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