Quiz about Effects of Weathering, Erosion, and Deposition on the Environment in Ecoregions of Texas

Question 1

What Catastrophic Event in the panhandle plains causes the most wind erosion?

Accepted Answer

Tornadoes

Answer

Hurricanes

Answer

Flooding

Answer

Humans

Question 2

What catastrophic event causes the most most water erosion in the gulf coast?

Accepted Answer

Hurricanes

Answer

Tornadoes

Answer

Flash Floods

Answer

Earthquakes

Question 3

Biological weathering is done by . . .

Accepted Answer

Living Things

Answer

Wind

Answer

Water

Answer

Ice

Question 4

The following is a picture of which ecoregion?  ___________

Accepted Answer

High Plains

Answer

Piney Woods

Answer

Hill Country/Edwards Plateau

Answer

Trans Pecos/Chihuahuan Desert

Question 5

This is a picture of the __________ ecoregion

Accepted Answer

Trans Pecos/Chihuahuan Desert
Trans Pecos/Cg

hihuahuan Desert

Answer

Hill country/Edwards Plateau

Answer

High Plains

Answer

Piney Woods

Question 6

This is a picture of the __________ ecoregion of Texas.

Accepted Answer

Piney Woods

Answer

High Plains

Answer

Gulf Coast Plains and Marshes

Answer

Hill Country

Question 7

Why would there be less erosion in this ecoregion of Texas?

Accepted Answer

Tree and plant roots holds onto the soil

Answer

not enough rain

Question 8

At the beach which agent of erosion affects the coast?

Accepted Answer

Water

Answer

Wind

Answer

Animals

Answer

Gravity

Question 9

What agent of erosion works to change the way this land looks in this ecoregion?

Accepted Answer

wind

Answer

water

Answer

ice/glaciers

Answer

gravity

Question 10

Deltas forming at the mouths of rivers is called?

Accepted Answer

Deposition

Answer

Weathering

Answer

Erosion

Question 11

Includes marshes and swamps, high humidity and warm temperatures. waves cause mechanical weathering. sand dunes, sand bars.

Accepted Answer

Texas Gulf Coast

Answer

High Plains

Question 12

Mostly short grass, dry and very windy. high elevation, Palo Duro Canyon.

Accepted Answer

High Plains

Answer

Texas Gulf Coast

Question 13

Gently rolling land, cut by streams and covered by thorny brush. Also known as "Brush Country"

Accepted Answer

South Texas Plains

Answer

Prairie

Question 14

Includes many types of grasses that prevent erosion. Many parks and lakes, land is gently rolling to hilly

Accepted Answer

Prairie

Answer

Piney Woods

Question 15

Little erosion due to nutrient rich soil and lots of vegetation.

Trees are the main plant life, lumber industry

Accepted Answer

Piney Woods

Answer

Edward's Plateau

Question 16

Limestone hills, many streams and springs, shallow soil. Land forms include Enchanted rock

Accepted Answer

Edward's Plateau

Answer

Trans Pecos

Question 17

High wind erosion due to little vegetation, mountains and desert, little plant life, mostly clay soil

Accepted Answer

Trans Pecos

Answer

Edward's Plateau

Question 18

The Brazos River is the longest river in Texas, emptying into the Gulf of Mexico. What type of land formation would you expect to find where the river deposits sediments as it
reaches the Gulf?

Accepted Answer

A delta

Answer

A cave

Answer

A mountain

Answer

A valley

Question 19

In Galveston, the beaches are often exposed to hurricanes originating in the Gulf of Mexico. It is reasonable to predict that hurricane activity may...

Accepted Answer

move sand from the beach to offshore sand bars

Answer

create new rivers near Galveston

Answer

cause local earthquakes after the storm

Answer

create new river deltas along the beaches

Question 20

Layers of sediment forming at the bottom of the ocean floor

Accepted Answer

Deposition

Answer

Weathering

Answer

Erosion

Question 21

The students watch ocean waves crash on a beach. Which statement describes what will MOST likely happen because of the waves?

Accepted Answer

Sand from the beach will wash away.

Answer

Grass on the beach will grow longer.

Answer

Salt from the ocean will be left on the beach.

Answer

Currents in the ocean will become stronger.

Question 22

Which of the following would be the "most effective" action that humans could take to keep a barrier island from washing away?

