Weathering and Erosion Jeopardy

Weathering and Erosion 1

100

This agent of physical weathering causes Earth's material to shrink and expand causing it crumble.          A. Animal Action B. Pressure C. Wind

       D. Temperature Change

What is Temperature Change "D"

200

The outer portion of a rock weathers due to a pressure change. Which of the following terms best describes this process? A. Exfoliation

 B. Deposition

 C. Transportation 

D. None of the above

What is Exfoliation "A"

300

Roots from plants increases pressure causing Earth's material to crumble 

A. True B. False

True "A"

400

Wind, water, gravity, and ice collect smaller pieces of rock and sediment. Those rocks and sediment crash into each other causing ______________. 

A. Exfoliation

B. Abrasion

C. Pressure

What is Abrasion "B"

500

When an agent of erosion loses energy which of the following material is deposited first? 

A. Smaller rocks

B. Lightest rocks 

C. Heaviest rocks 

D. Larger rocks

"C" Heaviest rocks

Weathering and Erosion 2

100

When a river connects with a larger body of water why does a delta form? 

A. Sediment gets more energy as it enters the ocean depositing the load. 

B. Sediment loses energy as it enters the ocean depositing the load. 

B. Sediment loses energy as it enters the ocean depositing the load.

200

Weathering is the breaking down of material. Erosion is the movement. Deposition is the _____________________. 

A. material that is being moved from one location to another. 

B. laying down of sediment that has been transported. 

C. rock that is wearing away 

B. laying down of sediment that has been transported.

300

Sediment is being transported from its original location. ____________is the process of moving rock material from one place to another. 

A. Weathering

B. Erosion

C. Deposition

"B" Erosion

400

Which of the following best illustrates why deposition takes place? 

A. The agent of erosion loses energy dropping the heaviest material first. 

B. The agent of erosion loses energy dropping the lightest material first. 

C. The agent of erosion gains energy dropping the lightest material first. 

A. The agent of erosion loses energy dropping the heaviest material first.

500

Wind blows across loose particles and moves the smallest ones is known as ________. 

A. deflation

B. abrasion

C. deposition

Deflation "A"

Weathering and Erosion 3

100

Dunes usually move the same direction as the_____________.

A. water

B. wind

C. sand

What is the wind?

200

The side of the dune facing the wind is known as the ______________side. A. Slip face; B. windward; C. abrasion; D. deflation

Windward side "B"

300

15. The steep side of the dune is known as the __________________. 

A. windward slope B. Slip face C. Alluvial Fan

B: Slipface

400

The wind is blowing from west to east. Which direction is the dune headed 

A. East

B. North

C. South

A. East

500

Glaciers move downhill. This is caused by 

A. Water

B. Gravity

C. Wind

B Gravity

Weathering and Erosion 4

100

A ____________glacier forms in a mountainous area. A. Continental; B. River; C. Alpine/Valley; D. Maritime

C. Alpine/Valley

200

A terminal moraine tells us that the glacier _______________. A, Stopped getting bigger and began to get smaller (recede) B, Started getting bigger and began to expand. C. Stayed the same D. Become a valley glacier

A, Stopped getting bigger and began to get smaller (recede)

300

When glaciers recede and deposit their sediment. Which of the following best describes the sediment arrangement? A. Biggest gets deposited first. B. Smallest gets deposited first. C. There is a mixture of small, medium, and big.

C. There is a mixture of small, medium, and big.

400

21_________________glaciers are thick sheets of ice that spread over large areas. A. Valley/Alpine; B. Continental; C. Maritime; D. Slip face

B. Continental

500

Why does a V-shaped valley turn into a U -shaped valley? A. water carves out the sides B. glacial ice carves out the sides C. water carves out the bottom D. glacial ice carves out the bottom

B. glacial ice carves out the sides

Weathering and Erosion 5

100

14. Which of the following scenarios best illustrates the formation of desert pavement? A. when water carries soils and fine sediment away leaving pebbles and small rocks behind. B. when wind carries soils and fine sediment away leaving pebbles and small rocks behind. C. when gravity carries soils and fine sediment away leaving pebbles and small rocks behind. D. when ice carries soils and fine sediment away leaving pebbles and small rocks behind.

B. when wind carries soils and fine sediment away leaving pebbles and small rocks behind.

200

A mass of unsorted sediment is known as a _____________. A. cirque; B. kettle lake; C. moraine; D. arete

C. Moraine

300

What can you infer about a river bank that has little vegetation? A. There will be very little erosion; B. There will be a lot of erosion; C. The velocity will decrease; D. The gradient is very steep

B. There will be a lot of erosion;

400

Which of the following is NOT an agent of chemical weathering? A.Oxidation; B. acid from precipitation; C. gravity; D. acid from living things

C. gravity

500

The Grand Canyon is getting deeper because of the Colorado River. Is this a sign of chemical or physical weathering

What is physical weathering