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WorksheetsErosion and Deposition
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 12mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What are the two processes that change Earth's surface?
a)
Erosion and Abrasion
b)
Erosion and Deposition
c)
Deposition and Abrasion
d)
Constructive and Deductive
2.
Erosion is a ______ process.
a)
(an) abrasive
b)
constructive
c)
destructive
d)
chemical
3.
The four agents of erosion are water, wind, gravity, and _____.
a)
groundwater
b)
abrasion
c)
ice
d)
acid rain
4.
The breakdown of rock is called _____.
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
Deposition
d)
Abrasion
5.
The wearing away of sharp edges on a rock during erosion is called ______.
a)
Plucking
b)
Chemical Weathering
c)
Mechanical Weathering
d)
Rounding
6.
A _______ is the place where land and a body of water meet.
a)
Shoreline
b)
Beach
c)
River
d)
Stream
7.
Off-shore deposits can create _____.
a)
Rivers
b)
Streams
c)
Barrier Spits
d)
Beaches
8.
The downhill movement of a large mass of rocks or soil because of the pull of gravity is called what?
a)
Mudslide
b)
Mass Wasting
c)
Mudflow
d)
Rockfall
9.
A slow rapid mass movement can cause trees and fence posts to lean downhill. What is this called?
a)
Slump
b)
Landslide
c)
Creep
d)
Mudflow
10.
True/False. Stalactites grow on the floor.
a)
True
b)
False
11.
Scratches and grooves in rocks from glacial movements are known as ____.
a)
Alpine Glaciers
b)
Ice Sheets
c)
Striations
d)
Talus
12.
Continental glaciers only exist in what two locations?
a)
Greenland, Antarctica
b)
Iceland, Greenland
c)
Greenland, USA (Alaska)
d)
Iceland, Antarctica
13.
True/False. Alpine glaciers flow downhill.
a)
True
b)
False.
14.
True/False. Planting vegetation will increase erosion.
a)
True
b)
False
15.
What is one difference between an alpine glacier and a continental ice sheet?
a)
Alpine glaciers flow downhill. Ice sheets move uphill.
b)
Alpine glaciers move outward from central locations. Ice sheets flow downhill.
c)
Alpine glaciers flow downhill. Ice sheets move outward from central locations.
d)
They are two names for the same thing.
16.
When people plant vegetation, they _____ erosion.
a)
Reduce
b)
Increase
c)
Start
d)
Do not effect
17.
How can people reduce wind erosion?
a)
Plow fields after each harvest
b)
Plant trees around farmland
c)
Leave animals in the same pasture until the grass is all gone
d)
None of the above will reduce wind erosion
18.
Three ways wind erosion can occur:
a)
Saltation, Destructive, Deflation
b)
Suspension, Saltation, Creep
c)
Creep, Saltation, Constructive
d)
Suspension, Deflation, Striations
19.
An example of a landform created by wind deposition is
a)
Sand Bar
b)
Sea Cliff
c)
Dunes
d)
Pebbles
20.
Alpine glaciers create what type of valley?
a)
W - Shaped Valley
b)
V - Shaped Valley
c)
U - Shaped Valley
d)
Z - Shaped Valley
21.
How do we know that there were once glaciers in northeastern Pennsylvania?
a)
Striations
b)
Abrasions
c)
U-Shaped Valleys
d)
There were no glaciers left behind in PA.
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