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WorksheetsAgents of Erosion and Deposition
Total questions: 44
Worksheet time: 36mins
What agent of erosion created this landscape feature?
Stream
Glacier
Wind
Wave
What is the name of this feature?
Cut bank
Moraine
Barrier Island
Sand Dune
Delta
Would the sediments in this feature be sorted or unsorted by size?
sorted
unsorted
What agent of erosion created this landscape feature?
Stream
Glacier
Wind
Wave
What is the name of this feature?
Erratic
Sand Dune
Drumlin
Striations
Point Bar
What agent of erosion created this landscape feature?
Stream
Glacier
Wind
Wave
Is this pile of deposition sorted or unsorted?
sorted
unsorted
What is the name of this feature?
Point Bar
Ox-bow lake
Barrier Island
Sand Bar
Till
What agent of erosion created this landscape feature?
Stream
Glacier
Wind
Wave
What is this feature called?
Barrier Island
Moraine
Sand Dune
Point Bar
What agent of erosion created this landscape feature?
Stream
Glacier
Wind
Wave
What is this feature called?
Kettle Lake
Ox-bow lake
Cut bank
Horseshoe Pond
Barrier Island
Which picture shows evidence left behind by a glacier?
What is the name of this evidence?
Erratic
Moraine
Striations
Drumlin
Cut bank
This diagram is showing the formation of a glacial feature. Which feature is indicated by the arrow?
Ox-bow Lake
Kettle Lake
Cut banks
Moraine
Chatter Marks
This landscape feature is commonly formed in deserts. What agent of erosion formed it?
Stream
Glacier
Wind
Wave
What direction was the wind blowing to create this?
From the East and to the West
From the West and to the East
What is the shape of this valley and what must have formed it?
U-shaped and glacier
U-shaped and stream
V-shaped and glacier
V-shaped and stream
What is the correct label the red arrow should have based on the diagram?
Advancing tide
Meandering
Mass Movement
Longshore Current
Dynamic Equilibrium
What direction must the longshore current be moving to create the pattern of sand deposition seen in the photo?
What happens to the velocity of the river from A to B?
The velocity increases
The velocity decreases
The velocity stays the same
As the river flows from A to B what changes occur?
The gradient increases, and it meanders more and develops floodplains
The gradient decreases and it meanders more and develops floodplains
The gradient decreases, it flows straighter, and floodplains disappear
The gradient increases, it flows straighter, and floodplains disappear
As the river flows into the ocean, what happens to its velocity from 1 through 4?
The velocity decreases as it flows continuously from 1 to 4
The velocity increases as it flows continuously from 1 to 4
The velocity increases from 1 to 2, but then decreases from 3 to 4
The velocity decreases from 1 to 3, but then increases again at 4
What type of sediment would be deposited at each number?
1 = clay 2 = pebbles 3 = silt 4 = sand
1 = clay 2 = silt 3 = sand 4 = pebbles
1 = pebbles 2 = clay 3 = silt 4 = sand
1 = pebbles 2 = sand 3 = silt 4 = clay
1 = sand 2= silt 3 = clay 4= pebbles
The shape of this valley indicates....
It was eroded by a stream
It was eroded by a glacier
It was eroded by wind
It was eroded by mass movement
Which layer of Niagara Falls appears the most resistant to the weathering action of the water at the falls?
Rochester Shale
Grimsby Sandstone
Lockport Dolostone
Queenston Shale
What does the diagram tell you about weathering in a dry climate (Grand Canyon) versus a humid climate (Catskills)
Arid climates have landscapes that are more angular and blocky
Arid climates have landscapes that are more rounded and smooth
Arid climates and humid climates weather similarly
What is the largest particle size that can be transported by a stream moving 20 cm/sec?
2.0 cm
200.0 cm
0.4 cm
0.2 cm
If the stream moving 20 cm/sec slows down to 10 cm/sec, what type of particle or particles will be deposited?
clay and silt
pebbles
sand
pebbles and sand
What agent of erosion deposited this boulder?
Stream
Glacier
Wind
Wave
What is the name of this feature?
Moraine
Kettle
Delta
Erratic
Dune
What process most likely changed this sediment's size and shape?
Frost Action during glacial transport
Chemical weathering by carbonation
Root action by a tree
Abrasion during stream transport
What would be the correct term for the ridges on Long Island labelled as "A" and "B"?
drumlins
moraines
outwash plains
kettles
barrier island
What would be the correct term for the area labelled as "C"?
drumlin
moraine
outwash plain
kettle
barrier island
What would be the correct term for the area labelled as "D"?
drumlin
moraine
outwash plain
kettle
barrier island
How would the arrangement of sediment be different in C compared to B?
C would be sorted and layered, B would be unsorted and unlayered
C would be unsorted and unlayered, B would be sorted and layered
C and B would have similar arrangements of sediment
C would be sorted but unlayered, B would be unsorted but layered
If you traveled from B to C and then to D, what would happen to the size of sediment you found upon digging samples from the ground?
The sediment would increase in size from B to C to D
The sediment would decrease in size from B to C to D
There would be no change in the size of the sediment from B to C to D.
Unsorted sediments
Glacier Erosion
Sorted sediments
River Erosion
Dunes
Wind Erosion
Barrier Islands
Wave Erosion
Landslide
Mass movement Erosion
Select all the spots where stream erosion is dominant over deposition.
Select all the spots where the stream is flowing slowest
Label the following stream features
Floodplain
Cut bank
Sand bar
A river deposits the (a) it is carrying when its velocity (b)
To the nearest hundredths place! How fast is a glacier travelling if it moves 5.5 meters in 80 years? (don't write units but it is meters per year)
(a)
Label the glacier diagram. Not all choices will be used!
Chatter marks
U-shaped valley
Striations
Retreating
Moraine
Drumlin
Outwash Plain
Kettle Lake
