Intensity C) Beaufort D) Mohs E) Moment Magnitude Part 2: True/False Statements 13. The dynamic equilibrium model refers to a balancing act between tectonic uplift and rates of denudation by weathering and erosion in a landscape. 14. The yellow-red stains that occur on some rock surfaces are the result of oxidation which is a form of physical weathering. 15. Arid conditions are necessary for well-developed karst to develop. 16. Stalagmites form from the top of a cave. 17. A rockfall is a mixture of water and loosely consolidated sediment, such as gravels, boulders, and coarse rock fragments, moving downslope. 18. A slow persistent mass movement of surface soil is called soil creep. 19. A surface mine is an example of scarification. 20. Regolith forms from weathered bedrock. 11. Chemical weathering is greatest under conditions of A) higher rainfall and temperatures. B) lower rainfall and temperatures. C) higher rainfall, but lower temperatures. D) lower rainfall, but higher temperatures. E) near absence of rainfall, but higher temperatures. 12. The experienced at the exact time and location of the quake. scale would use Roman numerals to qualitatively describe an earthquake based actual effects A) Richter B) Modified Mercalli Intensity C) Beaufort D) Mohs E) Moment Magnitude Part 2: True/False Statements 13. The dynamic equilibrium model refers to a balancing act between tectonic uplift and rates of denudation by weathering and erosion in a landscape. 14. The yellow-red stains that occur on some rock surfaces are the result of oxidation which is a form of physical weathering. 15. Arid conditions are necessary for well-developed karst to develop. 16. Stalagmites form from the top of a cave. 17. A rockfall is a mixture of water and loosely consolidated sediment, such as gravels, boulders, and coarse rock fragments, moving downslope. 18. A slow persistent mass movement of surface soil is called soil creep. 19. A surface mine is an example of scarification. 20. Regolith forms from weathered bedrock.

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