Weathering, Erosion and Deposition + Landforms

Which of the following landforms is a natural elevation of Earth’s surface that rises to a summit?

• coastine

• mountain

• plain

• plateau

Sediment from mountains many miles away is continually being transported to Florida. Which is the best explanation as to how this sediment moved so far away from where the mountains are now?

• The wind blew the sediment there

• The sediment was transported and deposited by streams and rivers.

• This range of mountains used to be much farther south than now

• Rocks from more small, easily transported sediment on the southern side of mountains

What is the general name for a large mass of ice that slowly moves over land?

• glacier

• pack ice

• iceberg

• sea ice

What is the term for a body of fresh water or salt water of considerable size that is surrounded by land?

• bay

• lake

• ocean

• pond

What is a wide, natural body of fresh water that flows into an ocean or other large body of water?

• bay

• creek

• estuary

• river

The diagram shows a typical river that flows from a lake to the ocean. It shows the top view and the side view of the landscape.

At which point(s) on the river is erosion most likely to occur

• point E

• points E and F

• points D and F

• points D and E

What formation results when a river deposits sediment and it slows down as it enters a large body of water?

• bay

• delta

• dune

• alluvial fan

What is the name given to a boundary between land and a body of water?

• beach

• coastline

• delta

• dune

What is a mound of sand that was formed and moves by action of wind?

• beach

• coastline

• delta

• dune

Florida dunes are most likely to move as a result of which factor?

• wind

• groundwater

• conservation

• sinkholes