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3 Erosion And Deposition Review
Test Description: Review for Erosion and Deposition Unit
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) A deposit of minerals that hang from the ceiling of the cave is called a(n)
A
groundwater
B
icicle
C
stalagmite
D
stalactite
2) Wind carrying sand grains deposits the sand when the wind...
A
cools after nightfall
B
crosses a depression in the ground
C
slows down or hits an obstacle
D
speeds up
3) After the last ice age, stranded ice blocks left behind by continental glacier melted and formed..
A
kettles
B
cirques
C
drumlins
D
moraines
4) Which of the following is evidence that an area was once covered by a glacier?
A
V-shaped valley
B
U-shaped valley
C
loess deposit
D
alluvial fan
5) Particles of clay and silt eroded and deposited by the wind are called...
A
loess
B
till
C
sod
D
dust
6) A ridge of till located at the farthest point reached by a glacier is called a...
A
fiord
B
horn
C
drumlin
D
terminal moraine
7) When a river flows from an area of harder rock to an area of softer rock, the softer rock may wear away, eventually forming a drop called a(n)
A
waterfall
B
oxbow lake
C
gully
D
delta
8) A wide sloping deposit of sediment formed where a stream leaves a mountain range is called a(n)
A
slump
B
alluvial fan
C
divide
D
drainage basin
9) Deltas are built up by
A
deposition
B
erosion
C
leaching
D
abrasion
10) Landslides, mudflows, slump, and creep are all examples of...
A
soil formation
B
runoff
C
mass movement
D
mechanical weathering
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