Post on 19-Jan-2016
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Question #1
What are the differences between weathering, erosion, and deposition?
Question #2
Any material or force that moves sediments from place to place is called an agent of __________.
Question #3
The material that is moved by erosion is called ___________.
Question #4
What is the strongest agent of erosion?
Question #5
What is the weakest agent of erosion?
Question #6
Fan-shaped deposits that form where rivers move sediment down mountains
Question #7
Fan-shaped deposits that form at the mouths of rivers
Question #8
Flat areas that form on the sides of a mature river and that are sometimes covered by water during flooding
Question #9
Give three characteristics of youthful rivers.
Question #10
Give three characteristics of mature rivers.
Question #11
Give three characteristics of old-age rivers.
Question #12
Explain how oxbow lakes form.
Question #13
In which type of climate is wind erosion the most common?
Question #14
What is deflation?
Question #15
Which soil conservation method(s) would be most helpful in reducing wind erosion?
Question #16
______________ is when the wind picks up small sediment leaving larger pebbles and small rocks behind.
Question #17
Outdoor structures are eroded and polished by ____________.
Question #18
The sediment that is picked up and carried by the wind (ex. Dust Bowl) is called _________.
Question #19
How do sand dunes form and move?
Question #20
The movement of water in the ocean parallel to shore is called the ____________ ___________.
Question #21
Name two formation that are formed by the deposition of waves and currents.
Question #22
How can erosion caused by longshore currents be reduced?
Question #23
What is dredging?
Question #24
A huge chunk of ice that moves over land is a __________.
Question #25
Unsorted sediment dropped by a glacier is called __________.
Question #26
What is the difference between lateral moraine and terminal moraine?
Question #27
What are outwash plains?
Question #28
Swift movement of wet debris in elevated areas is which type of mass movement __________?
Question #29
Crooked fences and tree trunks is the result of what type of mass movement?
Question #30
Falling debris in dry, elevated areas is what type of mass movement?
Question #31
The mass movement in which sections of land in cliff areas collapse is called _________.
Question #32
Which type of mass movement is the most destructive? Least destructive?
Be able to explain how horns, kettle lakes, drumlins, and moraine form.