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WorksheetsCh3:Lesson1 - Mass Movement
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The force that moves objects downhill is ...
a)
mass movement
b)
gravity
c)
slump
d)
deposition
2.
Watery clay slides down a mountain. This is an example of a ...
a)
creep
b)
landslide
c)
slump
d)
mudslide
3.
Which of these is NOT an agent of erosion?
a)
water
b)
gravity
c)
waves
d)
sediment
4.
After many years, a gravestone on a hillside falls over. This is an example of ...
a)
creep
b)
landslide
c)
slump
d)
mudslide
5.
Several processes caused by gravity that moves sediment downhill is called ...
a)
landslide
b)
deposition
c)
mass movement
d)
erosion
6.
Rock at the top of a steep cliff quickly falls. This is an example of a ...
a)
creep
b)
landslide
c)
slump
d)
mudslide
7.
The process by which rock and soil are moved from place to place is called ...
a)
weathering
b)
erosion
8.
In which type of mass movement can soils behave like a liquid and start flowing?
a)
slump
b)
creep
c)
landslide
d)
mudslide
9.
Which type of mass movement happens very slowly?
a)
slump
b)
creep
c)
landslide
d)
mudslide
10.
The agents of erosion lay down sediment in new locations in a process called ...
a)
gravity
b)
mass movement
c)
creep
d)
deposition
11.
Rock and soil suddenly slip downhill in one large mass. This is an example of ...
a)
slump
b)
creep
c)
landslide
d)
mudslide
12.
Where a new road was just built, rock and soil move. This is an example of ...
a)
mudslide
b)
landslide
c)
slump
d)
creep
13.
The material moved by erosion is called ...
a)
mudflow
b)
sediment
c)
deposition
d)
landslide
14.
After a heavy rainfall, rock and soil on a desert hill slides to the bottom. This is an example of a ...
a)
slump
b)
landslide
c)
mudslide
d)
creep
15.
A telephone pole leans downhill. This is an example of ...
a)
mudslide
b)
landslide
c)
slump
d)
creep
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