Name ________________________Weathering, Erosion, Deposition & Landscape Review
1. If compaction and Cementation occur at the delta, what is the name of the sedimentary rock formed at:
a. Area B? __________________
b. Area C? __________________
c. Area D? __________________
2. Unsorted, angular, rough-surfaced cobbles and boulders are found at the base of a cliff. What most
likely transported these cobbles and boulders? ______ _______________________________.
3. Sorted, rounded pebbles found at a delta were transported by __________________________________.
4. Erosion is taken place at which locations?_____________
This is because the stream’s velocity is the _________-est.
5. Deposition is taken place at which locations?
____________. This is because the stream’s velocity is
flowing the _________-est.
6. Draw the relationship between the following relationships:
a.
b.
Stream
Velocity
c.
Stream
Velocity
Volume
Rate of
Deposition
Roundness
Slope
d.
e.
f.
Rate of
Deposition
Rate of
Deposition
Size
Density
Surface
Runoff
Slope
7. Soils developed from material different from the bedrock are known as ___________________ soils,
while those develop on top of their parent bedrock are ________________ soils.
8. The layer of soil with the most organic material is the _______-Horizon or _____ soil.
9. The driving force of erosion is ___________________ and can also act as an ____________ of erosion.
10. A sudden rush of rocks and soils down a slope is called a _________________ or a _______________.
11. The dominant agent of erosion on Earth is ____________________.
12. Any process that causes a rock to crack or break into pieces is called______________________.
13. Name three types of physical weathering: _________________, _______________, _______________.
14. The effects of repeated freezing and thawing of water is called ________________________.
15. The expansion and contraction of rocks due to differences in temperature is called _________________.
16. Most materials will _________________ when freezing, while an unusual feature of water is that it will
____________ when freezing.
17. True or False. The effects of frost action are most noticeable in places where the temperatures usually
stay below the freezing point of water.
18. True or False. Roots growing into rocks can exert enough pressure to crack the rocks.
19. True or False. The deeper a rock is, the more it will be affected by weathering.
20. True or False. The smaller the sized particles the faster the rate of weathering.
21. True or False. Smaller sized sediments have a larger surface area than a larger sized sediment of equal
mass and composition.
22. A common example of _________________ is rust.
23. Stream volume is also known as ______________.
24. Flattest materials get deposited _________________.
25. Densest materials get deposited _________________.
26. When a stream has a balance between erosion and deposition, it has reached ______________________.
27. The fan shaped deposit at the end of a stream is a _____________ on land an ____________________.
28. When minerals are dissolved in water, the resulting ions are called by streams by _________________.
29. Particles in a sand dune deposit are small and very well-sorted and have surface pits that give them a
frosted appearance. This deposit most likely was transported by___________________________.
30. The stream velocity at point C is 100 cm per second and the stream velocity at point D is 40 cm per
second.
Identify one sediment particle most likely being deposited between points C and D.
______________________________
31. A stream with a water velocity of 150 centimeters per second decreases to a velocity of 100 centimeters
per second. Which sediment size will most likely be deposited?____________________________
32. According to the graph of the Relationship of the Particle Size to Water Velocity in the reference
information, what is the minimum stream velocity needed to maintain transport of a pebble that is 1
centimeter in diameter?_______________________________
33. Which particle will settle:
a. the fastest? __________
b. the slowest? __________
34. Which element is most abundant by mass in the
Earth's crust? __________________
35. Compared to a low-density spherical particle, a
high-density spherical particle of the same size will sink through water __________________________.
36. A stream is entering the calm waters of a large lake. Draw a diagram which best illustrates the pattern
of sediment being deposited in the lake from the stream flow.
Stream
37. Unsorted, angular, rough-surfaced cobbles and boulders are found
lake
at the base of a cliff. What most likely transported
these cobbles and boulders?_____________________________________.
38. In which type of climate does chemical weathering usually occur most rapidly? ___________________.
39. Which landscape shows the greatest evidence of erosion? _______
40. Which rock layer is the most resistant to erosion? ___________
41.
Label each Landscape region X,Y,Z as either mountains, plateaus, or plains.
X = ___________
Y ______________
Z = ___________________
42.
The block diagrams show a river and its landscape during four stages of erosion. In which order should
the diagrams be placed to show the most likely sequence of river and landscape development?
______________________________________
42. Which New York State Landscapes are oldest in age? ________________________________________
43. What type of rock makes up the oldest bedrock in New York State? _____________________________
44. Which New York State Landscape is youngest in age? _______________________________________
45. What type of rock material makes up the youngest bedrock in New York State?____________________
46. What agent of erosion formed the Atlantic Coastal Plain Landscape in New York State?_____________
47. Landscapes with horizontal bedrock structure, steep slopes, and high elevations are classified as
____________________________.
48. Which landscape regions are crossed as an airplane flies in a straight course from Albany, New York, to
Massena, New York?
_________________________________,__________________________, __________________________.
49. What type of rock is most abundant in New York State that covers the surface as a thin veneer?
________________________________.
50. The best title for the map would be
___________________________________