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Weathering Erosion Practice
Test Description: Practice questions for the Weathering and Erosion Test
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Which is the best example of mechanical weathering?
A
Layers of stone on a statue flaking off because of acid rain
B
Lichen growing on a rock
C
Metal rusting
D
Layers of rock flaking off because of expansion and contraction
2) Living organisms can weather rock both mechanically and chemically.
A
Pizza
B
Bubblegum
C
False
D
True
3) Which of the following is an example of chemical weathering?
A
Ice wedging into cracks
B
Exfoliation causing rocks to flake off in layers
C
Abrasion forming the Grand Canyon
D
Carbonation forming underground caves
4) What effect did the eruption of Mount St. Helens have on its surrounding environment?
A
A massive landslide destroyed most of the ecosystem
B
Lava covered the entire area
C
The ashes caused the trees to grow back twice as fast
D
All the gophers became extinct
5) Natural disasters like volcanic eruptions and forest fires can serve an ecological purpose.
A
Potato
B
False
C
Banana
D
True
6) What is the process that describes weathered material moving to a new location?
A
Deposition
B
Abrasion
C
Oxidation
D
Erosion
7) All of the following are examples of erosion except -
A
The wind in a desert carrying sand to a new location
B
A flood washes soil downstream
C
An icy winter causes a sidewalk to crack
D
A glacier picks up boulders as it moves
8) What is NOT an agent of erosion?
A
Water
B
Gravity
C
Temperature
D
Wind
9) What is the force behind mass movements?
A
Ice movment
B
Gravity
C
Flowing water
D
Potential energy
10) Why is karst topography dangerous?
A
Mudflows are common
B
Sinkholes can easily form
C
Sand dunes form quickly
D
Risk of avalanche is high
11) How do glaciers contribute to erosion?
A
The acids in the glacier dissolves the sediment
B
Glaciers only contribute to weathering, not erosion
C
The ice in the glacier picks up the sediment and carries it away
D
The energy in the glacier breaks down the sediment
12) Landslides and creeps are examples of -
A
Mechanical weathering
B
Chemical weathering
C
Mass movement
D
Runoff
13) Which agent of erosion can form sand dunes?
A
Running water
B
Waves
C
Wind
D
Glaciers
14) What is runoff?
A
Excess snow forming glaciers
B
Water that soaks into the soil
C
What you do when someone chases you
D
Water that is not absorbed by the ground
15) Abrasion, exfoliation, and ice wedging are all examples of chemical weathering.
A
False
B
Vanilla
C
Chocolate
D
True
16) Oxidation, carbonation, and hydrolysis are all examples of mechanical weathering.
A
False
B
Popcorn
C
True
D
Butter
17) Suppose your favorite rock begins to show signs of oxidation. Which action is the most likely to slow down that process?
A
Store it in hot water
B
Scrape off the outer layer of rock
C
Keep it away from acid rain
D
Put it somewhere cool and dry
18) What does the fox say?
A
Ring ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding
B
Moo
C
You went too far, go back
D
Meow
19) What type of material is carried farthest by running water?
A
Rocks
B
Silt
C
Sand
D
Gravel
20) Which of the following is evidence an area was once covered by a glacier?
A
U-shaped valley
B
V-shaped valley
C
Sand dunes
D
Sinkholes
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