What is NOT true about the special conditions of arid lands?
A. Mechanical weathering is dominant.
B. Soil and regolith is thin or absent.
C. Rainfall occurs as intense thunderstorms.
D. Streams are almost all ephemeral.
E. Desert landforms are only shaped by wind.
Question 2What is the primary reason for the many hydrothermal features in Yellowstone National Park?
A. cool climate
B. frequent earthquakes
C. proximity to the oceans
D. near-surface underground magma chamber
E. high concentration of hot gases underground
Question 3What is the hydrothermal feature that constantly emits steam and contains little liquid water?
A. fumarole
B. geyser
C. hot spring
D. mogote
E. speleothem
Question 4What feature, which erupts intermittently, results from superheated water and steam that builds pressure underground?
A. speleothem
B. hot spring
C. geyser
D. travertine
E. tower karst
Question 5Which of the following is NOT one of the types of deposits associated with hot springs?
A. terraces
B. cones
C. concentric deposits
D. domes
E. speleothems
Question 6What is NOT true about the hydrothermal conditions forming hot springs and geysers?
A. Areas of hydrothermal activity are extensive.
B. Underground water is in contact with heated rocks.
C. Water usually contains many dissolved minerals.
D. Underground water is in contact with magma.
E. Various precipitate deposits form on the surface.
Question 7Why are karst landscapes largely missing surface drainage?
A. Water is consumed by vegetation.
B. They are located in arid regions.
C. Water is used up in dissolution.
D. They are located in polar regions.
E. Water flows in underground channels.
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