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Erosion And Deposition, Les 1-2, 6th Grade
Test Description: Erosion
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Weathering, erosion, and deposition act together in a cycle that is
A
short-lived.
B
temporary.
C
never-ending.
D
not permanent.
2) When rock and soil slide quickly down a steep slope
A
landslide
B
slump
C
mudslide
D
creep
3) What kind of land has more runoff?
A
flat land
B
gently sloped land
C
steeply sloped land
4) Runoff can be increased by
A
all of these
B
cutting down trees
C
farmers removing crops
D
paving a field
5) ___ only contain water during a rainstorm and for a short time after it rains.
A
rivers
B
streams
C
gullies
D
tributaries
6) A ___ is the area from which a river and its tributaries collect their water.
A
drainage basin
B
gulf
C
river
D
flood plain
7) Flood plains are terrible for growing things.
A
true
B
false
8) Alluvial fans are found near
A
waterfalls
B
where a river meets an ocean
C
at the bottom of a volcano
D
mountain valleys
9) Near the source, the river flows through a deep, ___shaped valley.
A
U
B
flat
C
v
D
FAN
10) When carbonic acid eats away at limestone and makes underground holes, we call them
A
caves
B
caverns
C
both
11) Sinkholes are common in
A
the North Pole
B
the desert
C
karst topography
D
cropland
12) What is a meander?
A
a bend in a river
B
the wide area of land along a river
C
a large groove in the soil
D
a fan-shaped sediment deposit
13) Which is an agent of erosion?
A
glaciers
B
gravity
C
all of these
D
waves
14) Mass movement can be
A
both
B
slow
C
rapid
15) After many years, a gravestone on a hillside falls over because of
A
slump
B
mudslide
C
landslide
D
creep
16) The agents of erosion lay down sediment in new locations in a process called
A
mass movement
B
ice wedging
C
erosion
D
deposition
17) The major agent of the erosion that has shaped Earth's land surface is
A
moving water
B
chemical weathering
C
wind
D
animals
18) When runoff flows in a thin layer over the land, it may cause a type of erosion called
A
layered erosion
B
frost wedging
C
sheet erosion
D
slump
19) More runoff means
A
less erosion
B
erosion no longer occurs.
C
more erosion
D
the same amount of erosion
20) A large stream is often called a
A
rill
B
gully
C
river
D
stream
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