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WED And CAT Events Final Review
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1) What is weathering?
A
The dropping off of sediment
B
The carrying away of sediment
C
Breaking down the earth's surface
D
An overflow of water that submerges land
2) This is the formed through the deposition of sediment that is carried by a flowing river.
A
Sand Dune
B
Delta
C
Cave
D
Canyon
3) Limestone that is dissolved due to carbonic acid could best be described as
A
Mechanical Weathering
B
Chemical Weathering
C
Physical Weathering
D
Erosion
4) Which natural disaster(s) cause a lot of erosion do to rushing water?
A
Floods and Hurricanes
B
Hurricanes and Tornados
C
Tornados and Floods
D
Floods
5) An intense storm that is created over warm ocean water that is characterized by extremely high winds and heavy rain is called
A
Flood
B
Monsoon
C
Earthquake
D
Hurricane
6) Which scale would a researcher use in order to categorize a tornado?
A
PH Scale
B
Fujita Scale
C
Saffir Simpson Scale
D
Richter Scale
7) The process by which rock and soil are moved from one place to another is called-
A
Chemical Weathering
B
Deposition
C
Mechanical Weathering
D
Erosion
8) Which one of these is not a type of Erosion
A
Gravitational Erosion
B
Wind Erosion
C
Water Erosion
D
Global Erosion
9) The grinding/scratching away of rock by other rock particles carried in water, ice, or wind
A
Frost Wedging
B
Pollution
C
Exfoliation
D
Abrasion
10) Over millions of years, the shape of mountains on Earth's surface can change to low hills and then rolling plains. These changes are most likely caused by-
A
Weathering and Erosion
B
Human Activity
C
Hurricanes and Flooding
D
Volcanoes and Earthquakes
11) Which type of sediment does wind erosion most strongly affect?
A
Dry, compacted soil
B
Wet rocks
C
Loose, sandy soil
D
Wet, compact soil
12) Which of the following agents is the usually responsible for the formation of canyons?
A
Wind blowing
B
Glaciers moving
C
Flowing water
D
Gravity pulling
13) The tallest sand dunes in North America are found in Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve in Colorado. These dunes were formed from the sand at the bottom of a dry lake bed. Which of the following agents is most likely responsible?
A
Wind
B
Ice
C
Water
D
Gravity
14) Which of the following pair of terms explains why pebbles in a river are smoother and more rounded than rocks found on land?
A
Weathering and Deposition
B
Weathering and Erosion
C
Erosion and Deposition
D
Weathering and Oxidation
15) A sudden shift in the earth's crust is called a
A
Volcanic Eruption
B
Earthquake
C
Hurricane
D
Tornado
16) A large wave created by an underwater earthquake is called a
A
Sharknado
B
Hurricane
C
Tsunami
D
Monsoon
17) Which is not an impact to the ecosystem after a drought?
A
Floods will wipe out all the vegetation
B
Herbivores will have to leave and find food elsewhere
C
Water is scarce and causes organisms to find new sources of water elsewhere.
18) A hurricane hits a coastal prairie and destroys the habitat. Years later there is an appearance of small plants with rapidly spreading roots on newly formed coastal sand dunes. This vegetation describes--
A
biodiversity
B
primary succession
C
secondary succession
D
a microhabitat
19) Tornadoes can negatively affect an ecosystem when
A
they bring higher temperatures favored by birds
B
the rise in water level they produce introduces harmful salt
C
their strong winds uproot many of the important plants
D
the saltwater they bring kills off burrowing insects
20) Which of the following correctly matches the catastrophic event with its impact?
A
Heavy flooding increases the number of species in an area.
B
A wildfire increases the number of habitats for organisms.
C
A tornado causes seawater to move onto the coast.
D
A hurricane increases erosion and makes a beach smaller.
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