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