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Erosion & Deposition

Total questions: 64

Worksheet time: 46mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Of the following, which is a constructive process?

a)

weathering

b)

deposition

c)

erosion

2.

A process that builds up features on Earth's surface is...

a)

constructive

b)

destructive

3.

True or False: Destructive processes tear down features on Earth's surface.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

Weathering and erosion are...

a)

constructive processes

b)

destructive processes

c)

the same thing

d)

names of supeheroes

5.

The soil at this river bank is being swept away. This is an example of...

a)

weathering

b)

erosion

c)

a sandbar

d)

an alluvial fan

6.

The smoothing of rock fragments as they bump against each other during erosion is called...

a)

loess

b)

sorting

c)

levee

d)

rounding

7.

These rocks would be considered...

a)

poorly sorted

b)

moderately sorted

c)

well-sorted

d)

umm... I can't sort this out.

8.

This sediment would be considered...

a)

cute little pebbles

b)

poorly sorted

c)

moderately sorted

d)

well-sorted

9.

The laying down or settling of eroded material is...

a)

erosion

b)

weathering

c)

deposition

d)

sleeping

10.

Which of the following would be considered high energy environments? (Click all that apply)

a)

rushing rivers

b)

ocean shores with large waves

c)

swamps

d)

deserts with strong winds

11.

Locations where sediment is deposited are referred to as...

a)

mud flows

b)

depositional environments

c)

mass wasting

d)

slumps

12.

Which of the following would be considered low energy environments? (Click all that apply)

a)

deep lakes

b)

areas with gentle breezes

c)

swamps

d)

a windy desert

13.

This picture has layers of sediment deposited at the bottom of a now dried up lake _________________.

a)

delta

b)

bed

c)

mud flow

d)

sand bar

14.

A mountain stream has left this deposit of sediment known as...

a)

an esker

b)

an alluvial fan

c)

a moraine

d)

till

15.

When water slows as its width or depth changes, it can leave this formation.

a)

an outwash

b)

a moraine

c)

an esker

d)

a sandbar

16.

This long ridge of gravel deposited by meltwater from a retreating glacier or ice sheet is known as...

a)

an esker

b)

a moraine

c)

loess

d)

talus

17.

Look at all the rocks and sediment that were carried down and deposited at the edge of the glacier. This is...

a)

an esker

b)

a moraine

c)

a landslide

d)

outwash

18.

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)

a young stream

b)

a mature stream

c)

an old stream

d)

a longshore current

19.

This stream has slowed as it reaches a gentler slope and has a U-shape. It is...

a)

a young stream

b)

a mature stream

c)

an old stream

d)

a longshore current

20.

Mature streams can develop these broad, C-shaped curves known as...

a)

curly-Q's

b)

longshore currents

c)

deltas

d)

meanders

21.

This stream is very slow, as it has reached flat land. It is...

a)

a young stream

b)

a mature stream

c)

an old stream

d)

a longshore current

22.

The current is flowing parallel to the shoreline, moving the sand down the beach. This is known as...

a)

a delta

b)

a floodplain

c)

longshore drift

d)

outwash

23.

As the river enters the ocean, it drops lots of sediment. This picture is of the Chinese River ____________.

a)

floodplain

b)

levee

c)

delta

d)

outwash

24.

This structure is designed to prevent beach erosion by trapping the sand. It is called...

a)

an arete

b)

a levee

c)

a groin

d)

a retaining wall

25.

This river has overflown into the...

a)

levee

b)

floodplain

c)

mud flow

d)

moraine

26.

This ridge of soil is designed to prevent flooding. This is called...

a)

a meander

b)

a levee

c)

a mud flow

d)

a longshore current

27.

This pile of windblown sand is known as...

a)

loess

b)

mass wasting

c)

a mud flow

d)

a dune

28.

This yellowish-gray, crumbly deposit of silt and clay is known as...

a)

a mud flow

b)

talus

c)

loess

d)

till

29.

Yikes! These rocks and soil moved all at once because of gravity. This is known as...

a)

a mud flow

b)

mass wasting

c)

till

d)

outwash

30.

This location experienced a mass wasting event when water-soaked soil breaks loose. This is known as...

a)

a mud flow

b)

slump

c)

creep

d)

till

31.

These homes are at risk due to a mass wasting event when soil moves rapidly known as...

a)

a rockfall

b)

creep

c)

slump

d)

a landslide

32.

