Erosion Quiz

What occurs when sand is moved by waves?

• weathering

• erosion

• deposition

When waves add sand to beaches it is called ______

• weathering

• erosion

• deposition

What is transported by waves along the coast?

• Trees

• Animals

• Sand

• Clouds

What is the main cause of the formation of sea stacks, caves, arches?

• Wind

• Waves

• Glaciers

• Earthquakes

What is the effect of wind on desert landforms?

• It destroys them

• It forms them

• It floods them

• It freezes them

Which agent of erosion is responsible for creating valleys?

• Wind

• Water

• Ice

• Gravity

What type of valley is formed by glaciers?

• V-shaped valley

• U-shaped valley

• Flat valley

• Ravine

What causes sediment in the form of rocks, boulders, mud, and soil to move downhill?

• Wind

• Water

• Gravity

• Ice

What can erosion by gravity cause in a forested area?

• Creep

• Desertification

• Deforestation

• Slump

Which process is responsible for the smoothing of rocks along a riverbed?

• Deposition

• Erosion

• Weathering

• Freezing