Accepted Answer

plant lots of trees, bushes, and grass on the island

Answer

limit the number of people that can come onto the island

Answer

build a bridge from the island to the mainland

Answer

stop building houses and roads on the island

Question 23

In the Edwards Plateau, the limestone rocks are highly
vulnerable to chemical and physical weathering. Which of the following land formations would be expected in this area?

Accepted Answer

Caves

Answer

Canyons

Answer

Lakes

Answer

Rivers

Question 24

The Blackland Prairie ecoregion of Texas has many exposed boulders that are smooth and rounded. What feature of this area caused the boulders to take on these characteristics?

Accepted Answer

Wind-blown sand and rain

Answer

Moving glaciers

Answer

Wave and current actions

Answer

Deep and rapid rivers

Question 25

The illustration provided shows exposed layers of
sedimentary rock in the High Plains region of Texas. Which of the following best explains the uneven nature of the exposed rock layers?

Accepted Answer

Different types of rock weather at different rates when exposed.

Answer

Wind speeds vary greatly over time in this region of Texas

Answer

An ancient river deposited sediments at different rates over time.

Answer

Glacier movement always creates uneven rock formations.

Question 26

Which of the following describes large areas of ground that fall or flow on slopes due to gravity?

Accepted Answer

landslides

Answer

floods

Answer

hurricanes

Answer

wildfires

Question 27

Where are hurricanes most likely to do the most damage?

Accepted Answer

Near the coast

Answer

In the forest

Answer

In a desert

Answer

On the North Pole

Question 28

What catastrophic event would be of greatest risk to a grassland?

Accepted Answer

wildfire

Answer

hurricane

Answer

flood

Answer

tsunami

Question 29

What catastrophic event results in destruction along a narrow path?

Accepted Answer

a tornado

Answer

a volcanic eruption

Answer

a tsunami

Answer

a hurricane

Question 30

What catastrophic event can be caused by thunderstorms?

Accepted Answer

a wildfire

Answer

a tsunami

Answer

a volcanic eruption

Answer

a drought

Question 31

Another name for a hurricane in the Indian Ocean

Accepted Answer

Typhoon

Answer

Tornado

Answer

Tsunami

Answer

Blizzard

Question 32

What is the major cause of weathering and erosion to form canyons?

Accepted Answer

moving water

Answer

wind

Answer

ice

Answer

glaciers

Question 33

The process of breaking up rocks on Earth's surface is called...

Accepted Answer

weathering

Answer

sediment

Answer

erosion

Answer

deposition

Question 34

This is a picture of the _________ ecoregion of Texas.

Accepted Answer

Gulf Coast Plains and Marshes

Answer

Hill Country/Edwards Plateau

Answer

Piney Woods

Answer

High Plains

Question 35

This is a picture of the __________ ecoregion of Texas.

Accepted Answer

Piney Woods

Answer

High Plains

Answer

Gulf Coast Plains and Marshes

Answer

Hill Country

Question 36

This is a picture of the ___________ ecoregion of Texas.

Accepted Answer

Hill country/Edwards Plateau

Answer

High Plains

Answer

Trans Pecos/Chihuahuan Desert

Answer

Piney Woods

Question 37

This is a picture of what ecoregion in Texas?

Accepted Answer

Gulf Coast Plains and Marshes

Answer

High Plains

Answer

Piney Woods

Answer

Trans Pecos/Chihuahuan Desert

Question 38

The tall rock formations with smooth surfaces in Big Bend
National Park were formed over time by -

Accepted Answer

wind weathering.

Answer

rock deposition.

Answer

water erosion.

Answer

local vegetation.

Question 39

Canyons are formed by -

Accepted Answer

rivers carrying sediments that weather and erode land.

Answer

earthquakes breaking rock layers apart.

Answer

wind smoothing out rock formations.

Answer

lava flowing from nearby volcanoes.

Question 40

The Edwards Plateau has limestone and granite that go through oxidation and rust. What type of weathering is this?

Accepted Answer

Chemical Weathering

Answer

Physical Weathering

Answer

Biological Weathering

Answer

Mechanical Weathering

Question 41

Caves, sinkholes, cenotes and aquifers go through mechanical weathering by being underground rivers. What kind of weathering changes the composition of materials?

Accepted Answer

Chemical Weathering

Answer

Physical Weathering

Answer

Biological Weathering

Question 42

Salt erosion is what type of weathering?

