Earth's Changing Surface Quiz

The process by which natural forces move weathered rock and soil from one place to another is called ____.

• deposition

• soil conservation

• erosion

• abrasion

Landslides, mudflows, slump, and creep are all examples of ____.

• mechanical weathering

• runoff

• mass movement

• soil formation

Mass movement is caused by ____.

• gravity

• erosion and deposition

• plucking and abrasion

• chemical weathering

A stream or river that runs into another stream or river is called a ____.

• tributary

• meander

• gully

• turbulent stream

A river flowing across a wide flood plain begins to form looplike bends called ____.

• outside curves

• rills

• deltas

• meanders

Deltas are built up by ____.

• erosion

• deposition

• leaching

• abrasion

The energy that produces ocean waves comes from ____.

• wind blowing across the water's surface

• the rise and fall of the tides

• rock falling into the ocean along the shore

• rivers flowing into the ocean

The process by which wind removes surface materials is called ____.

• abrasion

• plucking

• deflation

• inflation

Particles of clay and silt eroded and deposited by the wind are called ____.

• till

• loess

• dust

• sod

Glaciers can only form when ____.

• there is an ice age

• there is a U-shaped valley in the mountains

• the amount of snow exceeds the amount of rain

• more snow falls than melts