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WorksheetsChapter 5: Earth's Changing Surface
Total questions: 27
Worksheet time: 14mins
What is feature A?
Waterfall
Meander
Flood plain
Bluff
What is feature D?
Waterfall
Horn
Plucking
Delta
The process by which natural forces move weathered rock and soil from one place to another is called _____.
soil conservation
deposition
abrasion
erosion
A __________________________ is the sharpened peak formed from a glacier descending from the top of a mountain.
Arete
Horn
Plucking
Freezing and Thawing
The process in which a glacier loosens and picks up rock as it moves is called ____________________.
Abrasion
Animal Activity
Plucking
Conservation
Landslides, mudflows, slump, and creep are all examples of _____.
mechanical weathering
runoff
mass movement
soil formation
Glaciers can only form when _____.
there is an ice age
there is a U-shaped valley in the mountains
the amount of snow exceeds the amount of rain
more snow falls than melts
A small depression that forms when a chunk of ice is left in glacial till is known as a(an) _____.
arete
cirque
fiord
kettle
The agent of mechanical weathering in which rock is worn away by the grinding action of other rock particles is called _____.
erosion
cracking and peeling
abrasion
ice wedging
What is feature B?
Delta
Meander
Oxbow Lake
Dune
Mass movement is caused by?
plucking and abrasion
gravity
chemical weathering
A stream or river that runs into another stream or river is called a _____.
tributary
meander
turbulent stream
gully
A river flowing across a wide flood plain begins to form looplike bends called _____.
rills
meanders
outside curves
deltas
Deltas are built up by__________
deposition
leaching
abrasion
erosion
The process by which wind removes surface materials is called _____.
abrasion
plucking
deflation
inflation
The process in which rock fragments freeze to the bottom of a glacier and then are carried away when the glacier moves is called _____.
plucking
surging
valley widening
abrasion
A(n) _____ is evidence that an area was once covered by a glacier.
loess deposits
V-shaped Valley
U-Shaped Valley
alluvial fan
A small depression that forms when a chunk of ice is left in glacial till is known as a(an)
arete
cirque
fiord
kettle
_____ weathering causes the mineral composition of rocks to change.
Mechanical
Permeable
Ionic
Chemical
The most important factors in determining the rate of weathering are _____.
carbon dioxide and acid rain
abrasion and acids
animal actions and oxygen
rock type and climate
Soil that is rich in humus has high _____.
fertility
water content
sand content
clay content
The practice of plowing fields along the curves of a slope is called _____.
drought plowing
contour plowing
no-till plowing
sod plowing
A _________________________ is a cone-shaped deposit of calcite that builds up on the floor of a cave.
Kettle
Stalagmite
Meander
Stalactite
A kind of glacier called a(an) ____________________ forms when ice and snow build up in a mountain valley.
Continental Glacier
Coastal Glacier
Plateau Glacier
Valley Glacier
The process in which a glacier loosens and picks up rock as it moves is called ____________________.
Deposition
Freezing and Thawing
Plucking
Animal Actions
A __________________________ is the sharpened peak formed from a glacier descending from the top of a mountain.
Fiord
Horn
Hanging Valley
Drumlin
What feature is C?
Kettle Lake
U-Shaped Valley
Oxbow Lake
Meander
