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Worksheets09/14 Flashback Quiz Weathering-Erosion
Total questions: 9
Worksheet time: 20mins
Provided are satellite photos from two different years of the same beach. The point of sand, indicated with an arrow, has shifted due to wave action. If similar rates of erosion and deposition occur, where would be the logical place to expect the point of sand to be located by 2015?
Between W and X
Centered on Y
Between Y and Z
Centered on Z
How will this coastline most likely change over time?
The satellite photo below shows San Francisco, California, which has many miles of coastline and an inland bay. Which area of the coastline has most likely experienced the greatest effect of erosion from waves over hundreds of years?
Area N
Area P
Area S
Area T
The satellite photograph shows an area in Alaska after a fire occurred. Which statement best describes the most likely effect the fire had on the river in the 12 months after it occurred?
Less sediment flowed into the river because the fire heated up the soil and made it drier
The amount of vegetation increased and less sediment flowed into the river because the fire produced ash that mixed with the soil
More sediment flowed into the river because the fire destroyed most of the vegetation holding the sediment in place
More sediment flowed into the river because the fire disrupted animal habitats and caused animals to leave the area
The satellite photograph shows geological features, including a glacier.
As the glacier melts, water travels toward the ocean along the geological feature labeled X. When water erodes soil along this feature, the feature will most likely become —
straight
dry
shorter
wider
convergent-subduction
convergent-mountain building
