Edg 201 : Geomorphology Question Paper

Edg 201 : Geomorphology

Course:Bachelor Of Education Arts

Institution: University Of Eldoret question papers

Exam Year:2015

UNIVERSITY OF ELDORET
MAIN CAMPUS
EDG 202: GEOMORPHOLOGY
Instructions:
Answer question ONE and any other TWO questions.

1a). Define the following terms (6mks)
i. Denudation
ii. Weathering
iii. Rock glaciers
iv. Erosion
v. Mass Wasting
vi. Volcanism
b). What is the relationship between Oxidation and Rusting (4marks).
c). How is folding different from faulting (4marks)
d). What is a synclind and anticline (4marks)
e). Briefly describe the differences among P Waves and S waves, surface waves of the Earthquakes (4marks).
f). What is Earthquake and highlight the causes of Earthquakes. (8marks).
2. Describe and explain evidence that Alfred Wegener used to support his theory and the existence of the super giant continent of Pange(20marks).
3a). Describe how weathering processes operate (15marks).
b). Exlplain how intrusive landform was formed (5marks).
4. Describe how ice can erode rocks of upload through; (6marks)
i. shettering
ii. plucking
iii. abrassion.
b). Weathering involves a number of specific processes which operate in isolation, but which are more likely to be found in conjuction with one another. Discuss how chemical weathering occur. (14marks).
5a). Explain reasons why temperature in urban areas may be higher than those in sorrounding rural areas (10marks).
b). Explain the importance of each of the following relation to heat energy in the atmosphere.
i. latitide
ii.altitude
ii. land and sea

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