Mr. Matthew Land shaped by Water and Wind Test

The movement that occurs during mass wasting is caused by ___________.

• air

• water

• gravity

• wind

How is water a weathering agent?

• It dissolves minerals in rocks.

• It grinds and polishes rock by moving particles against it.

• It expands within cracks in rock to break the rock apart.

• It is not a weathering agent.

How are ice and plant roots weathering agents?

• They dissolve minerals in rocks.

• They grind and polish rock by moving particles against it.

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

• They are not weathering agents.

What well-sorted sediment results from glacial erosion?

• outwash

• till

• moraine

• talus

Trees, walls, and fence posts leaning downhill are signs of ____.

• creep

• rockfall

• mud flow

• slump

Which of the following is formed by wind-blown deposits?

• till

• talus

• loess

• delta

When people plant vegetation, they ____ erosion.

• reduce

• increase

• start

• does affect erosion

When people remove vegetation, they ____ runoff and the erosion process.

• slow down

• decrease

• speed up

• does not affect

Which of the following is not an example of mass wasting? 

• Landslide
• Slump
• Flood
• Creep 

A pile of angular rocks and sediment from rockfall is called what? 

• Talus
• Slump
• Creep
• Rockfall