Vocabulary Review Week 13

A Delta is formed by

• buildup of sediment at the end of a river.
• wind blowing sediment across a canyon.
• water washing away mud on a hillside.
• animals burrowing underground.

What is the primary cause of slow change like a canyon forming?

• erosion from wind.
• erosion from water.
• deposition from wind.
• deposition from water.

Identify this landform:

• Canyon
• Sand Dune
• Island
• Glacier

Identify this landform:

• Volcano
• Canyon
• River
• Island

A statue is slowing wearing away.  What natural process is causing this wearing away?

• earthquakes
• water from floods
• blowing wind and rain
• lava flowing from volcanoes

What slow change would have caused this river to become so shallow over time?

• Heavy rainfall flooded the river.
• A glacier melted and flooded the river.
• A large amount of soil was moved into the river by an earthquake.
• A small amount of soil was deposited over time.

How do these plants slow erosion caused by heavy rains?

• Plant roots don't absorb water from the wet soil.
• Plant roots hold soil particles together.
• Plants' leaves release water from the soil into the air.

A triangle-shaped (deposit) landform at the mouth of a river as it empties into an ocean.

• weather
• delta
• landform

Students used a fan to blow sand and the sand piled up, what natural process is being modeled?

• the formation of sand dunes
• volcanic eruptions
• earthquake

When sand settles on the beach after waves dropped it here. This is an example of:

• Weathering
• Erosion
• Deposition