Erosion

Avalanche

• wind erosion

• water erosion

• gravity

• glaciers

The BREAKING DOWN into small pieces of rock or sand

• deposition

• erosion

• weathering

The movement of material along a coast by waves that approach at an angle to the shore but recede straight down the beach is called...

• Longshore drift
• Swash
• Backwash
• Recession

Longshore drift involves waves transporting sediment in a __________ pattern along the beach.

• zig-zag

• wavey

• vertical

• horizontal

The movement of material along a coast by waves that approach at an angle to the shore but recede directly away from it.

• swash

• storm surge

• longshore drift

• breakwater

A delta at the mouth of a river is the direct result of 

• runoff from sewage
• deposition of sediment
• an ancient glacier that passed through
• an underground river flowing to the ocean

Which rock particles will remain suspended in water for the longest time?

• pebbles
• silt
• clay
• sand

Which characteristic would most likely decrease along the reference line from A to B? (Traveling away from the mouth of the river)

• the density of the water

• the size of the sediments

• the amount of salt in solution

• the depth of the water

Which of these shows wave deposition?

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Which of these shows wave erosion

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