Weathering, Erosion, Deposition and Landforms

All of the following increase the chances of a landslide except..

• forest conservation

• earthquakes

• deforestation

• heavy rains

What happens when loose rocks fall down a steep slope?

• gravity

• mudflow

• creep

• rockfall

Extremely slow mass movement is called..

• rockfall

• creep

• landslide

• mudflow

Which type of glacier spreads over large areas and flattens and smoothes the landscape?

• ice cubes

• Alpine glaciers

• flowing ice

• continental glaciers

Glaciers can cause..

• erosion

• deposition

• both

• neither

What are the two types of weathering?

• chemical and mechanical

• physical and chemical

• physical and mechanical

• temperature change and gravity

A change in temperature can cause rock to break apart by..

• expansion and contraction

• burrowing

• force

• erosion

Animal action causes physical weathering by..

• digging burrows

• exfoliation

• root growth

• abrasion

Chemical weathering caused by a reaction with oxygen is called...

• acid precipitation

• oxidation

• groundwater

• stalactites

Lichen and moss grow on rocks and trees. What do they produce that can weather a rock’s surface?

• weak acids

• precipitation

• weathering

• stems