Erosion Quiz
  • 1. mass wasting
A) erosion caused by gravity
B) a large natural stream or channel of flowing water
C) gullies become wider and deeper, usually has year-round water
D) rills become wider and deeper making these frequently dry features
  • 2. landslide
A) the tumbling of rocks and soil downhill
B) erosion caused by gravity
C) a large natural stream or channel of flowing water
D) gullies become wider and deeper, usually has year-round water
  • 3. mudflow
A) the tumbling of rocks and soil downhill
B) gullies become wider and deeper, usually has year-round water
C) rain mixes with soil to form mud that slides downhill
D) erosion caused by gravity
  • 4. slump
A) erosion caused by gravity
B) rain mixes with soil to form mud that slides downhill
C) the tumbling of rocks and soil downhill
D) a huge block of rock slides rapidly downhill
  • 5. earth-flow
A) the tumbling of rocks and soil downhill
B) a huge block of rock slides rapidly downhill
C) a mass of soil and plants moves slowly downhill
D) rain mixes with soil to form mud that slides downhill
  • 6. creep
A) a mass of soil and plants moves slowly downhill
B) a huge block of rock slides rapidly downhill
C) soil particles moving slowly downhill
D) rain mixes with soil to form mud that slides downhill
  • 7. plucking
A) a huge block of rock slides rapidly downhill
B) ice freezes around a rock and moves it
C) soil particles moving slowly downhill
D) a mass of soil and plants moves slowly downhill
  • 8. abrasion
A) ice freezes around a rock and moves it
B) rocks loosened and moved by a glacier scratches the bed rock
C) soil particles moving slowly downhill
D) a mass of soil and plants moves slowly downhill
  • 9. deflation
A) wind removes loose material from the land
B) soil particles moving slowly downhill
C) rocks loosened and moved by a glacier scratches the bed rock
D) ice freezes around a rock and moves it
  • 10. rill
A) rocks loosened and moved by a glacier scratches the bed rock
B) water starts out making tiny grooves
C) ice freezes around a rock and moves it
D) wind removes loose material from the land
  • 11. gully
A) water starts out making tiny grooves
B) rills become wider and deeper making these frequently dry features
C) wind removes loose material from the land
D) rocks loosened and moved by a glacier scratches the bed rock
  • 12. river
A) a large natural stream or channel of flowing water
B) wind removes loose material from the land
C) water starts out making tiny grooves
D) rills become wider and deeper making these frequently dry features
  • 13. four of the major causes of erosion
A) wind, water, man, deflation
B) wind, water, gravity, plucking
C) wind, water, gravity, man
D) wind, creep, water, man
  • 14. stream
A) rills become wider and deeper making these frequently dry features
B) a large natural stream or channel of flowing water
C) gullies become wider and deeper, usually has year-round water
D) water starts out making tiny grooves
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