Chapter 6 Science Test Review

Chapter 6 Science Test Review

Multiple Choice

Erosion sorts sediment by its shape...

• True

• False

Erosion

Multiple Choice

Erosion occurs when weathered materials is moved from one place to another...

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

A longshore current moves parallel to the shoreline...

• True

• False

Longshore Current

A longshore current does move parallel to the shoreline.

Multiple Choice

Young streams move slowly downhill...

• True

• False

Young Stream

A young stream moves fast.

Multiple Choice

A meander is a deposit of sediment formed where a river empties into a larger body of water...

• True

• False

Meander

A meander is the bend in the river.

Multiple Choice

How is wind a weathering agent?

• it dissolves minerals in rocks

• it grinds and polishes rock by moving particles against them

• it expands within cracks in rock to break the rock apart

• it is not a weathering agent

Wind as a Weathering Agent

It grinds and polishes rock by moving particles against them.

Multiple Choice

How are ice and plant roots weathering agents?

• they dissolve minerals in rocks

• they grind and polish rocks by moving particles against them

• they expand within cracks in rock to break the rock apart

• they are not weathering agents

Ice and Plant Roots as Weathering Agents

They expand within cracks in the rock to break the rock apart.

Multiple Choice

Sediment eroded by, which means is most likely to be well sorted?

• flash floods

• storms

• waves

• volcanic eruption

Multiple Choice

While driving on a dusty, dirty road your car is covered in dirt, so you wash it off. What has happened?

• dirt from the road underwent erosion, dirt washed off underwent deposition

• dirt from the road underwent deposition, dirt washed off underwent erosion

• dirt in the air underwent erosion, there is no deposition

• dirt in the air underwent deposition, there is no erosion

Erosion

Dirt from the road underwent erosion, dirt washed off underwent deposition.

Multiple Choice

Where do you find a talus pile?

• at the bottom of a slope after a rockfall

• at the top of a slope where creep is occurring

• around the remaining edges on the top of a slope where a slump has occurred

• at the mouth of a river

Talus Pile

You find a talus pile at the bottom of a slope after a rockfall.

Multiple Choice

What well-shaped sediment results from glacial erosion?

• outwash

• till

• talus

• moraine

Outwash

Outwash is well-shaped sediment resulting from glacial erosion.

Multiple Choice

What glacial feature is represented by a letter A, which is a circular hollow formed by glacial erosion?

• arete

• horn

• cirque

Cirque

Multiple Choice

What glacial feature is represented by letter B, which is a ridge of rock between 2 glaciers?

• arete

• horn

• cirque

Arete

Multiple Choice

Which glacial feature is represented by "C", which is a sharp peak formed when glaciers descend from the top?

• arete

• horn

• cirque

Horn

Multiple Choice

Trees, walls, fence posts leaning down hill are signs of...

• rockfalls

• mud flow

• creep

• slump

Creep

Multiple Choice

The four agents of erosion are wind, water, glaciers, and...

• plants

• animals

• gravity

• weathering

Gravity

Multiple Choice

A windblown deposit of silt and clay is know as...

• dune

• loess

• outwash

• till

Loess

A loess is a windblown deposit of silt and clay.

Multiple Choice

Sediments that were deposited by streams that flow from a melting glacier are called?

• till

• talus

• outwash

• moraine

Outwash

Outwash occurs when sediments that were deposited by streams that flow from a melting glacier.

Multiple Choice

A deposit formed from windblown sand is called a?

• dune

• loess

• talus

• till

Dune

A dune is a deposit formed from windblown sand.

Multiple Choice

The laying down or settling of eroded material is called?

• erosion

• abrasion

• mass wasting

• deposition

Deposition

Deposition is the laying down or settling of eroded material.

Multiple Choice

The broad flat area located next to a river is called?

• meander

• oxbow lake

• longshore currents

• floodplain

Floodplain

A floodplain is the broad flat area located next to a river.

Multiple Choice

This feature forms when sediments are deposited as water empties into a ocean or a lake...

• meander

• delta

• outwash

• loess

Delta

A delta forms when sediments are deposited as water empties into an ocean or a lake.

Multiple Choice

A broad C-shaped curve in a stream or river is called?

• delta

• longshore current

• meander

• outwash

Meander

A meander is a broad C-shaped curve in a stream or river.

Multiple Choice

How do plants decrease erosion by water and mass wasting?

• they help break down material to make it easy for erosion

• the roots hold onto soil and help absorb water

• the roots help break apart the soil

• plants need less water because of erosion

Multiple Choice

Name 2 landforms created by glacier erosion...

• till and cirque

• dune and moraine

• delta and loess

• outwash and meander

Till and Cirque

Till and Cirque are two landforms created by glacier erosion.