Earth Science Geology, the Environment, and the Universe

Chapter 8: Mass Movements, Wind, and Glaciers

Standardized Test Practice-English

1
What process most commonly follows weathering?
A)transportation
B)expansion
C)erosion
D)metamorphism
2
In what type of mass movement does material move as a block?
A)slide
B)fall
C)spread
D)flow
3
All mass movement occurs __________.
A)because of an earthquake
B)on a slope
C)on a flat
D)because of heavy precipitation
4
Why does water influence mass movement?
A)It acts like a glue.
B)It acts as stream transport.
C)It acts as a lubricant.
D)It decreases gravity.
5
The slow, steady, downhill flow of loose material is called __________.
A)creep
B)slump
C)landslide
D)avalanche
6
The lowering of the land surface due to wind removing particles is called __________.
A)abrasion
B)deflation
C)saltation
D)erosion
7
On a barchan dune, the _______ side of a dune is called the __________ side and is located on the side from which the wind blows.
A)gentle-sloped, leeward
B)gentle-sloped, windward
C)steep-sloped, leeward
D)steep-sloped, windward
8
What is a surface that has only large particles because the wind has removed the finer particles?
A)loess
B)a desert pavement
C)a dune
D)abraded
9
How are dunes classified?
A)shape
B)climate of location
C)type of particles
D)side
10
Ridges consisting of till deposited by glaciers are called __________.
A)aretes
B)eskers
C)cirques
D)moraines
11
What underlying force causes all forms of mass movement?
A)friction
B)gravity
C)magnetism
D)the Coriolis effect
12
What percentage of Earth's surface is covered by glaciers?
A)5 percent
B)10 percent
C)15 percent
D)20 percent
13
Which particles can wind move most easily?
A)sand
B)pebbles
C)silt
D)gravel
14
What are dunes a result of?
A)wind erosion
B)deflation
C)wind deposition
D)abrasion
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