Weathering and Soil

Question 1

Fill in the blank to complete each statement regarding processes that shape Earth’s surface landscape. is the process of sediment being placed in a new location. When sediment is carried away, this process is called .

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Part 1: Deposition; Part 2: erosion

Question 2

What is the most common and powerful agent of erosion?

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C: water

Question 3

Which factors affect the rate of deposition? Check all that apply.color of the sedimentdensity of the sedimentsize of the sedimenttexture of the sedimentvelocity of the agent of erosion

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B: density of the sediment; C: size of the sediment; E: velocity of the agent of erosion

Question 4

Which factors can lead to a mass movement? Check all that apply.steep slopesremoval of vegetationdepositionanimal activityearthquakesundercutting of a slope

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A: steep slopes; B: removal of vegetation; E: earthquakes; F: undercutting of a slope

Question 5

What type of mass movement has materials that move in a single large mass or block?

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D: slump

Question 6

creep ✔ slumpmudflow

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B: slump

Question 7

✔ landslidemudflow slump creep

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A: landslide

Question 8

Question 8

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erosion

Question 9

landslide ✔ mudflowslump

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B: mudflow

Question 10

landslide ✔ mudflowslump creep

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B: mudflow

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