Geological Processes and Landforms Quiz

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

• soil conservation

• Deposition

• abrasion

• erosion

The process by which cracks in rock or other surfaces fill with water, freeze and expand, causing the cracks to enlarge and eventually break.

• mechanical weathering

• Deposition

• erosion

• soil formation

Deltas are built up by

• Deposition

• Leaching

• abrasion

• erosion

Explain how a delta forms including the force, process, and agent.

• Erosion by water

• Deposition by wind

• Deposition by water

• Erosion by ice

Fill in the blank: The process of _______ occurs when sediments are laid down in new locations.

• Erosion

• Deposition

• Weathering

• Melting

What is the term for the material left behind by a glacier?

• Glacial drift

• Erosion

• Sediment

• Weathering

Which process contributes to the formation of an oxbow lake?

• Erosion

• Deposition

• Both A and B

• Neither A nor B

Fill in the blank: An oxbow lake is formed when a meander is cut off from the _______.

• River

• Glacier

• Mountain

• Ocean

Fill in the blank: The process of erosion in a river is primarily caused by _______.

• Water flow

• Wind

• Ice

• Sunlight

What happens to the sediments during deposition?

• They are carried away

• They settle in a new location

• They dissolve in water

• They evaporate.