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