Erosion and Deposition #2

Which of the following is a coastal landform created after the image above is eroded? 

• sea arch

• sea cave

• sea stack

• coastal cliff

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Which question best identifies gravity as the agent of erosion?

• Is the area near the coast/beach?

• Was there multiple days of heavy rain in the area?

• Is the area mountainous and steep?

• Is there a U shaped or a V shaped valley?

The picture shows a river flowing across a landscape.

Which statement best explains what is happening at point X(outside bend) in the picture?

• Weathered rocks and sand are getting picked up and carried downstream because the water moves faster here.

• Weathered rocks and sand are getting picked up and carried downstream because the water moves slower here.

• Rocks and sand are being deposited by the river from farther upstream.

• Wind is moving large rocks and sand from one side of the river to the other.

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Which agent of erosion would most likely form a U shaped mountain valley like the one in the image?

• erosion by gravity

• erosion by water

• erosion by glaciers

• erosion by wind

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Howard's local beach has been hit by several strong storms over the last year. If Howard were to compare a photograph of the beach from last year with a photograph of the beach today, what would he most likely observe?

• The storms compacted the sand on the beach, cementing it into sedimentary rock.

• The storms created large waves that flooded the beach creating sand dunes.

• The storms weathered boulders on the beach, breaking them down and making the beach larger.

• The storms eroded the sand on the beach, carrying it away and making the beach smaller.

Which list correctly identifies the agents of erosion?

• gravity, glaciers, water and wind

• water, wind, carbonic acid and gravity

• water, gravity, wind and ice wedging

• Glaciers, abrasion, gravity, humans and oxygen

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Deforestation is the removal of trees in a forest to make space for homes and farmland and to obtain wood for fuel, manufacturing and construction. How does this human activity change the surface of Earth?

• The removal of tress and vegetation leads to a decrease in soil erosion by wind or water.

• The removal of tress and vegetation leads to an increase in soil erosion by wind or water.

• The removal of tress will lead to more oxygen production in the atmosphere.

• The removal of trees and vegetation will lead to an increase in soil erosion by acids and ice wedging.

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Students were making a model to demonstrate the effects of runoff.  Which of the following should they include in the model to show the least amount of runoff and to decrease erosion?

• build a shopping center because it will decrease the amount of runoff

• build a shopping center because it will increase the amount of runoff

• increase the amount of vegetation because it will decrease the amount of runoff

• decrease the amount of vegetation because it will increase the amount of runoff

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How do glaciers cause erosion and deposition of earth's surface? 

• abrasion and plucking

• impact and abrasion

• impact and plucking

• plucking and oxidation

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Which of the following questions can be asked to identify a river delta?

• Is the area created by the erosion of water in a lake?

• Is the area created when fast flowing water from a river slows as it meets an ocean?

• Is the area created by the erosion and deposition of waves and tides?

• Is the area created by the impact and abrasion of ocean waves as they crash into a sea side cliff?

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