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Erosion And Deposition #1
Test Description: Study for the test on chapter 3!
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Which of the following can produce many large ocean waves?
A
saltation processes
B
windy storms
C
high temperatures
D
melting icebergs
2) Surf refers to...
A
small waves on a calm sea
B
breaking waves
C
giant waves produced by hurricanes
D
large storm waves in the open ocean
3) Movement of water near and parallel to the shoreline is known as...
A
barrier spit
B
shark attack
C
wave angle
D
longshore current
4) Pretend you're a particle of sand on the beach. When the wind blows, you move in a BOUNCING and SKIPPING motion known as...
A
deflation
B
dune
C
saltation
D
loess
5) Figure 9 on page 63 shows a picture of desert pavement. This is a result of the process called...
A
acid rain
B
loess
C
deposition
D
deflation
6) What is the steep side of a dune called?
A
slide
B
abrasion
C
slip face
D
camel
7) Valley glacier is to alpine glacier as continental ice sheet is to __________.
A
the North Pole
B
iceberg
C
crevasse
D
continental glacier
8) How big is the Ross Ice Shelf?
A
It covers the entire eastern hemisphere.
B
4,000 m
C
Two miles wide
D
It covers an area of ocean about the size of Texas.
9) Landslide is to sudden mass movement as ___________ is to slow mass movement.
A
rock fall
B
creep
C
mudflow
D
loess
10) Mudflows of volcanic origin are called...
A
lahars
B
landslides
C
swamps
D
creep
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