Earth's Processes and Land forms Study guide

the breaking up and moving of weathered rocks from one place to another

• erosion
• soil
• magma

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The type of formation shown is at the southern end of the Mississippi river. What is it called?

• coastal erosion
• a delta
• a loess
• sand dunes

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wind erosion forms what type of landform?

• meander
• drumlin
• sand dune
• sand bar

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

• weathering
• erosion
• deposition

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Rain washing away soil from a hillside

• Weathering
• Erosion
• Deposition

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Water getting into cracks, freezing, and breaking the rocks or pavement apart

• Weathering
• Erosion
• Deposition

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A triangle-shaped (deposit) landform at the mouth of a river as it empties into a body of water:

• weather
• delta
• landform

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Deposition changes the Earth’s surface because bits of broken rock and soil _____.

• stop rivers from flowing.
• make rich farmlands.
• are dropped in new places.
• move very slowly.

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A __________________ is an opening in Earth’s surface from which lava flows.

• Volcano
• Canyon
• Mountain
• Valley

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A slow process change where Earth's eroded materials have been put in a new location: 

• Deposition
• Volcano
• Valley
• Landslide

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