Glencoe Science Level Red

Chapter 11: Weathering and Erosion

Standardized Test Practice

1.
Which is an example of chemical weathering?
A)creep
B)ice wedging
C)oxidation
D)slump
2.
How does a glacier change a river valley?
A)It creates a V-shaped valley.
B)A cirque is formed.
C)An outwash plain forms.
D)It creates a U-shaped valley.
3.
What impacts the amount of organic material in the soil?
A)climate
B)topography
C)parent rock
D)time
4.
What is the rock being weathered called?
A)humus
B)parent rock
C)organism
D)soil
5.
What type of erosion occurs when a mass of rock or sediment moves downhill, leaving a curved scar?
A)creep
B)slump
C)runoff
D)sheet erosion
6.
Why do potholes form in winter?
A)creep
B)oxidation
C)slump
D)ice wedging
7.
Assume that north is to the right-hand side of the diagram. From which direction is the wind blowing?

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A)south
B)north
C)northwest
D)southwest
8.
Which way is the dune moving in that diagram?

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A)south
B)southeast
C)northwest
D)north
9.
Which agent of erosion causes rockslides?
A)ice
B)water
C)gravity
D)wind
10.
The act of using sandpaper to smooth a rough edge on a piece of wood is similar to which type of erosion?
A)creep
B)abrasion
C)deflation
D)runoff
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