Erosion and Mass Movement

Which of the following actions could prevent mass-movement disasters?

• constructing buildings and roads in stream drainage paths

• removing trees from steep slopes

• educating people about the advantage of building on steep slopes

• digging a series of trenches to divert water around a slope

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

NGSS.MS-ETS1-3

What is the lowering of the land surface because of the wind's removal of surface particles?

• Deflation

• Abrasion

• Deposition

• Suspension

Which of the following causes deflation?

• glacial erosion

• deposition by meltwaters

• wind deposition

• wind erosion

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What increases the amount of wind erosion?

• Limited amounts of rain

• Increased amount of rain

The movement of rocks from one place to another through wind or water is called...

• Weathering

• Erosion

• Deposition

• Runoff

Which soil conservation technique is used on steep hills?

• Contour Planting

• Cover Crops

• Crop Rotation

• No-Till Farming

• Terraces

Down slope movement of loose sediments

• Slopes

• Mass movement

• Flows

• Avalanches

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Which of the following processes is primarily responsible for the formation of valleys and canyons?

• Erosion

• Deposition

• Sedimentation

• Compaction

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What is the main difference between erosion and weathering?

• Erosion involves movement, weathering does not

• Weathering involves movement, erosion does not

• Both involve movement

• Neither involves movement

Which type of mass movement is characterized by the rapid flow of water-saturated earth material?

• Landslide

• Mudflow

• Creep

• Rockfall

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2