Misc. "Test 6"

Question 1

method used to prevent erosion by modifying a smooth slope into a series of level, stair-like steps and erecting windbreakers

Answer 1

terracing

Question 2

material carried by a stream

Answer 2

load

Question 3

any type of rock that forms when igneous or sedimentary rocks are “cooked” by intense heat and pressure

Answer 3

metamorphic rock

Question 4

the breaking or peeling away of rocks in layers

Answer 4

exfoliation

Question 5

form of mass wasting consisting of a very slow downslope movement of soil and rock fragments

Answer 5

soil creep