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