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Exogenic Processes

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

It is responsible for shaping the Earth's surface and forming the geologic features that are seen on the surface of Earth.

(a)  

2.

What are the two types of Weathering?

(a)  

3.

It occurs when the oxygen dissolved in water will oxidize some materials.

a)

Oxygen

b)

Carbonation

c)

Oxidation

d)

Biological Action

4.

The physical breakdown/chemical alteration of rocks at or near the Earth's surface are referred to as (a)   .

5.

It is a large, moving mass of ice where they are found in many parts of the world, especially in the poles or in high mountains.

a)

Valley Erosion

b)

Flood Plain

c)

Glacial Till

d)

Glacier

6.

It is formed when a stream reaches a flat area called piedmont or gently sloping plain.

a)

Delta

b)

Flood Plain

c)

Alluvial Fan

d)

Leeves

7.

It is the slow movement of regolith down a slope, as observed in bent trees and fences.

a)

Creep

b)

Earthflows

c)

Solifluction flows

d)

Debris flows

8.

Wind blown sand hitting a rock and slowly wearing it away is an example of ___________________.

a)

Chemical Weathering

b)

Chemical Erosion

c)

Mechanical Erosion

d)

Physical Weathering

9.

Oxidation can cause some rocks to _________

a)

rust

b)

melt

c)

turn green

d)

change shape

10.

Seeing a tree growing out of a rock would cause

a)

erosion

b)

landslide

c)

physical weathering

d)

chemical weathering

11.

Which of the following is an example of

chemical weathering?

a)

The dissolving of limestone by acid rain.

b)

A rock broken into chunks after being carried by rapidly flowing water.

c)

Pulverized rock resulting from a landslide.

d)

Splits in a rock due to tree roots.

12.

Form as a result of flood deposits on the banks of channel

a)

Delta

b)

Icelandic Alluvial Fan

c)

Leevees

d)

Glacier

13.

These are deposits of coarse materials in the shape of hills or ridges.

a)

Loess

b)

Cliff

c)

Moraines

d)

Sand dunes

14.

(a)   is the transport of weathered sediments by agents of erosion and transported to different places.

15.

What are the agents of erosion?

a)

Water

b)

Wind

c)

Ice

d)

Fire

16.

When rock is broken down and disintegrated without any chemical alterations, the process in operation is

a)

physical weathering.

b)

chemical weathering.

c)

hydrolysis.

d)

erosion.

17.

The fact that water expands as much as 9% of its volume as it freezes is the basis of

a)

oxidization.

b)

exfoliation.

c)

salt crystal growth.

d)

frost wedging.

18.

________ occurs as rock surfaces heated by the Sun during the day expand slightly, and then contract with nighttime cooling.

a)

Exfoliation

b)

Thermal expansion

c)

Frost wedging

d)

Salt-crystal growth

19.

When rock is broken down and disintegrated in the presence of water and with chemical alterations to the rock, the process in operation is

a)

physical weathering.

b)

chemical weathering.

c)

mass movement.

d)

biological weathering.

20.

When rainwater attacks formations of limestone, the minerals dissolve and wash away with the mildly acid rainwater. This is an example of

a)

oxidation.

b)

crystallization.

c)

frost action.

d)

carbonation.

21.
Which is NOT a type of mass movement?
a)
landslide
b)
slump
c)
mudflow
d)
windstorm
22.

In which mass movement do rock fragments fall freely through the air?

a)

rockslide

b)

rockfall

c)

slump

d)

earthflow

23.

What is the downslope movement of soil and weathered rock resulting from the force of gravity?

a)

Mass Movement

b)

Landslide

c)

Mudflow

d)

Slump

24.

What is the slow, steady, downhill flow of loose, weathered Earth materials, especially soils?

a)

Slump

b)

Landslide

c)

Mudflow

d)

Creep

25.

What are swiftly moving mixtures of mud and water?

a)

Slump

b)

Landslide

c)

Mudflow

d)

Creep

26.

What is a mudflow that occurs in volcanic regions?

a)

Earth Flow

b)

Lahar

c)

Mudflow

d)

Creep

27.

What is a landslide that occurs when a sheet of rock moves downhill on a sliding surface?

a)

Avalanche

b)

Landslide

c)

Rockslide

d)

Slump

28.

What increases the amount of wind erosion?

a)

Limited amounts of rain

b)

Increased amount of rain

29.
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
30.
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