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