Which features are not caused by differential erosion?

a. wave-cut platforms

b. barrier islands

c. sea stacks

d. sea arches

Which of the following helps form cirques and U-shaped valleys? A) rill erosion B) ice wedging C) deflation D) till

What is the mostly likely setting for this drainage pattern?

A. the rocks have a relatively equal resistance to erosion

B. drainages have followed a series of fractures that branch off of one another

C. the area has folded or faulted rocks with different resistances to erosion

D. a volcano once existed here but has been partly eroded away.

Which of the following would NOT be a major process in the formation of sedimentary rocks? a. erosion b. melting c. deposition d. compaction

What hypothesis states that continents slowly moved to their present positions on Earth? A) subduction B) erosion C) continental drift D) seafloor spreading

Arrange the terms below in the correct order to describe the formation of clastic sedimentary rocks: transportation, cementation, deposition, erosion.

Globally, rates of coastal erosion have increased as more hydroelectric dams have been installed across rivers. Propose an explanation for that increase.

What is the main process by which soils form?

A. deposition of silt on a floodplain

B. deposition of silt by the wind

C. weathering

D. erosion

Construction of a dam results in:

A. an increase in the total amount of water flowing downstream of the dam

B. increased erosion by clear water released from the dam

C. the dam releasing water that contains more sediment than carried by the river before the dam was constructed

D. increased erosion where the stream channel meets the reservoir

By what process do streams and rivers move material? a. weathering b. infiltration c. mass wasting d. erosion

Describe how wind can erode rock and shape Earth's surface, and list two other elements that can cause erosion.

The breaking down and changing of rocks at or near Earth's surface is called a. mass movement. b. sheet erosion. c. weathering. d. uplift.

Should you build a cabin at the foot of a slope? What should you consider to determine whether the slope presents an erosion hazard?

What causes water to move from areas of higher elevation to areas of lower elevation? A. erosion B. thermocline C. gravity D. mixing