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