Multiple Choice
Identify the
choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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Ice wedging causes mechanical weathering of rock by means of
a. | heating and cooling. | b. | plant growth. | c. | animal
actions. | d. | freezing and thawing of water. |
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What kind of weathering causes the mineral composition of rocks to
change?
a. | mechanical weathering | b. | permeable weathering | c. | chemical
weathering | d. | general weathering |
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The process by which natural forces move weathered rock and soil from one place
to another is called
a. | soil conservation. | b. | deposition. | c. | abrasion. | d. | erosion. |
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Landslides, mudflows, slump, and creep are all examples of
a. | mechanical weathering. | b. | runoff. | c. | mass
movement. | d. | soil formation. |
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A wide sloping deposit of sediment formed where a stream leaves a mountain range
is called a(n)
a. | divide. | b. | drainage basin. | c. | alluvial
fan. | d. | slump. |
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Deltas are built up by
a. | deposition. | b. | leaching. | c. | abrasion. | d. | erosion. |
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As more water flows through a river, its speed will
a. | stay the same. | b. | increase. | c. | decrease. | d. | reduce friction between the water and the
streambed. |
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Wind carrying sand grains deposits the sand when the wind
a. | speeds up. | b. | crosses a depression in the
ground. | c. | slows down or hits an obstacle. | d. | cools after
nightfall. |
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Which of the following is evidence that an area was once covered by a
glacier?
a. | loess deposits | b. | V-shaped valley | c. | U-shaped
valley | d. | alluvial fan |
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How would a fast-flowing river be most likely to move sand-sized particles of
sediment?
a. | It would lift them and carry them downstream. | b. | It would dissolve
them completely in solution. | c. | It would roll or slide them along the
streambed. | d. | It would deposit them on the streambed. |
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Lakes and ponds are an example of
a. | weathering | c. | deposition | b. | erosion | d. | accumulation |
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Rocks dirt and soil are being carried downstream is an example of
a. | weathering | c. | deposition | b. | erosion | d. | sediments |
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Rocks dirt and soil that were carried downstream end up settling in a low area
where the water has slowed down. This is an example of
a. | weathering | c. | accumulation | b. | erosion | d. | deposition |
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Particles that are deposited over and over again in layers is
a. | weathering | c. | accumulation | b. | erosion | d. | sediments |
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The sphere of water on Earth is the
a. | hydrosphere | c. | the atmosphere | b. | the lithosphere | d. | the geosphere |
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