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 formations 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.