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4 Landform Development and Surface Processes Online Quiz Questions

Use this free practice quiz with 20 questions to review 4 Landform Development and Surface Processes, test your knowledge, and prepare for your next test or exam.

20 questions
01
True or false
1 point

A rock fractures where it lies, but the fragments are not carried away. Is this an example of weathering?

  1. A

    True

  2. B

    False

02
Fill in the blank
1 point

In a closed basin, water collects temporarily in a low area and then evaporates, leaving a dry lakebed called a .

03
Choose one
1 point

In a meandering river bend, which pattern of erosion and deposition best explains how the bend migrates?

  1. A

    The outside of the bend accumulates a point bar, while the inside is eroded into a cut bank.

  2. B

    The outside of the bend is eroded into a cut bank, while the inside accumulates a point bar.

  3. C

    Both sides of the bend are depositional because river velocity is lowest at the banks.

  4. D

    Both sides of the bend are erosional because water flows fastest throughout the bend.

04
Written response
1 point

A brief, intense flood carries sediment out of a narrow canyon and deposits it where the slope becomes gentler at the mountain front. What landform can repeated deposition build? Enter the landform name.

05
True or false
1 point

Along one stretch of coast, a beach can gain sand while another stretch loses sand because erosion and deposition occur in different places.

  1. A

    True

  2. B

    False

06
Fill in the blank
1 point

A ridge of debris deposited by a glacier is called a .

07
Choose one
1 point

Which process occurs when rock fragments carried in a glacier's basal ice grind against the ground?

  1. A

    Meltwater sorts sediment into layers beneath a moving glacier.

  2. B

    Ice removes fractured rock blocks without grinding them against the ground.

  3. C

    Rock fragments in basal ice grind against the ground.

  4. D

    Windblown grains wear down exposed bedrock.

08
Written response
1 point

Waves approach a shoreline at an angle, and currents move sediment parallel to the coast. What is this sediment movement process called? Enter its name.

09
Choose one
1 point

A dryland site has abundant loose sand. Which condition is most likely to favor the accumulation of that sand into dunes?

  1. A

    Wind accelerates across an exposed surface and removes fine particles.

  2. B

    Wind energy decreases or obstacles trap sand grains.

  3. C

    A glacier removes blocks of fractured bedrock.

  4. D

    A river floods across its banks and deposits sediment on a floodplain.

10
Choose all
1 point

Select all the statements that correctly distinguish weathering, transport, and deposition.

  1. A

    Weathering breaks down or alters rock in place.

  2. B

    Transport is the removal of material from a surface.

  3. C

    Transport is the movement of sediment.

  4. D

    Deposition occurs when a transporting agent can no longer carry its sediment load or conditions favor accumulation.

  5. E

    Deposition is the breaking down of rock without changing its location.

11
Choose one
1 point

A river basin has steep headwaters and a lower-gradient reach farther downstream. Which general pattern of landform change is most likely?

  1. A

    Lower-gradient downstream sections commonly cut deeply into bedrock, while steep headwaters store most sediment.

  2. B

    Rivers deposit sediment only in their headwaters because downstream flow always has more energy.

  3. C

    Steep headwaters commonly cut into the landscape, while lower gradients farther downstream favor sediment storage and deposition.

  4. D

    River gradient has no effect on where erosion or deposition occurs.

12
Choose all
1 point

A geographer is comparing how quickly two slopes change shape. Select all the factors from the options that can help explain differences in landform development.

  1. A

    The amount of sediment available to be moved

  2. B

    Whether the landform has a name on a map

  3. C

    The strength and type of the rock

  4. D

    Slope and climate

  5. E

    The color of a nearby structure

13
True or false
1 point

Once sediment has been deposited, it must remain in that location and cannot be eroded or transported again.

  1. A

    True

  2. B

    False

14
Open ended
1 point

Explain how factors such as climate, slope, rock strength, or sediment supply interact to influence landform development over time. Include a causal example of how a change in conditions or a rapid event affects erosion, transport, or deposition.

15
Choose one
1 point

Rainwater containing weak acids reacts with and dissolves minerals in bedrock, but the material has not yet been carried away. Which process best describes the change to the bedrock?

  1. A

    Chemical weathering

  2. B

    Mechanical weathering

  3. C

    Erosion

  4. D

    Deposition

16
Choose one
1 point

Waves approach a coast at an angle and create a current that moves sediment parallel to the shoreline. What is this movement called?

  1. A

    Sediment settling vertically as waves lose energy

  2. B

    Sediment moving from the beach directly into a river basin

  3. C

    Longshore sediment transport: sediment moving parallel to the shoreline in a current

  4. D

    Sediment being carried only toward the open ocean

17
Choose one
1 point

As a meandering river bend migrates, which pattern of erosion and deposition is most likely?

  1. A

    The inside of the bend erodes while the outside accumulates a point bar.

  2. B

    The outside of the bend erodes while the inside accumulates a point bar.

  3. C

    Both sides of the bend deposit sediment because flow is fastest there.

  4. D

    Both sides of the bend erode because flow is slowest there.

18
Choose one
1 point

A retreating glacier leaves a ridge of debris at its former margin. Meltwater then carries and sorts finer sediment beyond that ridge. What is this meltwater-deposited sediment called?

  1. A

    A moraine: a ridge of unsorted debris left at the glacier's former margin

  2. B

    A plucked block: fractured bedrock removed by the ice

  3. C

    A glacial valley: a valley carved by erosion beneath moving ice

  4. D

    Outwash: sorted sediment deposited by meltwater beyond the ice

19
Written response
1 point

A stream carries sediment out of a steep canyon and deposits it where the slope becomes gentler at the mountain front. Repeated deposition builds what landform?

20
Written response
1 point

Water collects temporarily in a low area of a closed basin. After the water evaporates, what is the dry lakebed called?