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2. Changing Earth’s Surface
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Erosion
Waves &
Wind
Glaciers
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3. The process that lays down sediment in a new location. Row 1, Col 1
What is deposition?
The process that lays
down sediment in
a new location.
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4. As a river’s slope increases, the power of the river that
What is increases?
As a river’s slope increases,
the power of the river that
causes erosion does this.
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5. What is a wave-cut cliff?
The erosion of rock
at the base of a steep
coast forms this.
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6. Times in the past when continental glaciers covered large parts of
What are ice ages?
Times in the past when
continental glaciers
covered large parts of
Earth’s land surface.
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7. What are mass movements?
Slumps, landslides,
creeps and mudflows
are examples of this.
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8. What is a meander?
Looplike bends
in a river or stream.
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9. What is deposits sediment?
Wind does this when
it slows down
or hits an obstacle.
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10. The process in which a glacier loosens and picks up
What is plucking?
The process in which
a glacier loosens
and picks up
a rock as it moves.
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11. Mass movements are caused by this.
What is gravity?
Mass movements
are caused by this.
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12. These 3 factors affect how fast a river flows.
What are slope, volume of flow,
and shape of the stream bed?
These 3 factors affect
how fast a river flows.
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13. Fine particles of sediment
What is loess?
Fine particles of sediment
that have been
deposited far from
their source by wind.
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14. What are thicker and larger?
These two features
distinguish between
continental glaciers
and valley glaciers.
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15. that move sediment from one location to another.
What are wind and water?
Two agents of erosion
that move sediment from
one location to another.
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16. A wide deposit of sediment formed as a stream leaves
What is an alluvial fan?
A wide deposit of sediment
formed as a stream leaves
a mountain range.
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17. What is wind blowing across the water’s surface?
Waves are formed
through this process.
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18. What happens when more snow falls than melts?
Glaciers can only
form when this occurs.
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19. Runoff that forms a thin
What is sheet erosion?
Runoff that forms a thin
layer of sediment
over the land is
this kind of erosion.
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20. This forms when a stream another stream or river.
What is a tributary?
This forms when a stream
or river flows into
another stream or river.
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21. Silver Strand Beach is an
What is a barrier beach?
Silver Strand Beach is an
example of
this type of landform.
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22. Evidence that an area was once
What is a U-shaped valley?
Evidence that an area was once
covered by a glacier.
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