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WorksheetsErosion & deposition by waves, glaciers, and winds
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 12mins
What are the 2 types of glaciers?
Continental
Mountain
Valley
Oceanic
the wind makes waves when it transfers ______ to the water
gravity
energy
force
oxygen
what makes up sand
shells, quartz, silt, organic matter
shells, sand, deposits
quartz, shells, silt, and spits
Which type of glacier is held high up by the sides of mountains?
(a)
What force makes heavy glaciers begin to move?
Wind
Rain
Gravity
in the "ice ages" which glaciers covered most of earth
continental
valley
mountain
oceanic
receding glacier
what is the sediment that a glacier picks up called
till
boulders
particles
tell
the last point a glacier reaches
terminal
moraine
kettle
pluck
terminal moraine
Which glaciers form U-shaped valleys?
Continental
Valley
Mountain
oceanic
When glaciers move across the land and pick up sediment,
what do we call this process?
Deposition
Erosion
Plucking
Till
Where could we go to see continental glaciers today?
Alaska and Antarctica
Iceland and greenland
Antarctica and Greenland
Russia and Antarctica
what are things that form when waves erode a clif
seastack
sediment
sea arch
sea cave
Long, narrow deposits of sand that are connected to the shore is a:____
Lagoon
Barrier Island
Spit
Peninsula
you are floating, you look up and are further away than when you started floating, this is caused by (a)
ice that stopped moving melted then became (a)
how can hurricanes damage barrier beaches
bring lots of fish on shore
drop new sediment
erode and wash away beach
wind, sand, and water
_____ is the weakest form of erosion
wind
waves
glaciers
sand
