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Unit 1 Study Guide

Quiz by Brandi Lowery

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  • Q1
    Over time, repeated cycles of heating and cooling can cause a rock to crack. The rock may then break into smaller pieces. What is this process called?
    deposition
    weathering
    erosion
    abrasion
    60s
  • Q2
    The diagram shows how sediment is deposited as a fast-flowing river reaches a flatter area of land. Which feature does the diagram show?
    Question Image
    divide
    delta
    drainage basin
    alluvial fan
    60s
  • Q3
    Which type of movement is caused by gravity moving wet Earth materials?
    landslide
    creep
    slump
    mudslide
    60s
  • Q4
    In places where there is loose sediment and strong wind, the wind can pick up the sediment and carry it. When the wind slows, it deposits the sediment. Which type of sediment will be dropped first as the wind slows?
    the lightest
    the smallest
    the heaviest
    the biggest
    60s
  • Q5
    Landslides, rockfalls, and mudslides are responsible for both erosion and deposition. What force is mainly responsible for the erosion and deposition that happens in landslides, rockfalls, and mudslides?
    gravity
    ice
    water
    wind
    60s
  • Q6
    Sand dunes are formed where wind deposits the sand it has been carrying. The diagram shows a sand dune. The arrows show four different wind directions. Which arrow shows the direction in which the wind was blowing to form this sand dune?
    Question Image
    T
    Q
    S
    R
    60s
  • Q7
    What happens when a stream slows down?
    The stream has more energy for erosion.
    The stream deposits sediment.
    The stream picks up sediment.
    The streak picks up larger sediment.
    60s
  • Q8
    The diagram shows the path of a river. Structure A is an oxbow lake, which was originally part of the river. What are the two main processes that formed this river and lake?
    Question Image
    erosion and deposition
    weathering and erosion
    weathering and deposition
    60s
  • Q9
    Ice wedging causes mechanical weathering of rock by what means?
    running water
    freezing and thawing of rock
    wind abrasion
    thermal expansion
    60s
  • Q10
    The growth of plant roots and animal activity results from what type of weathering?
    mechanical weathering
    chemical weathering
    60s
  • Q11
    What kind of weathering causes the mineral composition of rock to change?
    chemical weathering
    mechanical weathering
    60s
  • Q12
    What can cause the loss of soil that is not protected by plant cover?
    erosion by water or wind
    weathering by water or wind
    60s
  • Q13
    The process by which natural forces move weathered rock and soil from one place to another is called?
    deposition
    erosion
    weathering
    60s
  • Q14
    What is the process in which sediment is laid down in a new location?
    erosion
    deposition
    weathering
    60s
  • Q15
    Mass movement is caused by what?
    water
    wind
    gravity
    ice
    60s

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