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