Water and Wind Erosion Answers

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How is loess beneficial?

A
It grows healthy crops.
B
It prevents wind erosion.
C
It protects land from waves.
D
It decreases the slope of riverbanks.
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Which type of erosion can place a boulder in the middle of a field?

A
abrasion
B
deflation
C
impact
D
plucking
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Which feature is created by wave erosion?

A
loess
B
delta
C
rill
D
stack
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Which is one way that waves erode coastlines?

A
Back-and-forth movement loosens sediment and rock.
B
Large rocks are picked up and deposited in new areas.
C
Continuous impacts build up sediment and rock.
D
Loose sediment is picked up and blown to other locations.
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Which feature may form as a result of erosion related to runoff?

A
deltas
B
gullies
C
flood plains
D
stalactites
6

Which is one place that glaciers are found?

A
in the ocean
B
in the tropics
C
at low altitudes
D
at high latitudes
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Which processes are responsible for the formation of glaciers?

A
impact and deflation
B
plucking and abrasion
C
deposition and erosion
D
accumulation and compaction
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Gravity, the force that pulls objects toward the center of Earth, can sometimes have a significant impact on the rate of erosion, thereby increasing the rate of deposition. Which feature is most likely impacted by gravity because it can form at the bottom of a steeply sloped river?

A
alluvial fan
B
loess
C
wave-cut cliff
D
cave
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How do waterfalls form?

A
A meander gets cut off.
B
Sediment builds up.
C
Soft rock erodes.
D
Flat areas flood.
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Which features help reduce the amount of runoff that occurs in an area?

A
hard soil
B
steep slopes
C
paved surfaces
D
increased vegetation

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