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