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WED, Goal B 1 Water Erosion

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

forms when waves erode and undercut rock to make steep slopes.

a)

sea stack

b)

sea cliff

c)

sea cave

d)

sea arch

2.

Definition: areas of the coastline that project farther out into the ocean than the land next to them.

a)

wadl

b)

sea cliff

c)

headlands

d)

sea caves

3.

Definition: created by waves undercutting at base of a sea cliff.

a)

sea stack

b)

sea cave

c)

sea cliff

d)

sea arch

4.

Definition: a dry riverbed that fills with water when rare rains fall in a desert.

a)

meander

b)

headlands

c)

wadi

d)

canyon

5.

Definition: an arch formed by wave erosion when caves on opposite sides of a headland unite.

a)

sea cliff

b)

sea cave

c)

sea arch

d)

sea stack

6.

Definition: curve of a river, causing erosion on the outside and deposition on the inside of the river.

a)

wadi

b)

meander

c)

moraine

d)

canyon

7.

Definition: a deep, narrow valley with steep sides.

a)

erosion

b)

canyon

c)

meander

d)

wadl

8.

Definition: The process by which wind, water, ice, or gravity transports soil and sediment from one location to another.

a)

deposition

b)

abrasion

c)

erosion

d)

weathering

9.

Definition: a physical feature on Earth's surface.

a)

canyon

b)

erosion

c)

landscape

d)

landform

10.

Definition: a formation where weak rocks erode away, leaving oddly shaped resistant rocks. What is this formation called?

a)

meander

b)

hoodoo

c)

erosion

d)

canyon