Changing Earth's Surface

What is the term for the moving of weathered material from one location to another?

• Erosion

• Deposition

• Weathering

• Transportation

What is the process called when sediment is laid down or settled?

• Transportation

• Weathering

• Deposition

• Erosion

Which agent of erosion is responsible for muddy water in a river?

• Glaciers

• Wind

• Water

• Gravity

What type of sediment is deposited by streams of water that flow from a melting glacier?

• Loess

• Moraine

• Outwash

• Till

What is the term for a large deposit of sediment that forms where a stream enters a large body of water?

• Meander

• Delta

• Estuary

• Fjord

What type of landform is formed when sediment carried by wind cuts and abrades rock layers?

• Loess

• Dunes

• Moraine

• Arches

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What is the term for a sharp peak formed when several glaciers descend from the top of the same mountain?

• Horn

• U-shaped valley

• Arete

• Cirque

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What is the term for a bowl-shaped depression formed by glacial erosion?

• Horn

• Arete

• U-shaped valley

• Cirque

What is the term for a sharp ridge of rock formed between two glaciers?

• Arete

• Horn

• U-shaped valley

• Cirque

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What is the term for a mixture of various sizes of sediment deposited by a glacier?

• Till

• Outwash

• Moraine

• Loess

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2