Description : What is the name for a sloping pile of rocks at the foot of a cliff?
Last Answer : ANSWER: TALUS SLOPE
Description : All of the following are TRUE of the Paricutin volcano except w) its slopes are steep x) it is a lava cone y) it is located in Mexico z) it was built over a short period of time
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- IT IS A LAVA CONE
Description : A volcano which is composed of lava flows and pyroclastic material and which is steep-sided and very tall is known as: w) Syncline x) Composite cone y) Anticline z) none of these
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- COMPOSITE CONE
Description : Of the following man-made disasters, which is socially induced? (1) Debris Avalanche (2) Salt Water Intrusion (3) Arson (4) Ozone depletion
Last Answer : (3) Arson Explanation: Arson is the crime of intentionally and maliciously setting lire to buildings, wild land areas, vehicles or other property with the intent to cause damage. Distinct from ... and natural wildfires, it is considered to be a man-made disaster which is socially induced.
Description : Of the following man-made disasters, which is socially induced ? (1) Debris Avalanche (2) Salt Water Intrusion (3) Arson (4) Ozone depletion
Last Answer : Arson
Description : In translational slides, movement _______ to planes of weakness and occasionally _____to slope. (A) Parallel, parallel (B) Parallel, perpendicular (C) Perpendicular, parallel (D) Perpendicular, perpendicular
Last Answer : (A) Parallel, parallel
Description : Which one of the following is not an internal factor affects in slope processes? (A) Lithology of the materials on the slope (B) Ground water or rain water (run off) (C) Geological Structures (D) Earthquakes (Tectonic activity)
Last Answer : (D) Earthquakes (Tectonic activity)
Description : Driving force can be increased by: (A) Decrease in amount of material on slope (B) Increase in slope angle (C) Decrease in slope angle (D) None of these
Last Answer : (B) Increase in slope angle
Description : What form of runoff is water that flows down a slope within the upper layers of the soil rather than on top of them? w) interflow x) extraflow y) endoflow z) detrital runoff
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- INTERFLOW
Description : Most suitable rocks for construction of tunneling: (A) Argillaceous S.st (B) Vesicular or amygdaloidal basalts (C) Limestone (D) Schist & Phyllite
Last Answer : (B) Vesicular or amygdaloidal basalts
Description : Breccia belongs to which type of sedimentary rocks? (A) organic sedimentary (B) chemical sedimentary (C) clastic sedimentary (D) All of them
Last Answer : clastic sedimentary
Description : Which of the following is not a form of intrusive igneous rocks (A) Dykes (A) Sills (B) Laccoliths (C) Concordant
Last Answer : Concordant
Description : Rocks are classified depending upon how they are formed. In which class would marble be found?
Last Answer : ANSWER: METAMORPHIC
Description : The oldest rocks that contain abundant fossils are: w) Precambrian x) Paleozoic y) Mesozoic z) Cenozoic
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- PALEOZOIC
Description : Fossils are rarely found in such rocks as: w) limestone x) sandstone y) shale z) granite
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- GRANITE
Description : Rocks formed in layers are said to be: w) crystalline x) stratified y) chemical z) metamorphosed
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- STRATIFIED
Description : In which of the following mountain ranges are volcanic rocks least common? w) Andes x) Cascades y) Himalayas z) Sierra Nevadas
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- HIMALAYAS
Description : What type of rocks are formed as a result of volcanic activity? w) metamorphic x) sedimentary y) igneous z) Hudson
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- IGNEOUS
Description : Which of the following is the most important chemically-active fluid involved in the formation of rocks? w) hydrochloric acid x) sulfuric acid y) water z) methane
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- WATER
Description : Igneous rocks that form from magma are known as: w) minerals x) granite y) intrusive rocks z) gneiss (pron: nice)
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- INTRUSIVE ROCKS
Description : Rocks are classified depending upon how they are formed. In which class would slate be found?
Description : A falling barometer often means rainy weather because water vapor is (lighter or heavier) than oxygen or nitrogen.
Last Answer : ANSWER: LIGHTER
Description : The degree of aridness of a geographic region is generally defined as the ratio of precipitation to: w) condensation x) evaporation y) transpiration z) snowpack depth
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- EVAPORATION
Description : How do contour lines show a steep slope?
Last Answer : The closer together the lines are - the steeper the slope.
Description : What is a material that accumulates at the bottom of a steep slope?
Last Answer : The general term for material that falls down and gathers at the foot of a steep cliff or mountain face is scree.
Description : A steep slope on a phase change graph indicates?
