Earth and Space Science Chapter 11-12 Quiz

Whirlpools of falling glacial meltwater are called _____.

These are crescent-shaped dunes that curve windward.

This is a massive wave caused by an underwater earthquake.

The arrows in this photo are pointing to _____ moraines.

This is measured as the time it takes a full wave to pass a given point.

This is a picture of a _____.

This wind-created feature is made of fine, yellow particles of many different types of sediment

The distance between two wave crests is the _____.

A current that runs parallel to the shore is called a(n) _____.

Long, smooth hills created by glacial till are called _____.

When giant, buried pieces of glacial ice melt, they leave behind _____.

This is the term we give to sediment being carried within a glacier.

Glaciers move slower on _____.

Waves naturally move to break _____ to the shore.

The glacial landform below is a(n) _____.

Yosemite Falls in California is an example of a(n) _____.

When a wave is breaking at the shore, what part of the wave is moving faster?

What is NOT a factor that influences wave height?

Glaciers move fastest after winters of _____ snowfall.

These are long, straight dunes that run perpendicular with the wind direction.