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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