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Weathering, Erosion and Deposition Regents
Weathering, Erosion and Deposition Regents
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1
Which erosional agent most likely piled the silt against these buildings?
wind
chemical weathering
mass movement/gravity
Water
2
Which activity demonstrates chemical weathering?
dissolving of limestone by acid rain of statues or creating caves below
freezing of water in the cracks of a sandstone sidewalk
grinding of talc into a powder
abrasion of a streambed by tumbling rocks
3
Which cross section best represents the appearance of this cobble after many years of exposure to the wind-driven sand?
C
B
D
A
4
Why did these caverns and sinkholes form?
The bedrock chemically reacted with acidic groundwater.
Glacial deposits altered the shape of the bedrock.
Crustal uplift formed gaps in the bedrock.
This type of bedrock contained large amounts of oxygen and silicon.
5
Landscapes will undergo the most chemical weathering if the climate is
cool and dry
warm and dry
warm and wet
cool and wet
6
Which type of weathering will occur when average yearly temperature is 5°C and the average yearly precipitation is 45cm?
very slight weathering
slight frost action
moderate chemical weathering
moderate chemical weathering with frost action
7
The water depth is greater near bank
A
than bank
B
because the water velocity near bank
A
is
slower, causing erosion to occur
slower, causing deposition to occur
faster, causing erosion to occur
faster, causing deposition to occur
8
Sediment is deposited as a river enters a lake because the
velocity of the river decreases
volume of water increases
force of gravity decreases
slope of the river increases
9
This geologic feature called a DELTA shown in the photograph was primarily deposited by which agent of erosion
gravity
wind
weathering
running water
10
Which two locations have the greatest stream velocities?
B and C
C and D
D and A
A and B
11
This sand dune was most likely formed by
wind blowing from the right
wind blowing from the left
water flowing from the right
water flowing from the left
12
What is the relationship between the water velocity and the rate of erosion?
If the water velocity decreases, the rate of erosion increases.
If the water velocity remains constant, the rate of erosion increases.
If the water velocity remains constant, the rate of erosion decreases.
If the water velocity increases, the rate of erosion increases.
13
This soil was formed primarily by
weathering and biological activity
permeability and human activity
erosion by wind
erosion by running water
14
Compared to the stream velocity between point
X
and point
Y
, the stream velocity between point
Y
and point
Z
is
greater, since the slope of the land increases
less, since the slope of the land increases
greater, since the slope of the land decreases
less, since the slope of the land decreases
15
Which condition would cause surface runoff to increase in a particular location?
having a decrease in the annual rainfall
reducing the gradient of a steep hill
covering a dirt road with pavement
planting grasses and shrubs on a hillside
16
Which process most likely produced the present appearance of this feature?
wind erosion
earthquake vibrations
plate tectonics
volcanic eruption
17
As these sediments empty into the ocean, which area will have boulders and largest sediments drop out of the water first
Area A
Area C
Area B
Area D
18
When the velocity of a stream suddenly
decreases
, the sediment being transported undergoes an increase in
mass movement
erosion
deposition
particle density
19
Which statement best describes the physical weathering shown by the diagram?
Type of weathering is common in regions of primarily warm and humid climate
This type of weathering occurs only in bedrock composed of granite.
Enlargement of the cracks occurs because water expands when it freezes.
The cracks become wider because of chemical reactions between water and the
20
Four quartz samples of equal size and shape in a stream. Which of the samples below were transported the farthest?
2
4
1
3
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As a quartz pebble is transported by a stream, the pebble will become more rounded as a result of
resistance to weathering and erosion
dissolving as water is running over the rock
deposition in well-sorted layers
abrasion by colliding with other rocks