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