Glencoe Science Level Red

Chapter 11: Weathering and Erosion

Section 2 Self-Check Quiz-Eng.

1.
Creep and mudflows are two types of __________.
A)gravity
B)chemical weathering
C)mass movements
D)mechanical weathering
2.
Gravity, ice, wind, and water are agents of __________.
A)deflation
B)abrasion
C)runoff
D)erosion
3.
Rainfall can cause all of the following types of mass movement EXCEPT __________.
A)slump
B)rockslides
C)mudflows
D)creep
4.
A __________ occurs along curved surfaces.
A)creep
B)slump
C)mudflow
D)rock slide
5.
Rock flour is a result of __________ erosion.
A)glacial
B)wind
C)water
D)soil
6.
U-shaped valleys are formed by __________.
A)rivers
B)lakes
C)glaciers
D)rock slides
7.
__________ is a mixture ranging from small particles to large boulders.
A)Outwash
B)Deposition
C)Till
D)Sediment
8.
__________ is the result of sand and gravel deposits left by rivers.
A)Till
B)Sediment
C)Outwash
D)Deposition
9.
Deflation is an erosional process of __________.
A)ice
B)water
C)landslides
D)wind
10.
Silt that is carried by the wind and then deposited is called __________.
A)loess
B)talcum
C)till
D)flour
11.
A form of erosion that results in pitted or smoothly polished rocks is __________.
A)deflation
B)abrasion
C)till
D)runoff
12.
Water moving over Earth's surface results in __________.
A)abrasion
B)deflation
C)runoff
D)loess
13.
__________ erosion occurs when water flows down a slope in a thin layer.
A)Abrasion
B)Outwash
C)Till
D)Sheet
14.
Which list correctly places channels in order from smallest to largest?
A)rill, gully, stream
B)rill, stream, gully
C)gully, rill, stream
D)stream, gully, rill
15.
The most important agent(s) of erosion is/are __________.
A)ice
B)wind
C)streams
D)gravity
16.
Canyons are formed by the erosional processes of __________.
A)streams
B)ice
C)wind
D)gravity
17.
__________ are formed when sediment accumulates in large amounts at the mouth of a river.
A)Rills
B)Outwashes
C)Deltas
D)Tills
18.
Sediment accumulates to create all of the following EXCEPT __________.
A)deltas
B)bars
C)sand dunes
D)mountain bowls
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