Last Answer : Heirhey
Description : _______ is more prevalent in analog signals that have steep slopes or whose amplitudes vary rapidly. A. Peak limiting B. Quantization noise C. Granular noise D. Slope overload
Last Answer : D. Slope overload
Description : Landslides occur because of A) Rainfall B) Steep slope C) Deforestation D) All of the above.
Last Answer : D) All of the above.
Description : What causes convective acceleration in fluid flow? (A) Steep slope in flow (B) Unsteady nature of flow (C) Non-uniformity of flow (D) Turbulence in flow
Last Answer : (C) Non-uniformity of flow
Description : A series of closely spaced contour lines represents a (A) Steep slope (B) Gentle slope (C) Uniform slope (D) Plane surface
Last Answer : (A) Steep slope
Description : Pick up the correct statement from the following: (A) The throat of the section of a control meter is either rectangular or trapezoidal (B) The floor of the control meter throat is almost level (C) The floor of the expanding outlet of the control meter is given a steep slope (D) All the above
Last Answer : Answer: Option D
Description : If the cross slope of a country is 25% to 60%, the terrain is classified as (A) Plain (B) Rolling (C) Steep (D) Mountainous
Description : If cross slope of a country is 10% to 25%, the terrain is classified as (A) Rolling (B) Mountainous (C) Steep (D) Plain
Last Answer : Answer: Option A
Description : If cross slope of a country is upto 10% the terrain is classified as (A) Plain (B) Rolling (C) Mountainous (D) Steep
Description : If cross slope of a country is greater than 60%, the terrain is classified as (A) Rolling (B) Mountainous (C) Steep (D) Plain
Last Answer : Answer: Option C
Description : A man builds a house rectangular in shape. All sides have southern exposure. A bear walks by the house. What color is the bear? Why? (This one could drive you nuts and should only be attempted by those ... ..brown...the house is on a steep slope There is no answer and this is a stupid question.
Last Answer : ..white...
Description : In marketing channels, conflict occurs in marketing channels working at same level is classified as A. steep conflict B. slope conflict C. vertical conflict D. horizontal conflict
Last Answer : D. horizontal conflict
Description : A series of closely spaced contour lines represent a (a) Steep slope* (b) Gentle slope (c) Uniform slope (d) Plane surface
Last Answer : (a) Steep slope*
Description : What term specifically describes small chunks of rocks and debris in space that burn up in Earth and atmosphere?
Last Answer : What is the answer ?
Description : If someone were to write a biography about us, the following could be reported: #1- Some of us reside in boxes, and others of us can be found resting in the backs of cars, but we are not homeless. ... to be a serial killer. Based on the biographical information above - - - Who/what are we? -Riddles
Last Answer : We are all Jacks / jacks.
Description : What is the incident of movement of landmass and rockfalls
Last Answer : Landslide
Description : ________are employed in each division for the supervision of the runner's lines, the work of village postmen or postmen serving in villages, and when prescribed by the_______, for the conveyance or ... office, cash remittances c) Overseers , head of the Circle, cash remittances d) None of these
Last Answer : c) Overseers , head of the Circle, cash remittances
Description : If you were falling off a cliff on a horse and right before the horse hit the ground you jumped on the horses back. Would you take damage like you fell from the cliff or only the 5 feet or whatever that you jumped up in the air from the horse?
Last Answer : You would still get hurt, but you'd be less hurt than if you landed directly on the ground.
Description : Is a small rock falling from a cliff mechanical or chemical?
Last Answer : Need answer
Description : A spring ball of mass 0.5 kg is dropped from some height. On falling freely for 10 s, it explodes into two fragments of mass ratio 1:2.
Last Answer : A spring ball of mass 0.5 kg is dropped from some height. On falling freely for 10 s, ... m/s. Calculate the kinetic energy supplied during explosion.
Description : In view of current events, what are the lessons to be learned about toppling brutal dictators?
Last Answer : answer:We have only wanted to overthrow a dictator if he threatened to interfere with American corporate profits. Even democratically elected leaders who attempted to mitigate the exploitation of their countries' ... For more examples one only has to look at the CIA's involvement in Latin America.
Description : Why are Middle Eastern Governments suddenly toppling?
Last Answer : People will only put up with injustice for so long. I still can’t believe there are places where women aren’t allowed to drive. Can you believe some human is controlling the life of another human due to a god damn chromosome!? The amount of inequality on this planet is confounding!!!!
Description : Earthquake are caused by what kind of disturbance under the earth? a) movement of water b) sliding of plates c) toppling of earth d) mining of earth
Last Answer : b) sliding of plates
Description : In an ocean, the upper layer of water with sufficient light penetration to support photosynthesis by aquatic plants i known as the: w) free zone x) plant zone y) photic zone z) primary zone
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- PHOTIC ZONE