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Dynamic Earth Vocab U1L3&4

Total questions: 36

Worksheet time: 33mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The process by which sediment and other materials are moved from one place to another

(a)  

2.

The process by which eroded material is DROPPED

(a)  

3.

Area along a river that forms from sediments deposited when the river overflows its banks

(a)  

4.

Mass of material deposited in a fan or triangular shape at the mouth of a river or stream. This forms when a stream empties into a larger body of water like the ocean.

(a)  

5.

Curves and bends that follow a twisting, looping pattern in a stream or river

(a)  

6.

The path a stream follows

(a)  

7.

Water located within the rocks below Earth's surface

(a)  

8.

When water drips from cracks in a cave's ceiling, it can leave behind icicle-shaped deposits. The ones that form on the ceiling are called ...

(a)  

9.

When water drips from cracks in a cave's ceiling, it can leave behind icicle-shaped DEPOSITS. The ones that form on the floor are called ...

(a)  

10.

The place where land and a body of water meet

(a)  

11.

Streamlike movements of water that can move sediment (page 35)

(a)  

12.

When waves erode and undercut rock to make steep slopes (pg. 37)

(a)  

13.

As a sea cliff erodes above the waterline, it often leaves behind a bench of rock below the waterline. This bench is called a...(page 36/37)

(a)  

14.

Waves can cut deeply into cracks and cause large holes. As the holes continue to erode, they become ___ ____ (page 36/37)

(a)  

15.

Waves can cut deeply into cracks and cause large holes. As the holes continue to erode, they become sea caves. As the cave erodes further, it can become a sea (a)  

16.

When the top of a sea arch collapses, it forms a sea ... (page 36/37)

(a)  

17.

an area of shoreline made of of material deposited by waves and currents

(a)  

18.

underwater or exposed ridges of sand gravel or shell material

(a)  

19.

a long, narrow island, usually made of sand, that forms parallel to the shoreline a short distance off shore

(a)  

20.

the removal of fine sediment by wind

a)

abrasion

b)

deflation

c)

loess

d)

deposition

21.

the grinding or wearing away of rock surfaces BY OTHER ROCKS (including sand particles)

a)

deflation

b)

loess

c)

sand dune

d)

abrasion

22.

a mound of wind-deposited sand

(a)  

23.

thick deposits of windblown, fine-grained sediment

(a)  

24.

large mass of moving ice caused by the compacting of snow by natural forces

(a)  

25.

the materials carried and deposited by the glacier

(a)  

26.

bowl-shaped depression carved out by a glacier (pg. 49)

a)

cirque

b)

arete

c)

horn

d)

U-shaped valley

27.

a sharp ridge carved by a glacier formed between two cirques that cut into the same mountain (pg. 49)

a)

cirque

b)

arete

c)

horn

d)

U-shaped valley

28.

a sharp pyramid-shaped peak carved by a glacier formed when several aretes join at the top of a mountain (pg. 49)

a)

cirque

b)

arete

c)

horn

d)

U-shaped valley

29.

Formed when a glacier erodes a river valley (pg. 49)

a)

cirque

b)

arete

c)

V-shaped valley

d)

U-shaped valley

30.

form when chunks of ice are deposited by a glacier and glacial drift builds up around the the ice block. When the ice melts, this forms. There are many in Minnesota!

(a)  

31.

large boulders that were transported and deposited by glaciers

(a)  

32.

What is the correct name for a hole in the ground formed when chunks of ice are deposited by a glacier and glacial drift builds up around the the ice block. Choose ALL the correct answers

a)

kettle lake

b)

prairie pothole

c)

glacial pothole

d)

salamander pool

33.

the extremely slow movement of material downslope

(a)  

34.

happens when loose rocks fall down a steep slope

(a)  

35.

sudden and rapid movement of a large amount of material (not necessarily rocks) downslope

(a)  

36.

rapid movement of a large amount of mud downslope

(a)