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WorksheetsWeathering and Erosion Reteach
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Carbonation weathering (Texas caves) is common in areas with large amounts of limestone.
a)
True
b)
False
2.
___ is the transfer of sediments downhill due to gravity.
a)
Dissolution
b)
Uploading
c)
Mass wasting
d)
Wind erosion
3.
What has caused the formation of the Grand Canyon?
a)
wind erosion
b)
water erosion
c)
erosion by ice
d)
All of the above
4.
The term used for all sediment of glacial origin.
a)
till
b)
moraine
c)
stratified drift
d)
drift
5.
Unsorted sediments deposited directly by a glacier are called
a)
till
b)
stratified drift
c)
drift
d)
moraine
6.
A long, narrow inlet to a sea with steep sides or cliffs created in a valley carved by glacial activity is called
a)
arete
b)
fjord
c)
cirque
d)
horn
7.
Continual heating and cooling of Enchanted Rock which leads to exfoliation is a form of ___ weathering.
a)
mechanical
b)
chemical
8.
A ___ is created as a glacier moves down a valley once occupied by a stream widening the V-shaped valley into a U-shape.
a)
glacial striation
b)
calving
c)
valley glacier
d)
glacial trough
9.
Type of wasting where glaciers lose large chunks of ice at the front of the glacier resulting in an iceberg is called
a)
calving
b)
cirque
cirque
cirque
c)
zone of wastage
d)
ice cap
10.
A thin ridge of rock which is typically formed when two glaciers erode parallel U-shaped valleys is called a
a)
calving
b)
cirque
c)
arete
d)
glacial trough
11.
The long scratches or grooves that may be gouge into bedrock passed over by a glacier are called
a)
horn
b)
glacial striations
c)
zone of wastage
d)
zone of accumulation
12.
A type of glacier formed primarily in polar and sub-polar regions covering less than 50,000 square kilometers and is relatively flat and high in elevation is called a
a)
ice cap
b)
valley glacier
c)
horn
d)
zone of accumulation
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