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