Mass Movements, Wind, and Glaciers
Practice Test
1.
What is a surface that has only large particles because the wind has removed the finer particles?
a.
loess
b.
a dune
c.
a desert pavement
d.
abraded
2.
Which of the sand dunes in the figure accumulates in areas with very little sand?
a.
a
b.
c
c.
b
d.
d
3.
The lowering of the land surface due to wind removing particles is called __________.
a.
saltation
b.
deflation
c.
abrasion
d.
erosion
4.
The __________ side of a dune is called the __________ side and is located on the side from which the wind blows.
a.
steep-sloped, windward
b.
gentle-sloped, windward
c.
gentle-sloped, leeward
d.
steep-sloped, leeward
5.
Which structure is NOT featured in the figure?
a.
cirque
b.
horn
c.
plateau
d.
u-shaped valley
6.
What kind of valley will be left by the structure in the figure?
a.
w-shaped
b.
i-shaped
c.
v-shaped
d.
u-shaped
7.
What process most commonly follows weathering?
a.
erosion
b.
transportation
c.
expansion
d.
metamorphism
8.
What is a rock called that has been shaped by wind-blown sediments?
a.
a dune
b.
a ventifact
c.
a desert pavement
d.
loess
9.
What are scratches left in rock by a glacier called?
a.
drumlins
b.
marks
c.
striations
d.
cirques
10.
What are landslides called when the material being moved downslope is snow?
a.
rockfall
b.
avalanche
c.
slump
d.
creep
11.
All mass movement occurs __________.
a.
because of an earthquake
b.
on a flat
c.
because of heavy precipitation
d.
on a slope
12.
Look at the figure of a landslide in New York State in 1993. What was a potential warning that this landslide could have occurred?
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a.
a road was built near the creek
b.
there were previous landslides farther north
c.
there are brine fields down south
d.
there is a creek flowing in a valley
13.
The downslope movement of loose sediment and rock by the force of gravity is called __________.
a.
mass movement
b.
erosion
c.
meandering
d.
weathering
14.
What causes the snow of a glacier to become ice?
a.
heat from the Sun
b.
changing humidities
c.
pressure from overlying snow
d.
colder temperatures
15.
A __________ is a large, moving mass of ice.
a.
drumlin
b.
dune
c.
glacier
d.
cirque
