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WorksheetsTerm 3 Quiz 2 - Features of Erosion and Deposition
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 7mins
A levees are features found along ___________ and are formed by primarily ______________
rivers; deposition
coasts; deposition
rivers; erosion
glaciers; erosion
Ox-bow lakes are features found along rivers and are formed by a combination of ________________ and _____________
erosion; deposition
weathering; erosion
weathering; deposition
Sediments are -
large rocks
very small rocks and dirt
crystals
water
Deposition occurs when a river...
...begins to flow faster.
...begins to flow slower.
...carries sediment down stream.
...flows around a meander.
Which of these is created by deposition?
cave
Sea stack
bay
beach
Identify the landform.
Arch
Tombolo
Stack
Cave
This diagrams shows 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
Wave currents
Prevailing drift
Longshore currents
What are sharp pyramid shaped peaks formed by glaciers called?
U-shaped valleys
cirques
aretes
horns
What are jagged ridges that form on mountains called?
U-shaped valleys
cirques
aretes
horns
which type of moraine forms along each side of a glacier?
medial moraine
lateral moraine
ground moraine
terminal moraine
A _____ is a meandering narrow ridge formed when water, flowing in a tunnel underneath a melting glacier, deposited sediment
Ice hollow
Moraine
Esker
Drumlin
