WorksheetsChapter 8 Earth Mass Movement,Wind,Glaciers Putman
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
The downslope movement of soil and weathered rock resulting from the force of gravity is called ______ _______.
Land slide
glacial movement
mass movement
rock movement
____ is the slow, steady, downhill flow of loose, weathered Earth materials, especially soil.
landslide
mudflow
creep
mass movement
______ are swiftly moving mixtures of mud and water.
landslide
mudflow
creep
mass movement
A rapid down flow of Earth materials that occurs when a relatively thin block of soil, rock and debris separates from the underlying bedrock.
landslide
mudflow
creep
mass movement
A ______ occurs when the mass of material in a landslide moves along a curved surface and leaves an indention in the land scape.
landslide
creep
slump
avalance
_______ are landslides that occurs in mountainous areas with thick accumulation of snow
slump
avalance
rock falls
iceslides
The lowering of the land surface that results from the wind's removal of surface particles.
deflation
inflation
depression
recession
______ is erosion that occurs when particles such as sand rub against the surface of rocks or other materials.
deflation
abrashion
ventifacts
sandblasting
Rocks that have been shaped by windblown sediments are called _________.
deflation
abrashion
ventifacts
sandblasting
Piles of windblown sand that usually form in deserts are called _____.
sand hills
ventifacts
dunes
migrite
____ is thick, wind blown silt deposits and form the most fertile soils because they contain abundant minerals and nutrients.
dirt
fertilizer
loess
drumlin
_____ is a large mass of moving ice.
iceburg
iceflow
glacier
cirque
Glaciers that form in valleys in high, mountainous ares are called _______ glaciers
mountain
continental
horn
valley
Glaciers that cover broad, continent sized areas are called ______ glaciers.
mountain
continental
horn
valley
Deep bowl shaped depressions that are scooped out by glaciers are called _____ .
circue
kurkis
dosiers
depressed
Glaciers deposit unsorted ridges of till called _____ when the glacier melts.
kame
eskers
drumlins
moraines
Glaciers deposit unsorted ridges of till called _____ when the glacier melts.
kame
eskers
drumlins
moraines
Continental glaciers that move over older moraines form a material into elongated land forms called ______.
kame
eskers
drumlins
moraines
Streams flowing under melting glaciers leave long winding ridges of layered sediment called ______.
kame
eskers
drumlins
moraines
A _____ is a mound of layered sediment that forms when till gets washed into depressions or openings int the melting ice.
kame
eskers
drumlins
moraines
