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Erosion Practice Quiz
Test Description: Some questions for the Jason Project test review.
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) What is the process that describes weathered material moving to a new location?
A
deposition
B
oxidation
C
erosion
D
abrasion
2) What is runoff?
A
water that is not absorbed by the ground
B
water that soaks into the soil
C
what you do when someone chases you
D
excess snow forming glaciers
3) Which erosional force acts alone to produce avalanches and landslides?
A
winds
B
gravity
C
running water
D
ocean waves
4) For which movement of Earth materials is gravity not the main force?
A
boulders carried by a glacier
B
sediments flowing in a river
C
snow tumbling in an avalanche
D
sand carried by wind
5) Landslides and creeps are examples of...
A
runoff
B
mechanical weathering
C
mass movement
D
chemical weathering
6) What causes glaciers for form?
A
it snows less than it rains
B
it snows less than it melts
C
it snows more than it rains
D
it snows more than it melts
7) What type of material is carried the farthest by moving water?
A
sand
B
boulders
C
silt
D
gravel
8) Why is karst topograhpy dangerous?
A
glaciers can freeze you
B
landslides are common
C
sinkholes can form
D
sand dunes form quickly
9) How do glaciers contribute to erosion?
A
they pick up sediment in the ice and carry it away
B
the acids in them dissolve the sediment
C
they cause avalanches
D
the energy in the glacier moves the sediment
10) Which agent of erosion can form sand dunes?
A
glaciers
B
running water
C
wind
D
waves
11) Which of the following is evidence an area once was covered by a glacier?
A
sinkholes
B
U-shaped valley
C
sand dunes
D
V-shaped valley
12) What is the force behind mass movements?
A
ice movement
B
flowing water
C
potential energy
D
gravity
13) What is NOT an agent of erosion?
A
water
B
wind
C
temperature
D
gravity
14) All of the following are examples of erosion except:
A
the wind in a desert blowing against a rock
B
a glacier picks up boulders as it moves
C
a flood washes soil down stream
D
an icy winter causes a sidewalk to crack
15) What is one way sedimentary rock can be formed?
A
hot lava from a volcano cools and hardens
B
extreme heat and pressure can turn limestone into marble
C
the ashes from a volcano get mixed into the soil by gophers
D
over time, sediment particles can gradually accumulate and eventually form into sedimentary rock
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