Lesson 3.1.2.2
3.1.2.2 Hot desert systems and processes Quiz: AQA Geography, Unit 1
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The 20 questions
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What is the primary source of solar energy driving processes in hot desert environments?
- Latent heat
- Geothermal heat
- Kinetic energy
- Insolation
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Which weathering process in deserts is caused by extreme daily temperature fluctuations expanding and contracting rock?
- Thermal fracture
- Biological weathering
- Carbonation
- Frost shattering
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What term describes the aeolian erosion process where wind removes loose, fine sediment from desert surfaces?
- Deflation
- Abrasion
- Plucking
- Attrition
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What is the correct sequence of aeolian transport modes, ordered from smallest to largest particle size?
- Creep, saltation, suspension
- Suspension, creep, saltation
- Saltation, suspension, creep
- Suspension, saltation, creep
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What term describes the unconfined, shallow flow of water across a broad desert slope after heavy rain?
- Ephemeral flow
- Endoreic discharge
- Channel flash flooding
- Sheet flooding
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Which type of drainage basin collects surface runoff internally without any outlet to the sea?
- Endoreic basin
- Exogenous basin
- Estuarine basin
- Ephemeral basin
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What term describes a desert stream channel that flows only briefly following episodic rainfall events?
- Perennial river
- Endoreic channel
- Exogenous river
- Ephemeral stream
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Which aeolian erosion process involves wind-blown sand particles striking and sandblasting exposed rock surfaces?
- Deflation
- Corrosion
- Attrition
- Abrasion
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What type of rapid, violent water flow typically occurs in narrow desert wadis after rare, intense storms?
- Channel flash flood
- Continuous baseflow
- Subsurface percolation
- Sheet flooding
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In a desert sediment budget, what term describes landforms where sediment is temporarily stored before being remobilised?
- Sediment stores
- Sediment cells
- Sediment sources
- Sediment outputs
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Which weathering process separates individual mineral grains from crystalline rocks in hot deserts?
- Frost shattering
- Block disintegration
- Exfoliation
- Granular disintegration
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What process of aeolian transport involves sand grains bouncing along the desert floor?
- Deflation
- Saltation
- Surface creep
- Suspension
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Which term describes rivers in hot deserts that originate outside the arid region?
- Ephemeral streams
- Exogenous rivers
- Anabranching rivers
- Endoreic streams
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Which source of energy directly drives thermal weathering and atmospheric movement in hot deserts?
- Geothermal heat
- Latent heat
- Insolation
- Runoff
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Which aeolian erosion process removes fine sediment, leaving behind a rocky desert pavement?
- Abrasion
- Corrasion
- Attrition
- Deflation
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What term describes the coarse stony surface layer remaining after wind removes finer sediment?
- Loess deposit
- Erg deposit
- Alluvial fan
- Lag deposit
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Which weathering process occurs when evaporating water leaves expanding crystals within rock pores?
- Thermal fracture
- Hydrolysis
- Salt crystallisation
- Carbonation
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Which weathering process causes outer layers of rock to peel away in thin curved sheets?
- Block disintegration
- Exfoliation
- Freeze-thaw
- Carbonation
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Which wind transportation process moves medium-sized sand grains in short hops near the ground?
- Surface creep
- Solution
- Saltation
- Suspension
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Which landform forms at the centre of an inland desert drainage basin as water evaporates?
- Wadi
- Playa lake
- Bahada
- Pediment
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