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Geomorphology Landforms Process Fluvial, Periglacial, Aeolian

Total questions: 80

Worksheet time: 49mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Rivers flowing in the direction of original slopes is called...

a)

consequent streams

b)

subsequent streams

c)

Resequent streams

d)

Obsequent stream

2.

The processes of cutting back of up stream of valley above its original source by rain wash, gullying, and spring snapping is known as...

a)

Vertical erosion

b)

Lateral erosion

c)

Headward erosion

d)

Downward erosion

3.

Name the erosion which takes place when the river cuts the sides of its ally is known as..

a)

Vertical erosion

b)

Lateral erosion

c)

Head wash erosion

d)

Headward erosion

4.

The load of the river is transported by...

a)

Slipping

b)

Bumping

c)

Rolling

d)

All of these

5.

A narrow and steep side valley

a)

Canyon

b)

Valley

c)

Gorge

d)

Both A & C

6.

When river fall down vertically from sufficient height is known as...

a)

Valley

b)

Gorge

c)

Water fall

d)

Plunge pool

7.

Water falling from a height create a ......... at the base.

a)

pond

b)

pool

c)

Plunge pool

d)

Canyon

8.

Pot holes are also known as......

a)

devils punch pool

b)

Witches cauldron

c)

both A& B

d)

Waterfalls

9.

When sand, gravels, boulders are deposited in cone shaped hills known as .....

a)

Alluvial fan

b)

Alluvial cone

c)

none of these

d)

Flood Plain

10.

Streams which gets divided into channels forming bars of sand and islands known as .....

a)

tributaries

b)

Braided channel

c)

Anastomozing

d)

Pull

11.

Name the drainage pattern...

a)

Dendritic

b)

Trellis

c)

Radial

d)

Parallel

12.

Identity the drainage pattern...

a)

Trellis

b)

Dendritic

c)

Radial

d)

Barbed

13.

Identify the pattern...

a)

Dendritic

b)

Radial

c)

Trellis

d)

Annular

14.

Lateral erosion results in the....

a)

deepening of a rivers channel

b)

shortening of a rivers channel

c)

widening of a rivers channel

d)

thinning of a rivers channel

15.

The lower course of the river has...

a)

mostly erosion landforms

b)

mostly erosion and deposition landforms

c)

no landforms

d)

mostly deposition landforms

16.

Which of the following is NOT an erosional process?

a)

Attrition

b)

Abrasion

c)

Saltation

d)

Hydraulic action

17.

Traction is...

a)

the 'bouncing' of particles too heavy to be suspended

b)

large particles rolled on the river bed

c)

small sediment held in the river

d)

the movement of tractors alongside the channel

18.

Deposition occurs when there is a decrease in the rivers...

a)

velocity

b)

wildlife

c)

erosion

d)

landforms

19.

Large rocks are most likely to be deposited in the...

a)

upper course of the river

b)

middle course of the river

c)

lower course of the river

d)

never

20.

Attrition occurs when...

a)

the river flows over limestone or chalk

b)

the river comes to an end

c)

stones carried by the river knock against each other

d)

when the load of the river repeatedly hits the bed dislodging particles into the flow of a river

21.

Fluvial processes refers to...

a)

coastal processes

b)

river processes

c)

highland processes

d)

lowland processes

22.

A long profile shows...

a)

a cross-section of a river’s channel and valley at a certain point along the river’s course.

b)

the river from its source (where it starts) to its mouth (where it meets the sea). It shows how the river changes over its course.

c)

Both of the above

d)

None of the above

23.

Which Process involves small pebbles and stones being bounced along the river bed?

a)

Solution

b)

Traction

c)

Saltation

d)

none of the above

24.

Small particles such as sand and silt are usually transported:

a)

in solution

b)

in suspension

c)

by saltation

d)

by traction

25.

Which of these is not a way a river shapes the landscape over which they flow?

a)

Erosion

b)

Transportation

c)

Eroded material (deposition)

d)

Gradient

26.

Force of moving water. More turbulent the water - faster the erosion. Bank Caving can occur. Cavitation is also active.

a)

Hydraulic Action

b)

Abrasion

c)

Solution

d)

Attrition

27.

What feature is being described here? The inside bank of a meander on a river where sedimentary material is deposited as a result of the slower flow rate

a)

Overhang

b)

River cliff

c)

Slip-off slope

d)

Meander

28.

