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C1: Chapter 4 Question Bank

Total questions: 62

Worksheet time: 5hrs 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The movement that occurs during mass wasting is caused by what? 
a)
Wind
b)
Gravity 
c)
Ice 
d)
Water 
2.
Which of the following is not an example of mass wasting? 
a)
Landslide
b)
Slump
c)
Flood
d)
Creep 
3.
Trees, walls, and fence posts leaning downhill are a sign of ______. 
a)
Rockfalls
b)
Mud Flow
Mud Flows
c)
Creep
d)
Slump
4.
True/False: The material from a landslide will eventually come to a rest, usually in a flat place. 
a)
True 
b)
False 
5.
A pile of angular rocks and sediment from rockfall is called what? 
a)
Talus
b)
Slump
c)
Creep
d)
Rockfall 
6.
Pieces of bedrock material that are broken from a cliff and deposited by a landslide at the base of the cliff are...? 
a)
Rounded and Sorted
b)
Rounded and Unsorted
c)
Angular and Sorted
d)
Angular and Unsorted 
7.
The erosion that occurs during mass wasting continues as long as gravity is _____ than other forces holding the rock in place. 
a)
Smaller 
b)
Greater
8.
What factor causes a mudslide? 
a)
the amount of CO2 in the area
b)
the amount of pollution in an area
c)
the amount of wind in an area
d)
the amount of rain in an area 
9.

Statue of Liberty has changed colors over time because oxygen has caused the surface of the copper it is made of to change into a new chemical (just like copper pennies turn green). What kind of weathering is this?

a)

chemical weathering

b)

physical weathering

10.

Acid rain has worn away the features on this statue. What type of weathering is this?

a)

chemical weathering

b)

physical weathering

11.

This freezing water is expanding, causing the crack in the rock to widen (frost action). What kind of weathering is this?

a)

chemical weathering

b)

physical weathering

12.

These plant roots are widening cracks in the rock. What kind of weathering is this?

a)

chemical weathering

b)

physical weathering

13.

This arch was formed by wind and particles carried by the wind rubbing on the rock over time (abrasion). What type of weathering is this?

a)

chemical weathering

b)

physical weathering

14.
These rocks were broken apart from the continuous freeze/thaw of water in the cracks of the rocks. This is an example of:
a)
ice wedging
b)
dumptruck
c)
permeability
d)
acid rain
15.
These rocks were made smooth by wind blowing smaller rock particles across their surface.  This is an example of:
a)
ice wedging
b)
chemical weathering
c)
acid rain
d)
abrasion
16.

What is likely to cause cracks on the sidewalk?

a)

ice wedging

b)

tree roots or plant roots growing bigger

c)

oxidation

d)

exfoliation

17.

An example of chemical weathering is -

a)

Ice wedging

b)

Oxidation

c)

Animals burrowing

d)

Crashing waves

18.

Over millions of years, weak carbonic acid can dissolve limestone to form -

a)

Cracks in rocks

b)

Caves and caverns

c)

Mountains and cliffs

19.

The MOVEMENT of small pieces of rock or sand

a)

deposition

b)

erosion

c)

weathering

20.

Weathering, erosion, and deposition happen _____________.

a)

very quickly

b)

very slowly

21.

This picture is an example of a _______________.

a)

lake

b)

river

c)

glacier

d)

Mr. Picha's house

22.

This picture is an example of what?

a)

a mountain

b)

a sand dune

c)

snow

d)

glacier

23.

Water freezing in a crack, melting, and refreezing again is an example of ____________?

a)

weathering

b)

erosion

c)

deposition

24.

True or False: Acid rain is rain that has chemicals that can weather and erode rocks.

a)

True

b)

False

25.

What type of changes does erosion cause?

a)

Physical changes

b)

Chemical changes

c)

Electrical changes

d)

Magnetic changes

26.

How do sandy beaches form?

a)

Waves pounding pebbles int smaller and smaller pieces

b)

Wind eroding pebbles into smaller pieces

c)

Water freezing and thawing the cracks of pebbles

d)

Rain wearing away rocks into smaller and smaller pieces

27.

What do floodplains, sandbars, and river deltas have in common?

a)

They've all been formed by water erosion

b)

They've all been formed by glacial erosion

c)

They've all been formed by wind erosion

d)

They've all been formed by sandblasting

28.

