Exploring Exogenic Processes Quiz

Which of the following is an example of chemical weathering?

• Frost wedging

• Oxidation

• Thermal expansion

• Biological activity

What is the primary agent of erosion in desert environments?

• Water

• Wind

• Ice

• Gravity

Which mass wasting event is characterized by the rapid movement of a large amount of rock and soil down a slope?

• Creep

• Slump

• Rockslide

• Solifluction

What is the term for the process by which sediments are transported by a river?

• Deposition

• Erosion

• Transportation

• Weathering

Which of the following is NOT a factor that influences mass wasting?

• Slope angle

• Vegetation

• Temperature

• Water content

What is the main difference between weathering and erosion?

• Weathering involves movement, erosion does not

• Erosion involves movement, weathering does not

• Both involve movement

• Neither involves movement

Which type of weathering involves the physical breakdown of rocks without changing their chemical composition?

• Chemical weathering

• Biological weathering

• Physical weathering

• Oxidative weathering

What is the term for the accumulation of sediments at the mouth of a river?

• Delta

• Alluvial fan

• Floodplain

• Levee

Which of the following processes is responsible for the formation of sand dunes?

• Water erosion

• Wind deposition

• Ice erosion

• Mass wasting

What is the primary force driving mass wasting events?

• Wind

• Water

• Gravity

• Ice