7.2 Quiz Review

Match the landform to the correct description:

sand spit

• sediment deposited in mounds or ridges by wind

• ledge of sediment deposited by a glacier

• sediment deposited as an extension from a shoreline

• triangular area of sediment from a river

Match the landform to the correct description:

delta

• sediment deposited in mounds or ridges by wind

• ledge of sediment deposited by a glacier

• sediment deposited as an extension from a shoreline

• triangular area of sediment from a river

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Match the landform to the correct description:

moraine

• sediment deposited in mounds or ridges by wind

• ledge of sediment deposited by a glacier

• sediment deposited as an extension from a shoreline

• triangular area of sediment from a river

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Match the landform to the correct description:

dune

• sediment deposited in mounds or ridges by wind

• ledge of sediment deposited by a glacier

• sediment deposited as an extension from a shoreline

• triangular area of sediment from a river

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Which type of sediment is deposited farthest from the mouth of a river?

• silt

• pebbles

• sand

• cobbles

Which of the following statements about meandering streams are true?

• Meanders grow smaller over time.

• Streams tend to develop S-shaped curves.

• Meandering streams cut deeply into the underlying rock.

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Which of the following statements about buttes is NOT true?

• A butte is a landform that is taller than it is wide

• A butte is a large, tablelike landform with steep-sided cliffs.

• A butte is a small, isolated hill with steep sides and a small, flat top.

Which of the following statements about barrier islands is NOT true?

• Barrier islands are continually being reshaped.

• Barrier islands are good places to build homes.

• Barrier islands form parallel to the coastline.

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Which factor does NOT affect the type of drainage basin that forms in an area?

• speed of the water flowing over the land surface

• collection point to which water is channeled

• regional topography

• underlying soil and rock

Why does a river carrying abundant sediment form a delta as it enters an ocean? 

• Tides spread sediment into a delta shape as they exit the river. 

• The river slows down and cannot carry the sediments much farther.

• The river cuts into the bedrock causing a fan shape to develop in the rocks.