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WorksheetsErosion & Deposition
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 12mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which practice would cause erosion?
a)
Not using good farming practices
b)
Skiing
c)
Placing silt fences around building sites
d)
Filling gullies with rocks
2.
The proces where soil and rock are moved from one place to another.
a)
Deposition
b)
Abrasion
c)
Erosion
d)
conservation
3.
The process when soil or rock are left or placed in a new location.
a)
Erosion
b)
Weathering
c)
Mass movement
d)
Deposition
4.
At the beach which agent of erosion affects the coast?
a)
Wind
b)
Water
c)
Animals
d)
Gravity
5.
At the beach which agent of erosion affects the coast?
a)
Wind
b)
Water
c)
Animals
d)
Gravity
6.
What are examples of mass movement?
a)
Landslides and mudflows
b)
Slumps
c)
Creeps
d)
All of these
7.
What is the cause of mass movement?
a)
Chemical weathering
b)
Abrasion
c)
Erosion
d)
Gravity
8.
When a large amount of dirt and rock move downhill, this is known as a
a)
mudflow
b)
landslide
c)
creep
d)
lahar
9.
The process of grinding rocks is called
a)
tilling
b)
surging
c)
plucking
d)
abrasion
10.
If a large amount of sediment suddenly slips downhill in one huge mass, it is called a
a)
slump
b)
lahar
c)
creep
d)
rill
11.
What creates the u-shaped valley in a mountainous area?
a)
continental glacier
b)
marraine
c)
alpine glacier
d)
arete
12.
If soil and debris are moving slowly downhill it is called a
a)
glacier
b)
slump
c)
creep
d)
landslide
13.
The rapid movement of water, soil, and rocks downhill is called a
a)
mudflow
b)
landslide
c)
slump
d)
creep
14.
A glacier is a large mass of
a)
water
b)
soil
c)
rocks
d)
ice
15.
When a glacier moves across land it picks up rocks. This process is called
a)
abrasion
b)
plucking
c)
landslide
d)
creep
16.
What small streams and rivers that flow into the main river are called.
a)
Meanders
b)
Gullies
c)
Rills
d)
Tributaries
17.
When a river is flowing with many loops and bends it is called a
a)
meander
b)
tributary
c)
delta
d)
oxbow lake
18.
The smallest grooves in soil are called
a)
tributaries
b)
gullies
c)
rills
d)
deltas
19.
the section of a river neqar an ocean or lake that is fan-shaped is called a
a)
stream
b)
delta
c)
flood plain
d)
meander
20.
Soil is deposited on the ________ bank of a river
a)
inside
b)
outside
21.
Soil is eroded from the _________ bank of a river.
a)
inside
b)
outside
22.
The best method to prevent erosion is to
a)
remove all trees
b)
build homes
c)
grow plants
d)
mine
23.
When rills are connected together and form lage channels in the soil they are called
a)
rills
b)
gullies
c)
rivers
d)
streams
24.
What is formed when the curve of a river is separated and becomes its own body of water?
a)
Meander
b)
Tributary
c)
Flood plain
d)
Oxbow lake
25.
The mudflow at a volcano is called a
a)
slump
b)
creep
c)
lahar
d)
landslide
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