WorksheetsErosion and Deposition Review
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 19mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Erosion is the breaking down of rock as it stands still.
a)
True
b)
False
2.
Deposition is the settling of rock in a new location.
a)
True
b)
False
3.
This is a loess. It was formed by
a)
Glaciers
b)
Wind
c)
Water
d)
Gravity
4.
The Grand Canyon was formed by a river cutting through that landscape. The Grand Canyon formed by
a)
Wind
b)
Gravity
c)
Glaciers
d)
Water
5.
An esker is a deposit of fine grained sediment that has settled over a given amount of time. This is an example of:
a)
Erosion
b)
Deposition
6.
The picture on this slide is a/an
a)
alluvial fan
b)
delta
7.
Badwater is known for its especially hot temperatures and dry air. Located within this park is this image.
a)
Alluvial fan
b)
delta
c)
sediment
d)
erosion
8.
Landslides and creeps are two gravitational erosion movements. Which of these two moves slower?
a)
Creeps
b)
Landslides
c)
Neither
d)
Both
9.
V-shaped valleys are very similar to U-shaped valleys. Both are formed from this geologic feature:
a)
Rivers
b)
streams
c)
floods
d)
oceans
10.
A floodplain is best described as
a)
A flat area near a desert
b)
A flat area near a stream/river
c)
a zone which is flat but near mountains
11.
The Meander Reservoir located near Mr. Sowers's hometown is a large body of water. The word meander means to
a)
stay straight
b)
not move
c)
bend
12.
A long jagged edge which forms between two cirques.
a)
Cirque
b)
Horn
c)
Arete
13.
The horn in this image is best described as:
a)
The bottom of the mountain
b)
The side of the mountain
c)
The top of the mountain
d)
Not on a mountain
14.
The cirque in this image is best described as:
a)
The bottom of the mountain
b)
The side of the mountain
c)
The top of the mountain
d)
Not on a mountain
15.
A mudslide is
a)
When land breaks off from another piece of land
b)
A slow moving piece of land
c)
Water and land moving very rapidly
d)
A glacier
16.
A sand dune is best formed from
a)
wind erosion and deposition
b)
only deposition
c)
only wind erosion
d)
From lakes/rivers
17.
These features primarily form from:
a)
erosion and deposition of sand
b)
only erosion
c)
meandering streams which erode and break off
d)
lakes drying up
18.
How do canyons form?
a)
Erosion
b)
deposition
19.
How did this form?
a)
wind abrasion
b)
deflation
c)
depositon
d)
water erosion
20.
Horseshoe bend is very famous in the Grand Canyon. It contains which geologic feature
a)
An oxbow lake
b)
An ocean
c)
Deposition
d)
Erosion
21.
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 Destructive
22.
Erosion is a ______ process.
a)
(an) abrasive
b)
constructive
c)
destructive
d)
chemical
23.
The four agents of erosion are water, wind, gravity, and _____.
a)
groundwater
b)
abrasion
c)
ice
d)
acid rain
24.
The breakdown of rock is called _____.
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
Deposition
d)
Abrasion
25.
The wearing away of sharp edges on a rock during erosion is called ______.
a)
Plucking
b)
Chemical Weathering
c)
Mechanical Weathering
d)
Rounding
26.
A _______ is the place where land and a body of water meet.
a)
Shoreline
b)
Beach
c)
River
d)
Stream
27.
Off-shore deposits can create _____.
a)
Rivers
b)
Streams
c)
Barrier Spits
d)
Beaches
28.
Loess is made up of what?
a)
Silt
b)
Clay
c)
Sand
d)
Both silt and clay
29.
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
30.
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
31.
True/False. Stalactites grow on the floor.
a)
True
b)
False
32.
Scratches and grooves in rocks from glacial movements are known as ____.
a)
Alpine Glaciers
b)
Ice Sheets
c)
Striations
d)
Talus
33.
Continental glaciers only exist in what two locations?
a)
Greenland, Antarctica
b)
Iceland, Greenland
c)
Greenland, USA (Alaska)
d)
Iceland, Antarctica
34.
True/False. Alpine glaciers flow downhill.
a)
True
b)
False.
35.
True/False. Planting vegetation will increase erosion.
a)
True
b)
False
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