Chapter 3: Erosion and Deposition

Sediment deposited where a river flows into an ocean or lake builds up a landform called

The process by which wind removes surface materials is

What is a sand dune?

A channel along which water is continually flowing down a slope is called

When a river flows out of a steep, narrow mountain valley, an alluvial fan forms because

Because of longshore drift

Where would you expect to see meanders and oxbow lakes?

A beach that projects like a finger out into the water is

Landslides and slump are forms of

Any large mass of ice that moves slowly over land is called

The Missouri River can be called a tributary because it

A glacier forms in an area where more snow falls than

Which of the following resulted in the Great Lakes of North America?

The major difference between landslides and mudflows is

Waves erode the land through impact and

What is the force that pulls rock and soil down slopes?

How does a meander form?

The high ground between two drainage basins is called

After a rainfall, the water that moves over Earth's surface is called

The amount of sediment in a river is called

The force that opposes the motion of one surface as it moves across another surface is called

The process by which erosion lays down sediment in new location is called

What is the major agent of erosion that has shaped Earth's land surface?

How does a glacier pick up rocks?

The till deposited at the edge of a glacier forms a ridge called

A large stream is often called a

The ability to do work or cause change is

How does an oxbow lake form?

What type of mass movement can result in gravestones and fence-posts tilting at odd angles?

Where does the sand come from for a sandy beach?