Earth Science Quiz

Which agent of erosion deposited the sediments that formed Fire Island, and continues to shape it?

• wind action

• running water

• wave action

• mass movement

The sediment deposited by a landslide is usually

• sorted and layered

• sorted and non-layered

• unsorted and layered

• unsorted and non-layered

What is the largest particle size that a stream can transport at a velocity of 5 centimeters per second?

• cobble

• pebble

• sand

• silt

Which landscape feature is also formed directly by glacial deposition?

• drumlin

• delta

• barrier island

• escarpment

The cross sections below represent how a present-day glacial landscape feature was formed in Mendon Ponds Park and its appearance at present. Which glacial landscape feature is indicated in the present-day cross section?

• esker

• kame

• finger lake

• kettle lake

Erosion is most likely greatest at locations

• A and B

• A and C

• D and C

• A and D

Which cross section best represents the pattern of sediments deposited on the bottom of a lake as the velocity of the stream entering the lake steadily decreased?

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Which diagram represents a side view of a sand dune most commonly formed as a result of the prevailing wind direction shown?

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The scratches and grooves were most likely created when

• alternating thawing and freezing of water cracked the bedrock

• flooding from a nearby lake covered the bedrock

• a glacier dragged rocks over the bedrock

Which agent of erosion is most likely responsible for the deposition of sandbars along ocean shorelines?

• Glaciers

• Mass Movement

• Wave Action

• Wind Action