1. Name the landform pictured above:

2. The landscape in this image appears to have been most heavily modified by: (highlight the right answer)

a) Water
b) Wind
c) Ice
d) Tectonics

3. Why/ How do you know? Describe what you see using terms you’ve learned in this course. What observations can you make about the form of this feature that can tell us about the processes at work?

Say whether each of the following statements relates to the influence on weathering by rock composition, rock properties, or climate. 1.exposed rock in the mountains of alaska 2.a lack of fractures in an outcrop3.quartz is rarely affected by dissolution, hydrolysis, or oxidation4.high porosity (a large amount of space between grains in a rock)5.rocks on the coast of a tropical island6.minerals that dissolve in the presence of waterthe good earth/chapter 9: weathering and soils weathering ratesthe good earth/chapter 9: weathering and soilscompositional control1.weathering is faster in rocks composed of weaker material or material that is easily converted to weaker material (such as feldspars)2.weathering is faster in rocks made up of minerals that dissolve in water (salt, gypsum)3.weathering is slower in rocks made of resistant materials (quartz)rock property control1.weathering is faster in rocks that allow air and water in (porous, fractured)2.fractures are natural weathering surfaces3.igneous and metamorphic rocks generally have low porosity –do you think they are particularly susceptible to weathering

How does water pollution affect the environment

Which of the following is not a challenge to instituting sound global environmental policies? a. most changes are inexpensive and easy to implement. b. elected leaders who support unpopular environmental issues often are not re-elected. c. economic considerations outweigh environmental ones in many societies. d. there is no way to enforce international environmental agreements.