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Erosion & deposition by waves, glaciers, and winds

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are the 2 types of glaciers?

a)

Continental

b)

Mountain

c)

Valley

d)

Oceanic

2.

the wind makes waves when it transfers ______ to the water

a)

gravity

b)

energy

c)

force

d)

oxygen

3.

what makes up sand

a)

shells, quartz, silt, organic matter

b)

shells, sand, deposits

c)

quartz, shells, silt, and spits

4.

Which type of glacier is held high up by the sides of mountains?

(a)  

5.

What force makes heavy glaciers begin to move?

a)

Wind

b)

Rain

c)

Gravity

6.

in the "ice ages" which glaciers covered most of earth

a)

continental

b)

valley

c)

mountain

d)

oceanic

e)

receding glacier

7.

what is the sediment that a glacier picks up called

a)

till

b)

boulders

c)

particles

d)

tell

8.

the last point a glacier reaches

a)

terminal

b)

moraine

c)

kettle

d)

pluck

e)

terminal moraine

9.

Which glaciers form U-shaped valleys?

a)

Continental

b)

Valley

c)

Mountain

d)

oceanic

10.

When glaciers move across the land and pick up sediment,

what do we call this process?

a)

Deposition

b)

Erosion

c)

Plucking

d)

Till

11.

Where could we go to see continental glaciers today?

a)

Alaska and Antarctica

b)

Iceland and greenland

c)

Antarctica and Greenland

d)

Russia and Antarctica

12.

what are things that form when waves erode a clif

a)

seastack

b)

sediment

c)

sea arch

d)

sea cave

13.

Long, narrow deposits of sand that are connected to the shore is a:____

a)

Lagoon

b)

Barrier Island

c)

Spit

d)

Peninsula

14.

you are floating, you look up and are further away than when you started floating, this is caused by (a)  

15.

ice that stopped moving melted then became (a)  

16.

how can hurricanes damage barrier beaches

a)

bring lots of fish on shore

b)

drop new sediment

c)

erode and wash away beach

d)

wind, sand, and water

17.

_____ is the weakest form of erosion

a)

wind

b)

waves

c)

glaciers

d)

sand