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Weathering and Mass Movement Vocabulary Quiz

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 8mins

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Class
Date
1.

the breaking down of rocks and minerals on earth's surface. Often due to physical and chemical processes

a)

Weathering

b)

Erosion

c)

Earth System

d)

Surface Process

2.

A chemical reaction in which a material combines with oxygen to form a new material; in geology, oxidation is a form of chemical weathering.

a)

Oxidation

b)

Weatherin

c)

Chemical Weathering

d)

None of the above

3.

Process in which earth materials settle out of a moving fluid (air or water) and are added to a landform or land mass, like a beach or shoreline or the mouth of a river

a)

Weathering

b)

Sediment

c)

Deposition

d)

Longshore Current

4.
What is the process that picks up and moves weathered rocks?
a)
Erosion
b)
Landslide
c)
Weathering
5.

__________________ is a process that weathers rock without a chemical reaction or change.

a)

Mechanical weathering

b)

Chemical weathering

c)

Deposition

6.
These rocks were broken apart from the continuous freeze/thaw of water in the cracks of the rocks. This is an example of:
a)

frost wedging

b)
acid rain
c)
permeability
d)
abrasion
7.
Usually occurs on sloping land where small channels are formed by running water.
a)
Sheet erosion
b)
Rill erosion
c)
Gully erosion
d)
Runoff
8.
Occurs when rills continue to wash away and become more severe.
a)
Accelerated erosion
b)
Gully erosion
c)
Sheet erosion
d)
Rill erosion
9.

Involves a reaction; a new substance is created

a)

physical weathering

b)

chemical weathering

10.

Peeling off of outer layers of rock.

a)

Exfoliation

b)

Oxidation

c)

Hydration

d)

Frost action

11.
This is a picture of a
a)
slump
b)
creep
c)
mudflow
d)
landslide
12.
This is a picture of 
a)
slumps
b)
creeps
c)
mudflows
d)
landslides
13.
Which is NOT a type of mass movement?
a)
landslide
b)
slump
c)
mudflow
d)
windstorm