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