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