Erosion Quiz
20 Questions
| Total Attempts: 113
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Questions and Answers
- 1.The moving of sediments from one place to another by natural forces is called_____________.
- 2.The agent of erosion that always makes sediments move downhill is____________.
- 3.The agent of erosion that can move sediments from mountains to the oceans is_____________.
- 4.The agent of erosion that can move only very light sediments is________________.
- 5.The agent of erosion that can carve mountains and make deep valleys is_______________.
- 6.The type of erosion that is similar to sandblasting is called________________.
- 7.The type of erosion where soil breaks off a hillside and slides down in large sections is called_______________.
- 8.Soil that slowly moves down a hillside but does not break apart is called______________.
- 9.
![This picture shows
evidence of water erosion called _____________.
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evidence of water erosion called _____________.")
This picture shows evidence of water erosion called _____________. - 10.
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This picture shows evidence of water erosion called _____________. - 11.
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evidence of gravitational erosion called _____________. - ProProfs]( "This picture shows
evidence of gravitational erosion called _____________.")
This picture shows evidence of gravitational erosion called _____________. - 12.
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erosion called _____________. - ProProfs]( "This picture shows evidence of gravitational
erosion called _____________.")
This picture shows evidence of gravitational erosion called _____________. - 13.
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evidence of gravitational erosion called _____________.
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evidence of gravitational erosion called _____________.")
This picture shows evidence of gravitational erosion called _____________. - 14.The wind erosion that blows soil off the ground and into the air is called _____________.
- 15.
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evidence of wind erosion called ______________.
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evidence of wind erosion called ______________.")
The picture shows evidence of wind erosion called ______________. - 16.
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evidence of wind erosion called ______________.
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evidence of wind erosion called ______________.")
The picture shows evidence of wind erosion called ______________. - 17.
![The picture shows
evidence of wind erosion called ______________.
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evidence of wind erosion called ______________.")
The picture shows evidence of wind erosion called ______________. - 18.
![The arrow is pointing to
evidence of glacial erosion called _________________.
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evidence of glacial erosion called _________________.")
The arrow is pointing to evidence of glacial erosion called _________________. - 19.
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to evidence of glacial erosion called _________________.
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The arrows are pointing to evidence of glacial erosion called _________________.
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