Accepted Answer

Chemical

Answer

Physical

Question 43

The barrier islands off of the Texas Gulf Coast were made through. . .

Accepted Answer

All of these are correct

Answer

Wind Erosion

Answer

Wave Erosion of sand sediment

Answer

River Delta deposition

Question 44

What is the major problem with many ecoregions?

Accepted Answer

All of these are correct

Answer

Habit Loss & Land Fragmentation

Answer

Pollution

Answer

Bad Agriculture, ranching, logging, mining, fracking & oil drilling practices

Question 45

What can you do to help prevent erosion in your yard?

Accepted Answer

Plant native grasses and trees

Answer

Plant invasive species

Answer

Mow the grass every week

Answer

All of these are correct

Question 46

Which ecoregion sits upon the the Edwards Plateau?

Accepted Answer

Llano Uplift

Answer

High Plains

Answer

Trans-Pecos

Answer

Post Oak Savannah

Question 47

Which ecoregion(s) are located in tornado alley?

Accepted Answer

All of these are correct

Answer

High Plains

Answer

Rolling Plains

Answer

Blackland Prairie

Question 48

Which ecoregion is dominated by tall pine trees?

Accepted Answer

East Texas Piney Woods

Answer

Post Oak Savannah & Cross Timbers

Answer

Blackland Prairie

Answer

All of these are coorect

Question 49

The breaking down of rock by wind, water, ice, gravity or other rocks is called . . .

Accepted Answer

Physical Weathering

Accepted Answer

Mechanical Weathering

Answer

Chemical Weathering

Answer

Biological Weathering

Question 50

When sediments stop moving or lay down . . .

Accepted Answer

Deposition

Answer

Erosion

Answer

Weathering

Answer

All of these are correct

Question 51

When sediment is broken down by a plant, animal or living thing. . .

Accepted Answer

Biological Weathering

Answer

Physical Weathering

Answer

Chemical Weathering

Answer

All of these are correct

Question 52

Which ecoregion of Texas is most likely to be most affected by wind erosion creating sand dunes and does receive rain, it can lead to flash floods, which can weather and erode the rocks and sediment.

Accepted Answer

Region 11 Trans Peco

Answer

Region 4 Gulf Coast Prairies and Marshes

Answer

Region 7 Edwards Plateau

Answer

Region 10 High Plans

Question 53

What forms both valleys and canyons?

Accepted Answer

rivers

Answer

glaciers

Answer

wind

Answer

tides

Question 54

Muddy water being carried away by a fast-moving river

Accepted Answer

Erosion

Answer

Weathering

Answer

Deposition

Question 55

Flood water pounding against a canyon wall and wearing it down

Accepted Answer

Weathering

Answer

Erosion

Answer

Deposition

Question 56

Rain washing away soil from a hillside

Accepted Answer

Erosion

Answer

Weathering

Answer

Deposition

Question 57

The best method to prevent erosion is to

Accepted Answer

grow plants

Answer

remove all trees

Answer

build homes

Answer

mine

Question 58

How can a city help prevent water pollution in nearby lakes and rivers?

Accepted Answer

Prevent runoff of waste materials into lakes and rivers.

Answer

Remove weeds growing near the lakes and rivers.

Answer

Use solar cells as a source of energy.

Answer

Recycle paper and cardboard.

Question 59

Which regions have the richest soil?

Accepted Answer

Coastal Plains

Answer

Great Plains

Answer

Mountains and Basins

Answer

North Central Plains

Question 60

Water flows from lower to higher elevations.

Accepted Answer

False

Answer

True

Question 61

_____________ includes rivers, creeks, lakes, and streams.

Accepted Answer

Surface water

Answer

Ground water

Question 62

At which two locations in this stream is deposition normally dominant over erosion?

Accepted Answer

C and E

Answer

A and D

Answer

B and E

Answer

D and C

Question 63

Plants prevent soil erosion by-

Accepted Answer

holding dirt in place with their roots

Answer

providing food for herbivores

Answer

the process of photosynthesis

Answer

releasing water into the atmosphere through transpiration

Question 64

A working unit of living and non-living things

Accepted Answer

ecosystem

Answer

estuary

Answer

wetland

Answer

divide

Create a free account and access millions of resources

Similar Resources on Wayground

Popular Resources on Wayground

Discover more resources for Science