________ is the swirling motion of pebbles trapped in hollows in the river bed over-deepening them to create potholes.

a)

Swirling

b)

Pebbling

c)

Eddying

d)

Shuttering

29.

Flooding, deposition and lateral erosion are processes of which of the following _________.

a)

Delta

b)

Leeves

c)

Floodplain

d)

None of the above

30.

Ox Bow lake is what shape?

a)

O Shaped

b)

L shaped

c)

No shape

d)

Horse shoe shaped

31.

What pattern has a similar in appearance to a tree and develops in areas that have rocks of equal hardness.

a)

Dendritic pattern

b)

Radial Pattern

c)

Deranged Pattern

d)

Trellised Pattern

32.

What pattern occurs where glaciation has impacted on the landscape and rivers are chaotic in their pattern/appearance.

a)

Dendritic pattern

b)

Radial Pattern

c)

Deranged Pattern

d)

Trellised Pattern

33.

Similar in appearance to the spokes of a wheel and rivers radiate out from higher ground

a)

Dendritic pattern

b)

Radial Pattern

c)

Deranged Pattern

d)

Trellised Pattern

34.

Which pattern forms in areas that have experienced folding, such as the Munster ridge and valley province

a)

Dendritic pattern

b)

Radial Pattern

c)

Deranged Pattern

d)

Trellised Pattern

35.

Approximately what % of the earth is made up of permafrost?

a)

5%

b)

10%

c)

20%

d)

30%

36.

Identify the periglacial feature in the image that consists of irregular surfaces with marshy hollows after permafrost thaws.

a)

thermokarst

b)

patterned ground

c)

polygon rims

d)

pingos

37.

The terracettes in this picture are formed when water carries sediment downhill over permafrost. Identify this process of mass movement.

a)

Avalanches

b)

Solifluction

c)

Nivation

d)

Frost-heaving

38.

Which periglacial process can cause major problems to roads and runways, such as in this image, because water trapped in the soil expands and forces it upward?

a)

Solifluction

b)

Frost shattering

c)

Frost heaving

d)

Nivation

39.

1. How long does the ground have to be continuously frozen to be classed as 'permafrost'?

a)

1 year

b)

2 years

c)

3 years

d)

4 years

40.

Which of the following are NOT a type of permafrost?

a)

Continuous

b)

Discontinuous

c)

Sporadic

d)

Constructive

41.

What is another term for the process of solifluction in periglacial regions?

a)

Gelifluction

b)

Permafluction

c)

Actifluction

d)

Nivofluction

42.

Which region of the world in known for the abundance of open system pingos?

a)

West Siberia

b)

South Alaska

c)

East Greenland

d)

North Norway

43.

Nivation hollows are similar to the embryo stage of which glacial erosion landform?

a)

Arete

b)

Corrie

c)

Truncated spur

d)

Pyramidal peak

44.

Patterned ground is formed as a result of which process associated with periglacial regions?

a)

Frost shattering

b)

Freeze thaw weathering

c)

Freeze denudation

d)

Frost heave

45.

When 1 or 2 metres of permafrost thaws at the surface in the summer months, this layer is referred to as the.......

a)

Snowline

b)

Water table

c)

Active layer

d)

Pressure melting point

46.

A large number of closed system pingos are found in the delta of which major river?

a)

Potomac

b)

Mackenzie

c)

Colorado

d)

Hudson

47.

Solifluction lobes typically form on slope gradients between...

a)

0-10 degrees

b)

10-20 degrees

c)

20-30 degrees

d)

30-40 degrees

48.

Sometimes the weathered materials do not move downward but sink ‘in situ’. This is called ………………….. .

a)

carbonation

b)

exfoliation

c)

precipitation

d)

slumping

49.

periglacial regions along the slopes, small layers of soil accumulate because of the movement of soil. This is called ………………….. .

a)

soil erosion

b)

solifluction

c)

shattering

d)

block disintegration

50.

When the outer layers of the rock fall apart from the main rock due to difference in temperatures, the process is called ………………….. .

a)

shattering

b)

oxidation

c)

exfoliation

d)

carbonation

51.

This is a picture of a

a)

slump

b)

creep

c)

mudflow

d)

landslide

52.

This is a picture of a

a)

slump

b)

creep

c)

mudflow

d)

landslide

53.

Which has the slowest movement?

a)

creep

b)

avalanche

c)

mudflow

d)

solifluction

54.

The process responsible for moving material downslope under the influence of gravity is called ___.

a)

erosion

b)

weathering

c)

mass movement

d)

soil formation

55.

