What type of mass wasting is responsible for the greatest amount of property damage?
A)creep
B)slumps
C)rock fall
D)slides
E)avalanches
Question 2Isotopes of the same element ____.
A)cause the same element to cleave differently
B)drastically change the element's chemical properties
C)have different numbers of neutrons but the same number of protons
D)often combine to form ions
E)must be negatively charged
Question 3An examination of fossilized plants and organisms, along with an analysis of rock type enables scientists to reconstruct historical ____________________.
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
Question 4Mass wasting is most likely to occur on slopes with ____.
A)sandstone
B)limestone
C)clay-rich layers
D)gneiss
E)granite
Question 5What are the relatively massive, positively-charged particles in the nucleus of an atom called?
A)protons
B)neutrons
C)electrons
D)quarks
E)leptons
Question 6A body of strata recognized only on the basis of its fossil content is called a(n) ____________________ unit.
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
Question 7How does water contribute to mass wasting?
A)The addition of water increases the angle of repose.
B)Water adds weight which helps stabilize the slope.
C)Water adds weight and reduces friction.
D)The removal of water will increase cohesiveness.
E)The addition of water increases to the shear strength.
Question 8What is an atom?
A)a negatively charged particle that circles a nucleus
B)a positively charged particle within a nucleus
C)the smallest particle into which an element can be divided while still retaining the chemical characteristics of that element
D)a combination of elements
E)a particle in the nucleus that has no charge