Earth Science Chapter 12

The process of moving weathered rock and soil is ___

• weathering

• erosion

• cirque

Sediment settles out where a river empties into an ocean, forming a(n) ___.

• alpine

• moraine

• delta

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The breaking down of rocks on the earth's surface is ___.

• erosion

• weathering

• meander

A large, looping curve in a river is a(n) ___

• oxbow lake

• horn

• meander

Several cirques can intersect to form a jagged ___.

• oxbow lake

• horn

• delta

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A mixture of bits of weathered rock and decayed material is ___.

• moraine

• soil

• cirque

Glaciers that form in mountain valleys are ___ glaciers

• alpine

• horn

• erosion

Rock and sediment that drop from a glacier form a ridge called a(n) ___.

• meander

• moraine

• horn

A C-shped body of water formed when a meander is cut off is a(n) ___

• oxbow lake

• moraine

• horn

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A bowl-shaped basin carved out of mountain by an alpine glacier is a(n) ___.

• horn

• alpine

• cirque

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