Why can the removal of vegetation trigger mass movements?

a)

The soil loses nutrients and begins to crumble.

b)

The plant roots bind the soil and regolith together.

c)

The shaking triggers mass movements.

d)

The plant roots lubricate the loose sediment.

56.

A mass movement that involves the sudden movement of a block of material is called a ___.

a)

rockfall

b)

slide

c)

slump

d)

flow

57.

When a block of material moves downslope along a curved surface, the type of mass movement is called ___.

a)

a rockfall

b)

a rockslide

c)

a slump

d)

creep

58.
Telephone polls being tilted on a hill are an example of this type of mass movement.
a)
Slump
b)
Creep
c)
Rockfall
d)
Mudflow
59.
What type of mass movement would be caused by ice melting on a volcano after an eruption
a)
Creep
b)
Slump
c)
Lahar
d)
Mudslide
60.

In which mass movement do rock fragments fall freely through the air?

a)

rockslide

b)

rockfall

c)

slump

d)

earthflow

61.
A pile of rocks that accumulate at the base of a slope.
a)
Weathering
b)
Mass Movement
c)
Talus
d)
Slip and Slide
62.
How does heavy rainfall affect soil stability?
a)
Lots of rain = more stable soil
b)
Lots of rain = less stable soil
c)
not enough information to tell
d)
Rainfall doesn't affect soil stability
63.

What are elongated landforms made of older moraines over which glaciers have moved?

a)

eskers

b)

drumlins

c)

outwash plains

d)

kettle lake

64.

What is the origin of the word 'aeolian'?

a)

Derived from the Greek god of the winds

b)

Derived from the Latin word for 'wind'

c)

Derived from the name of a famous explorer

d)

Derived from the scientific term for 'erosion'

65.

How are aeolian landforms formed?

a)

By the movement of sediment due to gravity

b)

By the movement of sediment due to water flow

c)

By the movement of sediment due to wind

d)

By the movement of sediment due to volcanic activity

66.

Which of the following is an example of a depositional aeolian landform?

a)

Deflation basin

b)

Ventifacts

c)

Mushroom rocks

d)

Dunes

67.

Which of the following is an example of an erosional aeolian landform?

a)

Desert pavement

b)

Loess

c)

Yardangs

d)

Ripple marks

68.

What is the process of removing rock particles by wind called?

a)

Deflation

b)

Abrasion

c)

Deposition

d)

Saltation

69.

it is a naturally occurring rock whose shape as its name implies, resembles a mushroom

a)

Mushroom Rock

b)

Mushroom Hill

c)

Mushroom Mountain

d)

Mesas

70.

an isolated hill with steep, often vertical sides and small, relatively flat top

a)

Mesas

b)

Butte

c)

Plateau

d)

Hill

71.

Caves and sinkholes occur because

a)

acid rain weathers rock over time

b)

magma pushes its way through the rock forming holes

c)

Water wears away the rock forming caves

72.

This feature is formed when the roof of an underground cavern collapses.

a)

stalagmite

b)

sink hole

c)

stalactite

d)

pillar

73.

Rock formations hanging from a roof are called ________.

a)

stalactites

b)

stalagmites

c)

troglodytes

d)

minerals

74.
Which of the following results from the joining of a stalactite and stalagmite?
a)
Drapery
b)
Flow stone
c)
Column
d)
Soda straw
75.

When a glacier deposits till it forms

a)

mounds

b)

mountains

c)

moraines

d)

mohawks

76.

A corrie is...

a)

A knife edge ridge

b)

A lake found in a glaciated valley

c)

A bowl-shaped hollow with a steep backed wall

d)

An egg-shaped hill

77.

What is a major difference between glacial till and outwash?

a)

Glacial till is unsorted and unlayered, outwash is sorted and layered

b)

Glacial till is sorted and unlayered, outwash is unsorted and layered

c)

Glacial till is unsorted and layered, outwash is sorted and unlayered

d)

Glacial till is sorted and layered, outwash is unsorted and unlayered

78.

Which of the following is not an example of an erosional coastal landform?

a)

sea arch

b)

tombolo

c)

wave-cut platform

d)

notched cliff

79.

Which of the following is not an example of a depositional coastal landform?

a)

wave-built terrace

b)

barrier spit

c)

bay barrier

d)

wave-cut platform

80.

Human intervention along a coastline intended to interrupt beach drift can include all of the following except

a)

tombolos.

b)

jetties.

c)

breakwaters.

d)

beach nourishment.

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