Based on the information presented in the video, what would be a simple way to prevent erosion?

a)

Blocking the wind

b)

Planting trees

c)

Preventing rainfall

d)

Preventing the flow of rivers

29.
What causes a valley to form first?
a)
earthquake
b)
running water
c)
landslide
d)
erosion by wind
30.
Which landform is formed because of the erosion of groundwater?
a)
valley
b)
canyon
c)
channel
d)
cavern
31.
What is the place where land and a body of water meet?
a)
delta
b)
shoreline
c)
groundwater
d)
alluvial fan
32.
When would a river form a delta?
a)
when the river meanders across a plain
b)
when the river leaves the mountains
c)
when it is in the mountain
d)
when it enters the ocean
33.
Sediment deposited as fast-flowing river reaches a flatter area of land is
a)
river dleta
b)
floodplain
c)
alluvial fan
d)
oxbow lake
34.
What is a type of mass movement by gravity?
a)
dune
b)
loess
c)
glacier
d)
mudslide
35.
What triggers mudslides?
a)
ice
b)
rain
c)
wind
d)
temperature
36.

Which of these is created by deposition?

a)

cave

b)

Sea stack

c)

bay

d)

beach

37.

The triangular-shaped deposit at the mouth of a river is called...

a)

an island

b)

an earthquake

c)

deposition

d)

a delta

38.

The destructive movement of materials from one place to another by wind, water, ice, and gravity.

a)

erosion

b)

deposition

c)

weathering

39.

Constructive placement of sediments and other materials in a new place.

a)

erosion

b)

deposition

c)

weathering

40.
Which of the following is not an example of mass wasting? 
a)
Landslide
b)
Slump
c)
Flood
d)
Creep 
41.

When a lot of loose dirt and rocks move rapidly, we call it

a)

a landslide

b)

an earthquake

c)

a tsunami

d)

a flood

42.

What is a mudslide?

a)

The rapid downhill movement of dirt, water, and rock

b)

A mud pie. I kind of want a mud pie right now.

c)

Melted stinky cheese

43.

When are mudflows common?

a)

at night

b)

after heavy rains and big storms

c)

when the mud pie shop opens

44.

What are slumps?

a)

the downhill movement of rock and soil in one mass

b)

your dad when he sleeps

c)

the thing that goes "slump" in the night

45.

What is a creep?

a)

the weird person who keeps asking me these questions

b)

the slow downhill movement of rock and soil that bends things into eerie shapes

c)

a scary drive-thru

46.

Why is decreased vegetation a factor that can cause mass wasting?

a)

When plants are removed from the ground, the spaces they leave are filled with heavier rocks.

b)

Decreased vegetation is not a factor that causes mass wasting.

c)

Vegetation stabilizes soil at the surface, and their roots anchor soil under the surface.

d)

Decreased vegetation is not a factor that causes mass wasting.

47.

Where is mass wasting most likely to occur?

a)

Applacian mountains

b)

A corn field

c)

The beach

d)

Everglades swamp

48.
What happens to a rock when it weathers?
a)
It settles out of water that is carrying it.
b)
It creates a valley.
c)
It forms a delta.
d)
It breaks into small pieces.
49.
The process by which water, ice, wind or gravity moves weathered rock and soil from one place to another.
a)
weathering
b)
erosion
c)
deposition
d)
dumptruck
50.

Choose the best picture to demonstrate wind weathering.

a)
b)
c)
d)
51.

Which is the best choice to demonstrate WATER weathering?

a)
b)
c)
d)
52.

A canyon is formed by

a)

water

b)

ice

c)

wind

d)

gravity

53.

An example of chemical weathering is -

a)

Ice wedging

b)

Oxidation

c)

Animals burrowing

d)

Crashing waves

54.

The process of sediment being dropped off in a new place is called

a)

Abrasion

b)

Erosion

c)

Deposition

d)

Weathering

55.

Rain washing soil away from a hillside is an example of

a)

Abrasion

b)

Erosion

c)

Deposition

d)

Weathering

56.

A delta is an example of

a)

Erosion

b)

Weathering

c)

Sediment

d)

Deposition

57.

This picture of a delta is an example of

a)

Weathering

b)

Erosion

c)

Deposition

d)

Abrasion

58.

Sand dunes in the Sahara desert form when water deposits sediments.

a)

True

b)

False

59.

Sand dunes are example of

a)

dryness

b)

wind

c)

weathering

d)

deposition

60.

Sea caves are coastal landform made by

a)

Erosion

b)

Deposition

61.

Waves and currents help to form beaches.

a)

True

b)

False

62.

Most of the erosion in the Grand Canyon is caused by

a)

Wind

b)

The Colorado River

c)

Glaciers

d)

Rain

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