Erosion Chapter Final Test

5 Written Questions

1. Is the path that a stream follows
2. The materials carried by a stream
3. Is generally an area of higher ground than the basins it separates
4. Creates barrier spits,tombolos,and sandbars-Is the movement of water parallel to and near the shoreline
5. Lack of plants covering the ground, No plants! No plant roots!, Roots anchor sand and soil in place

5 Matching Questions

1. 3 Types of Loads
2. Bed Load
3. Suspended Load
4. youthful, mature, old, rejuvenated
5. Wind Erosion

1. a Some areas are more vulnerable to wind erosion than other areas.
2. b the stages of a river
3. c Bed Load, Suspended Load, Dissolved Load
4. d A stream can bounce large materials such as pebbles and boulders, along the stream bed
5. e A stream can carry small rocks and soil in suspension

5 Multiple Choice Questions

1. Mounds of wind-deposited sand
   1. Channel
   2. Divide
   3. Beaches
   4. Dunes
2. A network of streams or rivers that drains an area of its runoff
   1. Wind Speed
   2. Wave Angle
   3. Water Shed
   4. River System
3. Is a measure of the change in elevation over a certain distance
   1. Erosion
   2. Beaches
   3. Abrasion
   4. Gradient
4. Some material is carried in solution
   1. Bed Load
   2. Shoreline
   3. Dissolved Load
   4. Suspended Load
5. makes a difference in the transport of material along the shoreline
   1. Discharge
   2. Water Shed
   3. Saltation
   4. Wave Angle

5 True/False Questions

1. Deflation → Is the removal of fine sediment by the wind.

   True        False

2. Erosion → The grinding and wearing down of rock surfaces by other rock or by sand particles

   True        False

3. Wind Speed → Determines the amount and size of material wind can carry over time

   True        False

4. Slower Wind Speed → More material and heavier particles

   True        False

5. Water Shed → Determines the amount and size of material wind can carry over time

   True        False