Weathering, Erosion, and Deposition Vocabulary Review

The till deposited at the edge of a glacier forms a ridge called a _______________

• moraine

• drumline

• horn

• ice age

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Occurs when sediments slowly shift their positions downhill. ____________________________ is common in areas of frequent freezing and thawing. Examples of this are curved fences on the side of inclined land.

• Slump

• Hillside Creep

• Rockslide

• Mudflow

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When windblown sediment strikes rock, and the surface of the rock is scraped and worn away _____________ has occurred.

• Erosion

• Till

• Abrasion

• Deposition

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Deltas are built by the process of ______________.

• deposition

• leaching

• abrasion

• erosion

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____________________________ destroy and wear away landmasses, not typically creating new landforms.

• Kettles

• Deltas

• Constructive forces

• Destructive forces

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Materials deposited by the meltwater of a glacier, most often beyond the end of a glacier

• Abrasion

• Meltwater

• Outwash

• Esker

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A "V" shaped valley is formed by ______ erosion.

• wind

• water

• glacial (ice)

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the mechanical and chemical processes that change Earth’s surface over time and weaken the rock.

• Weathering

• Erosion

• Deposition

• Lithification

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The process by which rocks are broken down into smaller pieces by physical means is known as:

• Weathering

• Erosion

• Deposition

• Sedimentation

Which of the following processes involves the movement of sediment from one location to another?

• Weathering

• Erosion

• Deposition

• Compaction