4.10B Vocabulary Quiz

1. Delta

• the movement of sediment

• the dropping off of sediment in a new location
• the breaking down of larger rocks into sediment
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  a triangular shaped landform at the mouth of a river

• a large, slow-moving chunk of ice

2. Deposition

• a large, slow-moving chunk of ice

• a triangular shaped landform at the mouth of a river
• the breaking down of larger rocks into sediment
• the movement of sediment
• the dropping off of sediment in a new location

3. Erosion

• the dropping off of sediment in a new location

• a triangular shaped landform at the mouth of a river

• the movement of sediment

• the breaking down of larger rocks into sediment
• a large, slow-moving chunk of ice

4. Glacier

• the movement of sediment

• the dropping off of sediment in a new location
• a triangular shaped landform at the mouth of a river
• the breaking down of larger rocks into sediment
• a large, slow-moving chunk of ice

5. Weathering

• the dropping off of sediment in a new location

• the breaking down of larger rocks into sediment

• a triangular shaped landform at the mouth of a river
• the movement of sediment
• a large, slow-moving chunk of ice

6. Sediment

• a small piece of rock
• the dropping off of sediment in a new location
• a triangular shaped landform at the mouth of a river
• the breaking down of larger rocks into sediment
• the movement of sediment

7. Which of the following descriptions is about a sand dune?

• Found at the mouth of fast-flowing rivers, like the Mississippi. Formed by water erosion and deposition.
• Found in high mountainous areas, like the northwestern US and India. Formed by glacial weathering and erosion.
• Found in deserts and along coastlines, like the Sahara desert. Formed by wind erosion and deposition.

8. Which of the following descriptions is about a delta?

• Found at the mouth of fast-flowing rivers, like the Mississippi. Formed by water erosion and deposition.
• Found in high mountainous areas, like the northwestern US and India. Formed by glacial weathering and erosion.
• Found in deserts and along coastlines, like the Sahara desert. Formed by wind erosion and deposition.

9. Which of the following descriptions is about a U-shaped valley?

• Found at the mouth of fast-flowing rivers, like the Mississippi. Formed by water erosion and deposition.
• Found in high mountainous areas, like the northwestern US and India. Formed by glacial weathering and erosion.
• Found in deserts and along coastlines, like the Sahara desert. Formed by wind erosion and deposition.

10. Which slow change(s) to Earth’s surface helped form this sea arch?

• Erosion and deposition of sediment from a river
• Weathering of rock by ice
• Deposition of sediment from the wind
• Weathering and erosion of sediment from water and wind