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What is weathering?
a) The carrying away of sediment
b) The dropping off of sediment
c) Breaking down the earth's surface
d) An overflow of water that submerges land
This is the formed through the deposition of sediment that is carried by a flowing river.
a) Canyon
b) Sand Dune
c) Delta
d) Cave
Limestone that is dissolved due to carbonic acid could best be described as
a) Physical Weathering
b) Chemical Weathering
c) Mechanical Weathering
d) Erosion
Which natural disaster(s) cause a lot of erosion do to rushing water?
a) Floods and Hurricanes
b) Floods
c) Hurricanes and Tornados
d) Tornados and Floods
An intense storm that is created over warm ocean water that is characterized by extremely high winds and heavy rain is called
a) Monsoon
b) Earthquake
c) Hurricane
d) Flood
Which scale would a researcher use in order to categorize a tornado?
a) Fujita Scale
b) Richter Scale
c) Saffir Simpson Scale
d) PH Scale
The process by which rock and soil are moved from one place to another is called-
a) Deposition
b) Chemical Weathering
c) Mechanical Weathering
d) Erosion
Which one of these is not a type of Erosion
a) Global Erosion
b) Wind Erosion
c) Gravitational Erosion
d) Water Erosion
The grinding/scratching away of rock by other rock particles carried in water, ice, or wind
a) Exfoliation
b) Pollution
c) Abrasion
d) Frost Wedging
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) Volcanoes and Earthquakes
b) Weathering and Erosion
c) Human Activity
d) Hurricanes and Flooding
Which type of sediment does wind erosion most strongly affect?
a) Wet, compact soil
b) Wet rocks
c) Loose, sandy soil
d) Dry, compacted soil
Which of the following agents is the usually responsible for the formation of canyons?
a) Flowing water
b) Gravity pulling
c) Wind blowing
d) Glaciers moving
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) Ice
b) Water
c) Gravity
d) Wind
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
A sudden shift in the earth's crust is called a
a) Hurricane
b) Tornado
c) Earthquake
d) Volcanic Eruption
A large wave created by an underwater earthquake is called a
a) Monsoon
b) Tsunami
c) Hurricane
d) Sharknado
Which is not an impact to the ecosystem after a drought?
a) Water is scarce and causes organisms to find new sources of water elsewhere.
b) Herbivores will have to leave and find food elsewhere
c) Floods will wipe out all the vegetation
d)
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) a microhabitat
b) primary succession
c) biodiversity
d) secondary succession
Tornadoes can negatively affect an ecosystem when
a) the saltwater they bring kills off burrowing insects
b) their strong winds uproot many of the important plants
c) the rise in water level they produce introduces harmful salt
d) they bring higher temperatures favored by birds
Which of the following correctly matches the catastrophic event with its impact?
a) A hurricane increases erosion and makes a beach smaller.
b) Heavy flooding increases the number of species in an area.
c) A tornado causes seawater to move onto the coast.
d) A wildfire increases the number of habitats for organisms.
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