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Earth Science-Chapters 5 + 7
Test Description: Erosion and Weathering
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) In the desert, ephemeral streams...
A
run continuously, although the amount of flow changes.
B
run only after it rains
C
carry water underground.
D
are actually dried stream beds that no longer carry water.
2) The most important factor of chemical weathering is
A
wind
B
water
C
air
D
soil
3) Sand dunes move
A
opposite the direction wind blows.
B
in all directions, all of the time.
C
in the direction wind blows.
D
nowhere; sand dunes don't move.
4) Which of the following is NOT true about the last ice age?
A
Wooly mammoths and saber tooth cars lived.
B
Almost 30% of the Earth's surface was covered by ice.
C
It ended 10,000 years ago.
D
It had no part in creating the Great Lakes.
5) True or False: Creep is the slowest type of mass movement.
A
False
B
True
6) The transformation of rock into a new compound.
A
Mechanical Weathering
B
Abrasion
C
Erosion
D
Chemical Weathering
7) True or False: All deserts are made of sand.
A
False
B
True
8) In which city would a limestone buiding chemically weather faster; Miami, Florida or Anchorage, Alaska? (Both cities receive roughly the same amount of precipitation each year)
A
Anchorage, Alaska
B
Miami, Florida
C
Both would weather at the same rate
D
Neither would chemically weather
9) Which of the following is an example of a place that is covered by an ice sheet today?
A
Canada
B
Antartica
C
Iceland
D
Alaska
10) The movement of sediment as a result of water, wind, ice, or gravity.
A
Deflation
B
Weathering
C
Erosion
D
Abrasion
11) True or False: During the last ice age the Northern Hemisphere had twice as much ice as the Southern Hemisphere.
A
False
B
True
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