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2/2 Erosion and Deposition Unit Practice

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is true about the sand dunes?

a)

Sand Dune B will have more erosion because of all the plants and vegetation on it.

b)

Sand Dune A will have less erosion because of the lack of plants and vegetation.

c)

Sand Dune A will have more erosion because of the lack of plants and vegetation.

d)

Both Sand Dune A and B will have similar amounts of erosion

2.

Identify how a sand dunes forms

a)

Wind Erosion

b)

River Deposition

c)

Shoreline Erosion

d)

Groundwater Erosion

e)

Wind Deposition

3.

The presence of which of the following geological features provides the best evidence that glaciers once covered an area.

a)

Canyon

b)

U Shaped Valley

c)

Caves

d)

Sand Dune

e)

V Shaped Valley

4.
a)

Sediments are deposited on a point bar and on a cutbank.

b)

Sediments are eroded from a point bar and from a cutbank

c)

Sediments are eroded from a point bar and deposited on a cutbank.

d)

Sediments are deposited on a point bar and eroded on a cutbank.

5.

Which image shows the most likely path of a barrel floating down a meandering river?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

6.

Identify how a glacial till forms

a)

Wind Erosion

b)

River Deposition

c)

Glacier Erosion

d)

Groundwater Deposition

e)

Glacier Deposition

7.

True or False: Glacier Till is organized with small sediments traveling far and big sediments being close to the terminus

a)

True

b)

False

8.

Identify how a Loess forms

a)

Wind Erosion

b)

River Deposition

c)

Glacier Erosion

d)

Groundwater Deposition

e)

Wind Deposition

9.

Identify how a moraines forms

a)

Wind Erosion

b)

Gravity Deposition

c)

Glacier Erosion

d)

Glacier Deposition

e)

Wind Deposition

10.

Identify how an Abraded Rock forms

a)

Wind Erosion

b)

Gravity Deposition

c)

Glacier Erosion

d)

Glacier Deposition

e)

Wind Deposition

11.

Identify how a U Shaped Valley forms

a)

River Erosion

b)

Wind Erosion

c)

Glacier Erosion

d)

Glacier Deposition

e)

River Deposition

12.

Identify how a V-Shaped Valley forms

a)

River Erosion

b)

Wind Erosion

c)

Glacier Erosion

d)

Glacier Deposition

e)

River Deposition

13.

Identify how a Delta form

a)

River Deposition

b)

Wind Deposition

c)

Gravity Deposition

d)

Glacier Deposition

e)

Shoreline Deposition

14.

Identify how an Erratic forms

a)

River Erosion

b)

Wind Erosion

c)

Glacier Erosion

d)

Glacier Deposition

e)

River Deposition

15.

Students design an experiment to study stream erosion. See image. Explain what would happen with the erosion and depositions of the sand and gravel and the shape of the stream if they

Increased the slope of the stream table

a)

More Erosion, due to the stream traveling faster

b)

Less Erosion, due to the stream traveling faster

c)

More Erosion, due to the stream traveling slower

d)

Less Erosion, due to the stream traveling slower

16.

Students design an experiment to study stream erosion. See image. Explain what would happen with the erosion and depositions of the sand and gravel and the shape of the stream if the amount of water flow is reduced.

a)

More Erosion, due to the stream discharge decreasing

b)

Less Erosion, due to the stream discharge increasing

c)

More Deposition, due to the stream discharge decreasing

d)

Less Deposition, due to the stream discharge decreasing

17.

What two factors impact the erosion of the coastline?

a)

Rock Hardness

b)

Wave Energy

c)

The amount of wind

d)

Type of water

e)

Discharge of the water

18.

Identify how sandbars form

a)

River Erosion

b)

River Deposition

c)

Shoreline Erosion

d)

Groundwater Erosion

e)

Shoreline Deposition

19.

Identify how caves form

a)

River Erosion

b)

River Deposition

c)

Shoreline Erosion

d)

Groundwater Erosion

e)

Groundwater Deposition