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Erosion Management

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the process of moving sediments from location to another?

a)

Deposition

b)

Erosion

c)

Weathering

d)

Compaction

2.
What is sediment?
a)
the process of rocks being broken down and carried away
b)
bits of rock, sand, and silt caused by the weathering of rocks
c)
the top layer of the soil
d)
decaying plant or animal material 
3.
Which of these is an example of erosion
a)
Light Shinning onto a mountain
b)
Rain breaking down rock 
c)
Wind blowing away sediment
d)
All of the above
4.
The diagrams  shows a natural process that weathers rock.
 Which statement best explains why this process results in weathering?
a)
frozen water acts as a solute
b)
water expands when it freezes
c)
the mass of water increases when it freezes
d)
frozen water dissolves most types of rock
5.
How does vegetation in the soil affect the rate of erosion?
a)
It doesn't affect erosion.
b)
It decreases erosion.
c)
It increases erosion.
6.
While most land areas are slow to change, the shape of beaches changes daily. Which of the following best explains this? 
a)
The heating and cooling of beaches changes the shape.
b)
Coastal animals change the shape of the shoreline.
c)
The wave action adds and removes sand daily.
d)
Sea level decreases each day, creating more coastal land.
7.

According to the picture, name the type of the erosion?

a)

Rill Erosion

b)

Raindrop Erosion

c)

Sheet Erosion

d)

Gully Erosion

8.

All factors below included in Universal Soil Loss Equation (USLE) except..

a)

A = Average Annual Soil Loss due to Sheet and Pile Erosion in Tons per Hectare per Year

b)

KS = Depth-Gradient Factor depends on Slope depth & Slope (%)

c)

C = Crop Management Factor = Crop Type Factor x Tillage Method Factor

d)

R = Rainfall & Runoff factor based on Geographical Location

9.

Erosion and sediment control measures are classified into _____ categories.

a)

1

b)

3

c)

2

d)

4

10.

what is the example below is not included in permanent measures?

a)

energy dissipator

b)

sediment pond

c)

Offtake ditch

d)

straw bale barriers

11.

name the method use in the picture?

a)

slope

b)

Offtake ditch

c)

synthetic permeable barrier

d)

sediment pond/basin

12.

what is the advantage of Bioengineering method?

a)

low cost and lower long term maintenance cost.

b)

water quality improvement

c)

low maintenance of live plants after establishment

d)

All above

13.

Below are the examples of bio engineering measures except

a)

topsoiling

b)

Riprap

c)

grass waterways

d)

Fascine

14.

Below are the Act and guideline are admistrated by DOE, 1996. Which one of the guideline is true?

a)

The Ninth Schedule of the Malaysian Constitution (Malaysia, 1994)

b)

Environmental Quality Act 1974 (Laws of Malaysia Act 127)

c)

Conversation Land Art, 1989

d)

1.Fisheries Act 1989

15.

What type of erosion is shown in the picture?

a)

Rills Erosion

b)

Gully Erosion

c)

Tillage Erosion

d)

Landslide Erosion