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Carbonation weathering involves
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Carbonation dissolves rock with carbonic acid.
English • physical-geography
Geography Physical Geography – Quiz Set 5
Last updated on 2026-02-07
Three 10-question bundles from our Geography Physical Geography quiz library.
Table of contents
Bundle 1
Geography – Set 1
Bundle ID: 1100000013
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Stalactites form
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Mineral-rich drips build stalactites.
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Stalagmites grow
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Stalagmites grow upward from cave floors.
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A sinkhole commonly forms in
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Sinkholes are common in limestone karst.
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A natural bridge in karst is often a
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Collapsed cave roofs can leave natural bridges.
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Metamorphic rock formed from limestone is
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Marble is metamorphosed limestone.
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Metamorphic rock formed from shale is
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Slate forms from shale at low grade.
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Sandstone metamorphoses into
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Quartzite forms from sandstone.
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The texture of an igneous rock with large crystals is
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Large crystals indicate phaneritic texture.
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Volcanic rock with gas bubble holes is
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Vesicular texture has gas bubble holes.
Bundle 2
Geography – Set 2
Bundle ID: 1100000014
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A river that flows year-round is
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Perennial rivers flow all year.
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A river channel split into many shifting channels is
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Braided rivers have multiple shifting channels.
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A common drainage pattern on flat-lying rock is
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Dendritic drainage forms on uniform rock.
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Drainage radiating outward from a central high is
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Radial drainage spreads outward from a peak.
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A drainage pattern controlled by parallel ridges is
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Trellis drainage forms in ridge-and-valley terrain.
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An undercut river bank on the outside of a meander is
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Cut banks erode on the outer bend.
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A deposit on the inside of a meander is a
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Point bars deposit on inner bends.
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A river terrace indicates
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Terraces mark old floodplain elevations.
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A waterfall often forms where
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Hard caprock over soft rock creates waterfalls.
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The maximum particle size a stream can carry is its
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Competence is the largest particle size moved.
Bundle 3
Geography – Set 3
Bundle ID: 1100000015
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High evaporation tends to
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Evaporation leaves salts behind, raising salinity.
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The boundary where density changes rapidly with depth is the
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The pycnocline is a sharp density gradient.
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The clockwise surface circulation in the North Atlantic is the
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The North Atlantic Gyre is the major clockwise system.
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The cold current along the west coast of South America is the
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The Humboldt (Peru) Current is cold.
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The warm current along the east coast of Japan is the
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The Kuroshio is a warm western boundary current.
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Ocean water becomes denser when it
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Density increases with colder, saltier water.
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A large circular surface current system is a
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Gyres are large-scale circular currents.
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A body of water separated from the sea by a barrier island is a
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Lagoons are separated by barrier islands.
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The periodic rise of sea level caused by a strong storm is a
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Storm surge is a storm-driven sea level rise.
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A standing wave in an enclosed basin is a
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Seiches are standing waves in enclosed basins.
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