Erosion Review

wind erosion forms what type of landform?

• meander
• drumlin
• sand dune
• sand bar

glacial erosion causes ______ as it moves across the land?

• plucking and striations
• beaches and sand bars
• sea caves and headlands
• sand dunes and losses

As a river begins to slow down it no longer takes a straight path. It begins to create_____

• deltas
• v-shaped valleys
• alluvial fans
• meanders

True or False. Longshore drift causes sediment to move in a zig-zag manner down a beach

• true
• false

what type of erosion causes landslides

• wind
• waves
• water
• gravity

what process causes sediments to move and "takes" the sediment to a new location

• weathering
• erosion
• deposition

True or False? Waves generally strike the shore straight on and get sucked back at an angle due to gravity

• True
• False

True or False? Saltation of sediment is when the sediment bounces along the ground

• True
• False

True or False? Larger boulders move faster in slower moving water

• True
• False

In a meandering river, where does deposition occur?

• On the outside of the bank
• On the inside of the bank
• In the middle of the river