Question #1

What are the differences between weathering, erosion, and deposition?

Question #2

Any material or force that moves sediments from place to place is called an agent of __________.

Question #3

The material that is moved by erosion is called ___________.

Question #4

What is the strongest agent of erosion?

Question #5

What is the weakest agent of erosion?

Question #6

Fan-shaped deposits that form where rivers move sediment down mountains

Question #7

Fan-shaped deposits that form at the mouths of rivers

Question #8

Flat areas that form on the sides of a mature river and that are sometimes covered by water during flooding

Question #9

Give three characteristics of youthful rivers.

Question #10

Give three characteristics of mature rivers.

Question #11

Give three characteristics of old-age rivers.

Question #12

Explain how oxbow lakes form.

Question #13

In which type of climate is wind erosion the most common?

Question #14

What is deflation?

Question #15

Which soil conservation method(s) would be most helpful in reducing wind erosion?

Question #16

______________ is when the wind picks up small sediment leaving larger pebbles and small rocks behind.

Question #17

Outdoor structures are eroded and polished by ____________.

Question #18

The sediment that is picked up and carried by the wind (ex. Dust Bowl) is called _________.

Question #19

How do sand dunes form and move?

Question #20

The movement of water in the ocean parallel to shore is called the ____________ ___________.

Question #21

Name two formation that are formed by the deposition of waves and currents.

Question #22

How can erosion caused by longshore currents be reduced?

Question #23

What is dredging?

Question #24

A huge chunk of ice that moves over land is a __________.

Question #25

Unsorted sediment dropped by a glacier is called __________.

Question #26

What is the difference between lateral moraine and terminal moraine?

Question #27

What are outwash plains?

Question #28

Swift movement of wet debris in elevated areas is which type of mass movement __________?

Question #29

Crooked fences and tree trunks is the result of what type of mass movement?

Question #30

Falling debris in dry, elevated areas is what type of mass movement?

Question #31

The mass movement in which sections of land in cliff areas collapse is called _________.

Question #32

Which type of mass movement is the most destructive? Least destructive?

Be able to explain how horns, kettle lakes, drumlins, and moraine form.