Earth Science Chapter 8

The process by which wind removes surface materials is

The process by which natural forces move weathered rock from place to place is called

A glacier forms in an area where more snow falls than it melts.

Where would you most likely expect to see a river?

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

The amount of sediment in a river is called its

Because of longshore drift, sediments move down a beach with the current.

A mass of rock and soil deposited directly by a glacier is called

What covers much of the island of Greenland?

What is the flat, wide are of land along a river called?

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

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

When waves strike a shoreline, they concentrate their energy on

The erosion of sediment by wind is

Waves erode the land through impact and

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

How does a meander form?

The energy of ocean waves comes from the energy of

What is the process called by which erosion lays down sediment in new locations called?

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

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

What is the material moved by erosion called?

How do an oxbow lake form?

The eroded materials carried by water or wind are called

Landslides and slump are forms of what?

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

The Missouri River can be called a tributary because it

The downhill movement of eroded materials is known as