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