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Agents And Landforms Of Erosion.
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What is the process by which weathered material is removed and carried from a place?
a) abrasion
b) erosion
c) deposition
d) deflation
What is the process by which material carried by erosion is dropped in new places?
a) deposition
b) erosion
c) abrasion
d) deflation
What is the downhill movement of weathered materials caused by gravity?
a) talus
b) abrasion
c) erosion
d) mass erosion
What is a pile of rock particles that collects at the base of a slope?
a) talus
b) sediment
c) till
d) delta
What is a long, narrow deposit of sand connected at one end to the shore?
a) sandbar
b) loess
c) spit
d) sand dune
What is the removal of loose material from Earth's surface by wind?
a) deposition
b) erosion
c) abrasion
d) deflation
What is the wearing away of rock particles by wind and water?
a) erosion
b) deposition
c) deflation
d) abrasion
What is a large hole in the ground formed when the roof of a cavern collapses?
a) cave
b) sinkhole
c) lake
d) limestone
What is rock material that is deposited by a glacier?
a) till
b) erratic
c) loess
d) talus
What is a ridge of till deposited by a glacier?
a) talus
b) drumlin
c) moraine
d) sediment
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