Erosion and Deposition

What is released when waves break?

• sand
• energy
• wave trains
• water

What do waves make when they break rock into smaller pieces?

• sand
• rocks
• shells
• boulders

What kind of pattern does a long-shore current make?

• up & down
• zigzag
• circle
• square

Which way do sand dunes move?

• up & down
• to the west
• toward the sea
• in the direction of the wind

What is the steep side of a dune called?

• slip face
• slip
• slope
• saltation

What is it called when sand dunes move by jumps and bounces?

• sediment
• erosion
• saltation
• slip face

What is the force that moves glaciers?

• ice
• wind
• gravity
• energy

What are two kinds of glaciers?

• moraine and continental
• continental and alpine
• valley and mountain
• till and stratified drft

What forms when waves undercut the rock to produce steep slopes?

• sea caves
• sea stacks
• sea arches
• sea cliffs

Columns of rock that were connected to the mainland

• sea caves
• sea stacks
• sea arches
• sea cliffs