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Erosional Depositional Systems

Total questions: 8

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Based on the features shown, which erosional agent had the greatest effect on tree growth and the structures that humans have built on the landscape?

a)

running water

b)

prevailing winds

c)

moving ice

d)

gravity

2.

Which process describes the downward sliding of rock material?

a)

tidal changes

b)

glacial erosion

c)

mass movement

d)

running water

3.

Which agent of erosion is most likely responsible for the deposition of sandbars along ocean shorelines?

a)

wave action

b)

glaciers

c)

wind

d)

mass movement

4.

Which process is primarily responsible for the formation of the delta?

a)

glacial erosion

b)

wind erosion

c)

mass movement

d)

deposition

5.

What are the dominant processes occurring at locations A and B?

a)

Erosion at both A and B

b)

Deposition at both A and B

c)

Erosion at A and deposition at B

d)

Erosion at B and deposition at A

6.

Which cross section best represents the shape of the stream channel at line XY?

a)
b)

none

c)
d)
7.

Which of the samples below has been transported the furthest by a stream?

a)
b)
c)
d)
8.

Which particle will settle to the bottom first as the velocity of the stream decreases?

a)

W

b)

X

c)

Y

d)

Z