8.4B| Module 8 Quiz - Destructive Geologic Processes and Sedimentary Rocks

Instructions

Complete all assignments in the module before starting this quiz. Read the learning objectives below. If you are uncertain how to demonstrate your understanding of them, go back and review or reach out to your instructor or tutor with questions before starting this quiz. You have only one attempt and 40 minutes.  

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Time Needed

35 minutes.

Learning Objectives

• Identify different forms of mass wasting and determine the trigger for the mass wasting event
• Use material and motion to classify a mass-wasting event
• Identify different forms of mass wasting and correlate different triggers with real-life mass wasting events
• Recognize the most important agent of erosion
• Differentiate between mechanical and chemical weathering and identify examples
• Use the "maturing" of mineral grains to make interpretations of geologic history