01
Choose one
1 point
A river leaves steep terrain, spreads across flatter ground, and slows down. Which landform may form where it deposits sediment?
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2 Erosion and Sediment Transport Online Quiz Questions
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20 questions
02
True or false
1 point
Rock that breaks apart but remains in the same place has been weathered, but it has not yet been eroded.
- A
True
- B
False
03
Written response
1 point
What is the name of the wind-transport process in which larger grains are pushed along the ground surface?
04
Fill in the blank
1 point
When glacial ice melts, it can leave an unsorted deposit called .
05
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1 point
Select all the ways vegetation and surface cover can reduce soil erosion during rainfall.
- A
Plant roots help hold soil together.
- B
A bare slope is less exposed to erosion than a vegetated slope.
- C
Leaves and ground cover reduce the direct impact of raindrops.
- D
Ground cover can slow runoff.
06
Choose one
1 point
Wind carries sand-sized grains forward in short hops, and some grains knock others into motion. Which transport process is occurring?
- A
Suspension
- B
Saltation
- C
Traction
- D
Solution
07
True or false
1 point
Fine clay may resist being picked up by flowing water even when other fine particles can remain suspended in a slow flow.
- A
True
- B
False
08
Written response
1 point
What is the general name for the downslope movement of loosened material under gravity?
09
Fill in the blank
1 point
As runoff gathers into a more concentrated flow, it can cut small channels and .
10
Choose all
1 point
Select all the statements that correctly describe how waves and coastal currents can erode or transport sediment.
- A
Waves can help loosen coastal material by striking rock.
- B
Longshore drift is sediment transport directly downslope under gravity.
- C
Waves and currents can move beach sediment along the shore.
- D
Waves carry all beach sediment only as dissolved material.
11
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1 point
A river flood occurs after ordinary flows have been unable to move some particles. What can the flood do?
- A
A flood can transport particles that ordinary flows leave behind.
- B
A flood only transports dissolved minerals.
- C
A flood deposits all sediment immediately, regardless of flow conditions.
- D
A flood can move sediment only if it is carried by glaciers.
12
Open ended
1 point
Explain two ways a moving glacier erodes bedrock, and distinguish how each process removes or wears away rock.
13
Choose one
1 point
At a river bend, flow is faster along the outside and slower along the inside. Which outcome is most likely?
- A
The outside bank is more likely to erode.
- B
The inside bank is more likely to erode because flow is faster there.
- C
Both banks must erode at the same rate.
- D
The inside of the bend cannot accumulate sediment.
14
Choose one
1 point
Two slopes experience similar runoff, but one consists of jointed rock and the other of massive, unfractured rock. Which statement is best supported about detachment?
- A
Massive, unfractured rock is always easier to detach.
- B
Jointed rock may be easier to detach than massive, unfractured rock.
- C
Rock structure has no effect on erosion.
- D
Fractures prevent rock from breaking loose.
15
True or false
1 point
True or false: When rock breaks down but remains in the same place, erosion has occurred.
- A
True
- B
False
16
Choose one
1 point
A flow carries sand grains that bounce in short hops along the bed. Which transport process is occurring?
- A
Traction
- B
Saltation
- C
Suspension
- D
Solution
17
Choose one
1 point
A river carrying sediment leaves steep terrain, spreads out over flatter ground, and slows. Which landform may form as sediment is deposited?
- A
A cut bank
- B
A loess deposit
- C
An alluvial fan
- D
A point bar
18
Written response
1 point
What is the name for the movement of beach sediment roughly parallel to the coastline by waves and currents?
19
Choose one
1 point
At a river bend, flow is faster along the outside and slower along the inside. Which pattern is most likely?
- A
The outer bank is more likely to erode, and the inner bank is more likely to accumulate sediment.
- B
The inner bank is more likely to erode, and the outer bank is more likely to accumulate sediment.
- C
Both banks are equally likely to erode because flow speed is the same on both sides.
- D
Both banks are likely to accumulate sediment because bends slow the entire river.
20
Written response
1 point
What is the general name for the downslope movement of loosened material under gravity, including landslides and rockfalls?
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