Miss Hanlon Comp Sci Ch. 3 Erosion & Deposition

Question 1

Which of the following is formed by wind-blown deposits?

Accepted Answer

loess

Question 2

Which of the following is NOT an example of mass wasting?

Accepted Answer

flood

Question 3

The movement of water and sediment down a beach caused by waves coming in to shore at an angle.

Accepted Answer

longshore current or drift

Question 4

Time in the past when continental glaciers covered large parts of Earth's surface.

Accepted Answer

ice age

Question 5

a slow moving stream w/large meanders, deposition inside curves than outside is what stream?

Accepted Answer

old stream

Question 6

Where do you find talus?

Accepted Answer

at the bottom of a rockfall

Question 7

Dunes are made from rock ground up and deposited by glaciers.

Accepted Answer

False, Loess

Question 8

Which of the following is made by people to reduce erosion?

Accepted Answer

groins

Question 9

Stream -runs over gentle slopes, sides erode more quickly than bottom, & stream develops curves

Accepted Answer

mature stream

Question 10

A small depression that forms when a chunk of ice is left in glacial till.

Accepted Answer

kettle

Question 11

The movement that occurs during mass wasting is caused by ___________.

Accepted Answer

gravity

Question 12

One way to prevent wind erosion is to leave fields unplowed after a harvest.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 13

Waves erode the land through impact and...

Accepted Answer

abrasion

Question 14

A landform made of sediment that is deposited where a river flows into an ocean or lake.

Accepted Answer

delta

Question 15

The sediments deposited directly by a glacier.

Accepted Answer

till

Question 16

A large mass of moving ice and snow on land.

Accepted Answer

glacier

Question 17

Which glacial erosion feature is known as a cirque?

Accepted Answer

C

Question 18

How is wind a weathering agent?

Accepted Answer

It grinds & polishes rock by moving particles against it.

Question 19

Loess is made up of a material that is very difficult to break apart.

Accepted Answer

False, crumbly

Question 20

Erosion occurs when weathered material is moved from one place to another.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 21

What is the glacial erosion feature that is likely to form a water fall?

Accepted Answer

hanging valley

Question 22

Erosion sorts sediment by its shape.

Accepted Answer

False, size

Question 23

How can people reduce wind erosion?

Accepted Answer

plant trees around farmland

Question 24

Where do erosion and deposition occur in a river?

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Erosion-soil moves. Deposition- currents slow & soil drops.

Question 25

An old stream, more deposits are found at the inside of the curve where the water moves slower.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 26

A part of the shore that sticks out into the ocean.

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headland

Question 27

Landslides and slumps are forms of...

Accepted Answer

mass wasting

Question 28

Mass movement that results in gravestones and fenceposts tilting at odd angles.

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creep

Question 29

Which glacial erosion is formed when many glaciers descend from the top of the same mountain?

Accepted Answer

A - a horn - a sharp peak formed when many glaciers descend

Question 30

Mature streams flow swiftly in a straight line and cut V-shaped valleys.

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False, young

Question 31

Erosion occurs when water or wind slows down and drops the materials it has been carrying.

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False, deposition

Question 32

Where do most of glaciers and ice sheets exist today?

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Both b and c are correct.

Question 33

Wave-washed sediment along a coast

Accepted Answer

beach

Question 34

One major difference between slump and creep is that slump happens over a long period of time.

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False, creep

Question 35

What do hoodoos, sea bridges and caves have in common?

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erosion removes less resistant rocks.

Question 36

A beach formed by longshore drift that projects like a finger out into the water.

Accepted Answer

spit

Question 37

A meander cut off from a river.

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oxbow lake

Question 38

Sediment eroded by which means is most likely to be well sorted?

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waves

Question 39

A deposit of wind-blown sand.

Accepted Answer

sand dune

Question 40

A ridge formed by the till deposited at the edge of a glacier.

Accepted Answer

moraine

Question 41

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

Accepted Answer

runoff

Question 42

Sand flying within wind can cut and polish stone.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 43

The amount of sediment in a river is called its...

Accepted Answer

load

Question 44

Vegetation not only decreases water erosion but it’s also increases a mass wasting event.

Accepted Answer

False, decreases

Question 45

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

Accepted Answer

moraine

Question 46

Which is NOT a factor in the speed of erosion?

Accepted Answer

time of day

Question 47

The amount of sediment that a river or stream carries.

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load

Question 48

Even in the same area, erosion can occur at different rates.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 49

A wind-formed deposit made of fine particles of clay and silt.

Accepted Answer

loess

Question 50

Deposition often occurs when the speed of a stream of water increases.

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False, decreases

Question 51

A stream that is rushing down a slope, and notice rolling rapids. Which type of stream is it?

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young stream

Question 52

A wide, sloping deposit of sediment formed where a stream leaves a mountain range.

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alluvial fan

Question 53

What well-sorted sediment results from glacial erosion?

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outwash

Question 54

Vegetation on a steep slope _________.

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all of the above

Question 55

A well rounded rock has undergone more erosion than a poorly rounded rock of the same material.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 56

Which of the following can be found in loess?

Accepted Answer

silt

Question 57

How is water a weathering agent?

Accepted Answer

It dissolves minerals in rocks.

Question 58

The process by which a glacier picks up rocks as it flows over the land.

Accepted Answer

plucking

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