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Abrasion, frost action, wetting and drying are all what types of weathering.
mechanical
chemical
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This process is the one where sediment is laid down in a new location
deposition
erosion
weathering
3
What do we call sediment that is finer than sand?
gravel
humus
loess
4
What is the major agent of erosion on Earth's surface?
wind
steam
ice
water
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What is the source of energy in ocean waves?
tides
wind
rotation
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What is this image showing?
Hanging Valley
Horn
Kettle
Drumlin
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Glaciers that are large flat sheets of ice are called __________ glaciers.
Alpine
Continental
Valley
Iceberg
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what is this mass movement? (most destructive- forms when rock & soil slide quickly down a steep slope)
solifluction
soil creep
landslide
slump
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What is this image showing?
Kettle Lake
U-Shaped Valley
Till
Moraine
10
What are 2 ways glaciers erode the surface?
plucking and tilling
abrasion and tilling
abrasion & plucking
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What is this image showing?
Drumlin
Horn
Erratic
Kettle
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Definition of runoff
Water that flows over the Earth's surface
Vertical mixing with ocean currents
Water running down a stream
Surface winds that result in waves
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oxidation ( a type of chemical weatheringt)
Iron combines with oxygen to form rust
acid rain destroys metals and other substances
14
A period of time in which glaciation takes place is called what?
Global Warming
Ice Time
Ice Age
Glacier Period
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what causes mass movement?
excess water
energy
gravity
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When does wind deposit sediment?
when it slows down or hits an obstacle
when it speeds up
when it gets warmer
when it gets cooler
17
Abrasion is an agent of mechanical weathering
True
False
18
The process by which a glacier picks up rocks is called.....
plucking
abrasion
weathering
deflation
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Hydrolysis, oxidation, and carbonation are all types of this weathering.
mechanical
chemical
20
What is Deflation?
The process by which wind removes surface materials
The process by which wind adds surface materials
Main way of erosion
Letting out of air or gas.
21
Cracked soil due to a drought is an example of....
exfoliation/onion
wetting/drying
thermal heating/cooling
22
Is this glacial feature the result of a constructive or destructive process.
constructive
destrucive
23
What is Frost Action?
When it snows on the peak of a mountain.
The freezing & thawing causes alternate contraction of rocks
When there is ice over the rock.
When ice freezes a lake.
24
As waves hit a beach, some sediment moves down the beach. This process is known as....
erosion
abrasion
longshore drift
deflation
25
What Is A Delta?
deposit at the mouth of a river when a river slows down & deposits sediment
a long, narrow, deep valley with steep walls.
a large river of ice that moves
An Ocean That Is Secretly A River
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What is this image showing?
Erratic
Kettle
Moraine
Till
27
the processes that break down rock and other substances at or near Earth's surface.
erosion
deposition
weathering
28
The two most important factors when determining the rate of weathering are
water and rock type
time and rock type
climate and rock type
climate and type of weathering
29
What is this image showing?
Moraine
Drumlin
Hanging Valley
Kettle
30
What is a sand dune?
a hill of loose mountains
a hill of loose water
a hill of loose Trevors
a hill of loose, wind blown sand
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What is an drumlin?
scratches formed by a glacier
a teardrop shaped hill deposited by a glacier
a winding ridge of sediment formed under a glacier
a large boulder transported by a glacier
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The movement of sediment.
deposition
weathering
erosion
33
Glaciers that form in mountain ranges are called ____________ glaciers
Ice Sheet
Iceberg
Continental
Alpine or Valley
34
A large mass of ice that moves slowly over the land.
Ice Age
Volcano
Iceberg
Glacier
35
Carbonation is a form of chemical weathering where carbonic acid will weatherswhich rock?
Limestone
Quartzite
Basalt
Granite
36
What is process is the cause of groundwater erosion?
chemical weathering
biological weathering
mechanical weathering
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What is this image showing?
Moraine
Horn
Erratic
Cirque