This mass wasting event when the hillside moves slowly in a large mass is called...

a)

slump

b)

creep

c)

a rockfall

d)

till

33.

Mass wasting when materials move very slowly, causing trees to lean is called...

a)

landslide

b)

rockfall

c)

slump

d)

creep

34.

This pile of rocks from a rockfall is known as...

a)

till

b)

outwash

c)

talus

d)

a rock pile

35.

This large mass of ice moving slowly across Earth's surface is called...

a)

an outwash

b)

a cirque

c)

a hanging valley

d)

a glacier

36.

This sharp peak formed by descending glaciers is called...

a)

a horn

b)

an arete

c)

a cirque

d)

a hanging valley

37.

This sharp ridge that formed between glaciers is called...

a)

a horn

b)

an arete

c)

a cirque

d)

a moraine

38.

This semicircular hollow that formed by glacial erosion is called...

a)

a horn

b)

an arete

c)

a cirque

d)

outwash

39.

This shallow valley that formed as a small glacier approached a large glacier has a waterfall at the drop off. It is...

a)

a horn

b)

an arete

c)

a cirque

d)

a hanging valley

40.

This poorly sorted sediment deposited at the front of a glacier is called...

a)

outwash

b)

talus

c)

till

d)

a moraine

41.

This well sorted sediment deposited from streams of water from a melting glacier is known as...

a)

till

b)

talus

c)

moraine

d)

outwash

42.

True or False: The landforms on Earth are constantly changing, but the changes are often so slow that we don't notice them.

a)

True

b)

False

43.

All of these factors affect the rate of erosion, EXCEPT...

a)

weather/climate

b)

topography

c)

depth of soil

d)

type of rock

44.

True or False: Well sorted sediment has not been moved a great deal.

a)

True

b)

False

45.

Poorly sorted sediment was transported...

a)

by wind or waves slowly

b)

rapidly by storms, flash floods, flash floods, or glaciers

46.

Large grains of sediment tend to be deposited in...

a)

low energy environments

b)

high energy environments

47.

Materials that make up fine-grained sedimentary rock, like shale, were probably deposited in...

a)

low energy environments

b)

high energy environments

48.

Landforms, like these hoodoos, with tall, steep, sharp, jagged features were most likely formed by...

a)

erosion

b)

deposition

c)

very strange artists

d)

raccoons

49.

Flat, low lying formations like this river delta were most likely formed by...

a)

erosion

b)

deposition

c)

otters

d)

mudslingers

50.

The 3 environments where water erosion occurs are (click all 3)...

a)

in mountainous areas

b)

underground due to groundwater

c)

along coasts due to waves

d)

along streams due to running water

51.

More erosion will occur on the _________________ of stream bends where water flows faster.

a)

inside

b)

outside

52.

More deposition occurs on the _________ of stream bends, where water flows slower.

a)

inside

b)

outside

53.

This formation is known as...

a)

a column

b)

a rockfall

c)

a sea stack

d)

a sea arch

54.

This formation is...

a)

a sea cave

b)

a sea stack

c)

a sea arch

d)

a rockfall

55.

These formations are...

a)

stalagmites

b)

stalactites

56.

These formations are...

a)

stalagmites

b)

stalactites

57.

Building dams on rivers can...

a)

prevent erosion along beaches

b)

prevent river sand from reaching beaches

58.

Reducing the amount of vegetation ___________ the amount of surface erosion.

a)

increases

b)

decreases

c)

has little effect

d)

has no effect

59.

True or False: Building levees increases the supply of mineral-rich soil needed for farming.

a)

True

b)

False

60.

Human use of land can contribute to wind erosion. Click the 2 main practices humans do that increase wind erosion.

a)

plowing fields

b)

overgrazing pastures

c)

building dams

d)

planting trees

61.

As shown in the picture, one way farmers can reduce the effect of wind erosion is by...

a)

planting only corn

b)

keeping soil dry

c)

no till farming

d)

using pesticides on plants

62.

Calculate the percent slope: Vertical distance 50 meters. Horizontal distance 100 meters.

a)

0.2%

b)

0.5%

c)

2%

d)

50%

63.

The main human activity that affects glaciers is...

a)

global warming

b)

making snowballs

c)

hiking in Glacier National Park

d)

building dams

64.

True or False: Glaciers in Glacier National Park are shrinking because of climate change.

a)

True

b)

False