Solid Earth Quiz 3 Waves, Wind, Water, Glaciers Shape the Land

Which of these statements describes one way in which rivers affect the landscape?

• They remove rocks and soil by erosion.
• They form boulders by chemical weathering. 
• They form metamorphic rock by mechanical weathering.
• They break down bedrock into smaller pieces by deposition.

What is the BEST explanation for how this canyon formed?

• Wind eroded the walls and blew the sediment away.
• A river cut the walls and washed the sediment downstream.
• An earthquake separated the walls and left a gap between them.
• Rain washed away the walls and deposited the sediment in a lake. 

Valleys, lakes, and canyons are examples of

• places where tectonic plates come together.
• land changed by moving water.
• land formed by earthquakes.
• places where it snows in the winter.

 The action of the wind creates sand dunes in deserts and beaches. Which process is responsible for the formation of sand dunes? 

• deposition
• etching 
• erosion 
• weathering 

Where does the mud at the mouth of a river delta come from? 

• River bottom soil stirred up by the moving water.
• Plants and animals that die in the river 
• Sediments carried downstream by the river.
• It is carried by the rain that falls from the sky.

Running water helps shape the landscape by I. breaking rocks into smaller pieces II. removing soil III. storing solar energy

• I only
• II only
• I and II 
• I,II, and III

Which of these moves the most sand along the coast? 

• Humans
• Marine organisms 
• Waves
• Wind

Which of the following processes MOST LIKELY created the geologic feature shown below?

• wind erosion
• running water
• plate movement
• chemical weathering

The removal and transportation of surface material by running water is a type of

• erosion
• deposition 
• pollution
•  water cycle

Glacial movement is responsible for the formation of some

• faults.
• mountains
• valleys.
• volcanoes