Checkpoint 3 Assess-It

Why is the sand on a beach often rich in quartz?

• Quartz is a very durable mineral.

• Other minerals are not deposited on the beach.

• Quartz is the only mineral that can be small enough to make sand.

• Quartz is precipitated out of sea water.

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When a sea arch erodes and falls in, a is formed.

• sea stack
• sea cliff

• beach

• headland

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Which of the following is not formed by deposition?

• cliff

• sandbar

• baymouth bar

• spit

Desert pavement forms when .

• wind blows away loose sand
• chemical weathering occurs

• a stream carries away loose sand

• sand builds up in the desert

Why do sand dunes form?

• Wind carries sand grains, which hit an obstacle and collect in one place.

• Wind carrying sand grains crosses a depression and deposits the sand.

• Wind carrying sand grains speeds up and deposits the sand grains.

• Wind picks up the sand and carries it away from the area.

What type of dune forms when the wind comes from more than one direction?

• a) a star dune

• b) a barchan dune

• c) a transverse dune

• d) a longitudinal dune

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Which of the following does not increase the chance of a landslide?

• higher temperatures

• heavy rains

• deforestation

• earthquakes

A lahar that occurs when a volcano erupts is an example of .

• solifluction
• slump

• creep

• talus slope

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Which is the slowest mass movement caused by gravity?

• creep

• slump

• solifluction

• landslide

Which of the following explains why gravel is very permeable to water?

• Gravel has large, connected pores.

• Gravel is densely packed with small pores.

• Gravel has large, unconnected pores.

• Gravel has no pores, but water goes through the rock.