Earth Science: Erosion
Test Quiz
1. What is the main cause of erosion on Earth?
a. Wind
b. Water
c. Living organisms
d. Gravity
e. Temperature
2. What type of erosion caused the Grand Canyon to form?
a. Glacier erosion
b. Wind erosion
c. Wave erosion
d. River erosion
e. Flood erosion
3. What area of land does wave erosion change over time?
a. Coastlines
b. Mountains
c. Deserts
d. Valleys
e. Canyons
4. Which of the following causes splash erosion when it hits the ground?
a. Waves
b. Floods
c. Wind
d. Rivers
e. Rainfall
5. What is deflation?
a. A type of erosion caused by floods
b. A type of erosion caused when the wind carries loose particles away
c. A type of erosion caused by flying particles breaking off pieces of land
d. A type of erosion caused by humans
e. A type of erosion caused by tiny living organisms
6. What is abrasion?
a. A type of erosion caused by floods
b. A type of erosion caused when the wind carries loose particles away
c. A type of erosion caused by flying particles breaking off pieces of land
d. A type of erosion caused by humans
e. A type of erosion caused by tiny living organisms
7. What do we call large ice formations that move slowly and form valleys and shape mountains through erosion?
a. Icebergs
b. Waves
c. Gravities
d. Glaciers
e. Ice rivers
8. Which of the following types of erosion is caused by landslides?
a. Gravity erosion
b. Wind erosion
c. Wave erosion
d. Temperature erosion
e. Flood erosion
9. True or False: Humans can cause erosion through activities such as cutting down trees, farming, and ranching.
a. TRUE
b. FALSE
c.
d.
e.
10. Which of the following is way to limit the amount of erosion caused by human activity?
a. Planting trees to protect farmland from the wind
b. Rotating herds between different grasslands
c. Planting trees to replace ones that were cut down
d. All of the above
e. None of the Above
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