Erosion and Deposition Quiz

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Erosion and Deposition Quiz

• TEKS 7.7A 7.14B

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All of the fallowing cause mechanical weathering
EXCEPT ____?

• A)ice
• B)tree roots
• C)burrowing animals
• D)carbonic acid

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2. ___ can be compared to sand blastining.

• A)Deflation
• B)Abrasion
• C)Plucking
• D)Deposition

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3. On steep slopes and mountains ___ helps reduce
erosion by creating level areas for farming.

• A)a shelter belt
• B)strip cropping
• C)Mulching
• D)Terracing

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4. Chemical weathering is more rapid in ____
climate.

• A)dry
• B)hot
• C)cold
• D)humid

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5. Trees, walls, and fence post leaning downhill
are signs of ____.

• A)rock falls
• B)Mud flows
• C)creep
• D)slump

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6. In areas where freezing and thawing occur
frequently, rocks weather rapidly because of the
___ of freezing water.

• A)evaporation
• B)expansion
• C)leaching
• D)oxidation

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7. ___ turns and loosens soil, improving it for
crops, but soil vulnerable to erosion.

• A)Gazing
• B)No-tilling farm
• C)Plowing
• D)Terracing

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8. What proceeds from erosion?

• A)flooding
• B)weathering
• C)deposition
• D)farming

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9. All of these cause erosion except for.

• A) plowing
• B) wind
• C)ice
• Dterracing

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10. When sediments settle in another area this
process is called_____.
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• A) evaporation
• B) plowing
• C) erosion
• D) deposition