Abeka Earth and Space Science Test 4

A large stream that carries water from the mountains to the sea

What type of dune is arch shaped, with the open end of the rack pointing to the windward side

What type of weathering occurs when rainwater soaks into cracks in a rock and freezes, splitting the rock

After physical forces carry away rock formations, the fragment are laid down in a new location through

The general term for the downslope movements of rock, soil, volcanic ash, sow, or ice, is

What is a natural ridge formed along the edge of a river's channel

what are large deep grooves and scratches in rock, produced by glaciers

What term describes a huge hole left in the ground when an ice chunk left by a retreating glacier melts

What is the drainage divide in the Rocky Mountains west of the Mississippi River drainage basin

After heavy rain, topsoil can be stripped away by excess water traveling downhill. This excess water is called

what is the name of the triangular sediment deposit formed on a plain by a temporary mountain stream

The process of modifying a smooth slope into a series of level, stair like steps is called

What is a glacier carved valley that has filled with seawater called

Suspension,saltation, and creep in which wind transports sediments are

What are the piles of debris left behind when a glacier melts

Ice sheets smaller than continental glaciers

What is a low hill formed when a glacier overruns a moraine

What is a huge bowl shaped depression dug out by a valley glacier

what is the stripping away of a thin area of topsoil from the surface of the land

What feature consists of a relatively large stream and any smaller streams that flow into it

What is the fan shaped deposit left by a large river when it reaches the ocean

What is the name for a vertical face of rock that forms when the sea removes rock from the base of a high ridge

A sheet of glacial ice that covers an immense area of flat land is a valley glacier

After rock has been broken into fragments, processes like wind and running water carry away the fragments by the process

Which type of weathering does not change the chemical composition of the minerals that compose a rock

A long pile of rocks deposited parallel to the shore to prevent erosion is

What is the name for the time when one third of the earths land area was covered in glaciers

A narrow sandy island formed by a large bar off the coast of the mainland

the source of a river

The sharp steeple shaped point of a mountain with three or more cirques

What type of landslide involves fine soil and small pebbles falling in large masses down a slope

one of the numerous streams that feed into a river at various points

feature formed when a sharp curve in a river is cut off from the rest of the river

What process occurs when oxygen from the atmosphere reacts with minerals like to form new compounds

Large icicle like masses of calcium carbonate found in caves are called

What type of narrow curved rock formation forms when a sea cave is continually eroded

large funnel shaped depression caused by cavern collapse

Which type of weathering involves the breaking or peeling away of rock into layers

As a dune forms, which side usually has a gentle slope that progresses up to the crest

What is the main agent of chemical weathering

Which natural acid, found in rainwater and groundwater, promotes chemical weathering of rocks

Regions of the earth surface where limestone is exposed and abundant

What is a sudden slide of huge masses of rock or soil down a slope

region of land drained by a stream or drainage system

The eroding action of windblown sand is called

what type of weathering occurs when a plants roots slowly thicken in a rock

The natural processes that break down rocks are collectively called erosion

What are limestone formations that have become filled with various passageways and large caves

A spire like mass of dripstone on the floor of a cave is a

What are the winding, looping curves of rivers

What is the material carried by a stream

Particles too heavy to be lifted by the wind are rolled in short bursts through a process called