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Changes to Land in TX Ecoregions

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 54mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
This is a picture of the _________ ecoregion of Texas.
a)
Hill Country/Edwards Plateau
b)
Piney Woods
c)
Gulf Coast Plains and Marshes
d)
High Plains
2.
This is a picture of the __________ ecoregion of Texas.
a)
High Plains
b)
Gulf Coast Plains and Marshes
c)
Piney Woods
d)
Hill Country
3.
This is a picture of the ___________ ecoregion of Texas.
a)
Hill country/Edwards Plateau
b)
High Plains
c)
Trans Pecos/Chihuahuan Desert
d)
Piney Woods
4.
This is a picture of what ecoregion in Texas?
a)
High Plains
b)
Piney Woods
c)
Gulf Coast Plains and Marshes
d)
Trans Pecos/Chihuahuan Desert
5.
The Gulf Prairies and Marshes ecoregion experiences significant soil erosion. One would expect the climate in this region to be –
a)
dry and hot.
b)
cold and snowy.
c)
wet and rainy.
d)
warm and humid.
6.
The tall rock formations with smooth surfaces in Big Bend
National Park were formed over time by -
a)
rock deposition.
b)
water erosion.
c)
local vegetation.
d)
wind weathering.
7.
In the Edwards Plateau, the limestone rocks are highly
vulnerable to chemical and physical weathering. Which of the following land formations would be expected in this area?
a)
Canyons
b)
Lakes
c)
Rivers
d)
Caves
8.
Canyons are formed by -
a)
earthquakes breaking rock layers apart.
b)
wind smoothing out rock formations.
c)
lava flowing from nearby volcanoes.
d)
rivers carrying sediments that weather and erode land.
9.
The Blackland Prairie ecoregion of Texas has many exposed boulders that are smooth and rounded. What feature of this area caused the boulders to take on these characteristics?
a)
Moving glaciers
b)
Wind-blown sand and rain
c)
Wave and current actions
d)
Deep and rapid rivers
10.

When rocks break down into smaller rocks, this is called. . .

a)

Erosion

b)

Deposition

c)

Weathering

d)

All of these are correct

11.

When rocks are moved by a force this is called . . .

a)

Weathering

b)

Erosion

c)

Deposition

d)

All of these are correct

12.

When rocks and sediment build up, this is called . . .

a)

Weathering

b)

Erosion

c)

Deposition

d)

All of these are correct

13.

What type of erosion happened here?

a)

Wind Erosion

b)

Water Erosion

c)

Acid Rain

d)

Glacial Erosion

14.

This is a picture of . . .

a)

River Erosion

b)

Wind Erosion

c)

Acid Rain / Chemical Weathering

d)

Glacial Erosion

15.

What type of erosion do the high plains get a lot of due to low precipitation?

a)

Water erosion

b)

Chemical erosion

c)

Biological erosion

d)

Wind erosion

16.

What type of weathering is this?

a)

Ice Wedging

b)

Glacial Erosion

c)

Physical Weathering

d)

Biological Weathering

17.

What type of weathering is this?

a)

Physical aka Mechanical Weathering

b)

Chemical Weathering

c)

Biological Weathering

d)

All of these are correct

18.

This changes the mineral composition of rocks. . .

a)

Biochemical Weatherin

b)

Chemical Weathering

c)

Physical Weathering

d)

Mechanical Weathering

19.

The placement of sediment after being carried from place of origin.

a)

Weathering

b)

Erosion

c)

Deposition

d)

All of these are correct

20.
In Galveston, the beaches are often exposed to hurricanes originating in the Gulf of Mexico. It is reasonable to predict that hurricane activity may...
a)
create new rivers near Galveston
b)
move sand from the beach to offshore sand bars
c)
cause local earthquakes after the storm
d)
create new river deltas along the beaches
21.
Which of the following would be the "most effective" action that humans could take to keep a barrier island from washing away?
a)
plant lots of trees, bushes, and grass on the island
b)
limit the number of people that can come onto the island
c)
build a bridge from the island to the mainland
d)
stop building houses and roads on the island
22.
The picture shows part of the Piney Woods ecoregion in east Texas.
Which of the following best explains the lack of extremely diverse landforms in this ecoregion?
a)
The high vegetation decreases erosion from water and wind.
b)
The high amount of vegetation soaks up most of the corrosive water into their leaves.
c)
The trees broke down all of the previous landforms through weathering.
d)
The trees in this region hide the diverse landforms underneath them.
23.
Deltas forming at the mouths of rivers is called?
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
Deposition
24.
At the beach which agent of erosion affects the coast?
a)
Wind
b)
Water
c)
Animals
d)
Gravity
25.
Muddy water being carried away by a fast-moving river
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
Deposition 
26.
Waves dropping sand on the beach
a)
Weathering 
b)
Erosion
c)
Deposition
27.
Rain washing away soil from a hillside
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
Deposition
28.
Flood water pounding against a canyon wall and wearing it down
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
Deposition

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