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Erosion Quiz

Total questions: 9

Worksheet time: 18mins

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Class
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1.

If we increase the amount of water flowing from the faucet, what would happen?

a)

Erosion will stop.

b)

Erosion will stay the same.

c)

More erosion will take place.

d)

Wind will move the sand.

2.

In which climate does erosion by ice most easily occur?

a)

Dry and hot

b)

Moist and hot

c)

Dry and cold

d)

Moist and cold

3.

In a desert environment, what agent of erosion is responsible for the formation of this arch?

a)

Ice

b)

Water

c)

Wind

d)

Plants

4.

What are the most common agents of erosion?

a)

Water, wind and plants.

b)

Wind,water and flowers.

c)

Wind,water and ice.

d)

Rain,snow and hail.

5.

What process needs to occur before so that erosion can move the sediment?

a)

Deposition

b)

Erosion

c)

Weathering

d)

A full moon

6.

Erosion can best be DEFINED as?

a)

The breaking down of rocks into smaller pieces or sediments.

b)

The movement of sediments from one place to another.

c)

When rocks or sediment are dropped in new places to create new landforms.

d)

Water,ice, wind and waves.

7.

The photo above represents a river flowing through a mountain valley.

What force of erosion is most likely working here?

a)

Wind

b)

Ocean waves

c)

Glaciers

d)

Running water

8.

What force most likely caused this erosion?

a)

Tides

b)

Glaciers

c)

Windstorms

d)

Fast moving water

9.

Earthquakes are considered an example of weathering,Erosion and deposition.

a)

True

b)

False