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