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