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