8th Grade Science Final Practice

A river flowing across a wide floodplain begins to form looplike bends called ________.

• meanders

• deltas

• estuaries

• oxbow lakes

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The process by which wind removes surface materials is called ________.

• deflation

• abrasion

• deposition

• weathering

A wide sloping deposit of sediment formed where a stream leaves a mountain range is called an ________.

• alluvial fan

• delta

• oxbow lake

• meander

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Water erosion begins when runoff from rainfall flows in a thin layer over the land in a kind of erosion called ________.

• sheet erosion

• gully erosion

• rill erosion

• wind erosion

Landslides, mudflows, slump, and creep are all examples of ________.

• mass movement

• weathering

• erosion

• deposition

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A(n) ________ is evidence that an area was once covered by a glacier.

• U-shaped valley
• V-shaped valley

• delta

• alluvial fan

The process in which rock fragments freeze to the bottom of a glacier and then are carried away when the glacier moves is called ________.

• plucking

• abrasion

• deposition

• weathering

The process by which natural forces move weathered rock and soil from one place to another is called ________.

• erosion

• deposition

• condensation

• evaporation

Deltas are built up by ________.

• deposition

• erosion

• evaporation

• condensation

The energy that produces ocean waves comes from ________.

• wind blowing across the water’s surface

• the Moon’s gravity pulling on the water

• volcanic eruptions under the sea

• the rotation of the Earth