Glenco Chapter 6 Lesson 3

Outwash is

• a large mass of ice that formed on land

• a mound or ridge of unsorted sediment deposited by a glacier

• layered sediment deposited by streams of water that flow from a melting glacier

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Talus is

• a pile of smooth rock and sediment deposited by a river

• a pile of angular rock and sediment from a rockfall

• a pile of angular rock and sediment from a glacier

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A landslide is

• layered sediment deposited by streams of water that flow from a melting glacier

• a larger mass of rock or soil moving downhill due to the pull of gravity

• the rapid downhill movement of soil, loose rocks, and boulders

• a mound or ridge of unsorted sediment deposited by a glacier

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Which of the following is a natural way to reduce mass wasting?

• Cover the slope in wire

• Plant vegetation

• Build a retaining wall

Slump occurs

• rapidly

• slowly

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The two types of glaciers are

• ice horn and hanging valley

• aerate and cirque

• alpine and ice sheet

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A moraine is

• a mound or ridge of unsorted sediment deposited by a glacier

• a large mass of ice that forms on land and moves slowly

• a mixture of various sizes of sediment deposited by a glacier

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Till is

• a mound or ridge of unsorted sediment deposited by a glacier

• a large mass of ice that forms on land and moves slowly

• a mixture of various sizes of sediment deposited by a glacier

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Vegetation absorbs water that runs off the land.

• True

• False

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Plant roots hold soil together, reducing the soil's ability to erode.

• True

• False

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