weathering quiz

How can a levee help prevent flooding?

• It keeps rising water inside stream channels
• It acts as a drain when water gets too high
• It pulls water downstream before it can flood
• It forms a lake with excess flooding

Which of these Georgia landforms is MOST likely to be affected by weathering?

• Lookout mountain
• Okefenokee Swamp
  Okefenokee swamp
• Coosa River
• Providence Canyon

Which of these Georgia landforms is MOST likely to be affected by weathering?

• Lookout mountain
• Okefenokee Swamp
  Okefenokee swamp
• Coosa River
• Providence Canyon

Which of the following is formed when sediment is dropped at the mouth of a river?

• sand dune
• delta
• barrier island
• sand spit

How does GPS technology help seismologists study earthquakes?

• It sends out warnings that an earthquake is occurring
• It predicts WHERE an earthquake is likely to occur
• It predicts WHEN an earthquake is likely to occur
• It measures movement of the group along faults during earthquakes

Which of the following is formed when groundwater erodes soft rock?

• landslide
• mudslide
• mountain
• sinkhole

Which of the following landforms are formed by running water?

• sand dunes and sandbars
• mesas and canyons
• mountains and hills
• canyons and volcanoes

Which is NOT a way that plants affect landforms?

• by showing the erosion of sand dunes by wind
• by stopping sinkholes from forming
• by weathering rock with their roots
• by holding soil in place with their roots

Why do some people want to use floodplains to control flooding?

• Floodplains prevent sediment from being carried down a river.
• Floodplains absorb the water during flooding.
• Floodplains protect the structures built on them from damage.
• Floodplains prevent rivers from overflowing their banks.

Sea grass has begun to grow on a sand dune.  How will the sea grass MOST likely influence the sand dune?

• The dune will move toward the land.
• The dune will move toward the ocean.
• The dune will erode more slowly and may even grow.
• The dune will erode more quickly.