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WorksheetsErosion & Deposition
Total questions: 64
Worksheet time: 46mins
Of the following, which is a constructive process?
weathering
deposition
erosion
A process that builds up features on Earth's surface is...
constructive
destructive
True or False: Destructive processes tear down features on Earth's surface.
True
False
Weathering and erosion are...
constructive processes
destructive processes
the same thing
names of supeheroes
The soil at this river bank is being swept away. This is an example of...
weathering
erosion
a sandbar
an alluvial fan
The smoothing of rock fragments as they bump against each other during erosion is called...
loess
sorting
levee
rounding
These rocks would be considered...
poorly sorted
moderately sorted
well-sorted
umm... I can't sort this out.
This sediment would be considered...
cute little pebbles
poorly sorted
moderately sorted
well-sorted
The laying down or settling of eroded material is...
erosion
weathering
deposition
sleeping
Which of the following would be considered high energy environments? (Click all that apply)
rushing rivers
ocean shores with large waves
swamps
deserts with strong winds
Locations where sediment is deposited are referred to as...
mud flows
depositional environments
mass wasting
slumps
Which of the following would be considered low energy environments? (Click all that apply)
deep lakes
areas with gentle breezes
swamps
a windy desert
This picture has layers of sediment deposited at the bottom of a now dried up lake _________________.
delta
bed
mud flow
sand bar
A mountain stream has left this deposit of sediment known as...
an esker
an alluvial fan
a moraine
till
When water slows as its width or depth changes, it can leave this formation.
an outwash
a moraine
an esker
a sandbar
This long ridge of gravel deposited by meltwater from a retreating glacier or ice sheet is known as...
an esker
a moraine
loess
talus
Look at all the rocks and sediment that were carried down and deposited at the edge of the glacier. This is...
an esker
a moraine
a landslide
outwash
This stream has a lot of energy- it is moving quickly downhill and carving a V-shaped valley as it moves through. It is...
a young stream
a mature stream
an old stream
a longshore current
This stream has slowed as it reaches a gentler slope and has a U-shape. It is...
a young stream
a mature stream
an old stream
a longshore current
Mature streams can develop these broad, C-shaped curves known as...
curly-Q's
longshore currents
deltas
meanders
This stream is very slow, as it has reached flat land. It is...
a young stream
a mature stream
an old stream
a longshore current
The current is flowing parallel to the shoreline, moving the sand down the beach. This is known as...
a delta
a floodplain
longshore drift
outwash
As the river enters the ocean, it drops lots of sediment. This picture is of the Chinese River ____________.
floodplain
levee
delta
outwash
This structure is designed to prevent beach erosion by trapping the sand. It is called...
an arete
a levee
a groin
a retaining wall
This river has overflown into the...
levee
floodplain
mud flow
moraine
This ridge of soil is designed to prevent flooding. This is called...
a meander
a levee
a mud flow
a longshore current
This pile of windblown sand is known as...
loess
mass wasting
a mud flow
a dune
This yellowish-gray, crumbly deposit of silt and clay is known as...
a mud flow
talus
loess
till
Yikes! These rocks and soil moved all at once because of gravity. This is known as...
a mud flow
mass wasting
till
outwash
This location experienced a mass wasting event when water-soaked soil breaks loose. This is known as...
a mud flow
slump
creep
till
These homes are at risk due to a mass wasting event when soil moves rapidly known as...
a rockfall
creep
slump
a landslide
This mass wasting event when the hillside moves slowly in a large mass is called...
slump
creep
a rockfall
till
Mass wasting when materials move very slowly, causing trees to lean is called...
landslide
rockfall
slump
creep
This pile of rocks from a rockfall is known as...
till
outwash
talus
a rock pile
This large mass of ice moving slowly across Earth's surface is called...
an outwash
a cirque
a hanging valley
a glacier
This sharp peak formed by descending glaciers is called...
a horn
an arete
a cirque
a hanging valley
This sharp ridge that formed between glaciers is called...
a horn
an arete
a cirque
a moraine
This semicircular hollow that formed by glacial erosion is called...
a horn
an arete
a cirque
outwash
This shallow valley that formed as a small glacier approached a large glacier has a waterfall at the drop off. It is...
a horn
an arete
a cirque
a hanging valley
This poorly sorted sediment deposited at the front of a glacier is called...
outwash
talus
till
a moraine
This well sorted sediment deposited from streams of water from a melting glacier is known as...
till
talus
moraine
outwash
True or False: The landforms on Earth are constantly changing, but the changes are often so slow that we don't notice them.
True
False
All of these factors affect the rate of erosion, EXCEPT...
weather/climate
topography
depth of soil
type of rock
True or False: Well sorted sediment has not been moved a great deal.
True
False
Poorly sorted sediment was transported...
by wind or waves slowly
rapidly by storms, flash floods, flash floods, or glaciers
Large grains of sediment tend to be deposited in...
low energy environments
high energy environments
Materials that make up fine-grained sedimentary rock, like shale, were probably deposited in...
low energy environments
high energy environments
Landforms, like these hoodoos, with tall, steep, sharp, jagged features were most likely formed by...
erosion
deposition
very strange artists
raccoons
Flat, low lying formations like this river delta were most likely formed by...
erosion
deposition
otters
mudslingers
The 3 environments where water erosion occurs are (click all 3)...
in mountainous areas
underground due to groundwater
along coasts due to waves
along streams due to running water
More erosion will occur on the _________________ of stream bends where water flows faster.
inside
outside
More deposition occurs on the _________ of stream bends, where water flows slower.
inside
outside
This formation is known as...
a column
a rockfall
a sea stack
a sea arch
This formation is...
a sea cave
a sea stack
a sea arch
a rockfall
These formations are...
stalagmites
stalactites
These formations are...
stalagmites
stalactites
Building dams on rivers can...
prevent erosion along beaches
prevent river sand from reaching beaches
Reducing the amount of vegetation ___________ the amount of surface erosion.
increases
decreases
has little effect
has no effect
True or False: Building levees increases the supply of mineral-rich soil needed for farming.
True
False
Human use of land can contribute to wind erosion. Click the 2 main practices humans do that increase wind erosion.
plowing fields
overgrazing pastures
building dams
planting trees
As shown in the picture, one way farmers can reduce the effect of wind erosion is by...
planting only corn
keeping soil dry
no till farming
using pesticides on plants
Calculate the percent slope: Vertical distance 50 meters. Horizontal distance 100 meters.
0.2%
0.5%
2%
50%
The main human activity that affects glaciers is...
global warming
making snowballs
hiking in Glacier National Park
building dams
True or False: Glaciers in Glacier National Park are shrinking because of climate change.
True
False
