EROSION AND DEPOSITION CHAPTER 7 UNIT 2
The material moved by erosion is called ___________________. WARM-UP #1 The material moved by erosion is called ___________________.
ANSWER sediment
Any process that moves sediment downhill is called_____________. WARM-UP #2 Any process that moves sediment downhill is called_____________.
ANSWER Mass movement
WARM-UP #3 A huge chunk of ice that moves over the land is a(n) ___________________.
ANSWER glacier
WARM-UP #4 The form of mass movement that moves all at once is called _________________.
ANSWER slump
VOCABULARY Gravity – is the force that moves rocks and other materials Mass movement – any one of several processes that move sediment down hill. Run off – water that moves over Earth’s surface
WARM-UP #5 The process by which wind picks up sediment from the surface is ________________.
ANSWER deflation
WARM-UP #6 When rocks and soil move very slow down a hill, it is called _________________.
ANSWER creep
WARM-UP #7 Tiny pieces of sediment that are dropped by the wind are __________________ ____.
ANSWER loess
_____________ causes all types of mass movements. WARM-UP #8 _____________ causes all types of mass movements.
ANSWER gravity
VOCABULARY Meanders – loop like bends in the course of a river Groundwater – water that is under the ground Glaciers – large mass of ice that moves over land slowly…forms where there is more snow falls than melts
_____________ is the loop like bends in the course of a river. WARM-UP #9 _____________ is the loop like bends in the course of a river.
ANSWER meanders
The most destructive form of mass movement is a(n) _________________. WARM-UP #10 The most destructive form of mass movement is a(n) _________________.
ANSWER landslide
WARM-UP #11 A large mass of ice that moves across land slowly is a(n) ________________.
ANSWER glacier
Most ______________ comes from weathering. WARM-UP #12 Most ______________ comes from weathering.
ANSWER sediment
VOCABULARY Deflation – the process by which wind pick up sediment from the surface. Loess – tiny pieces of sediment that are dropped by the wind. Pluck – the picking up of rock by a glacier as it moves over the land slowly. Deposition – deposits of sediment that have eroded off the land.
Mass movement is caused by _________. WARM-UP #13 Mass movement is caused by _________.
ANSWER gravity
Both _______________ and _________ water cause erosion and deposition. WARM-UP #14 Both _______________ and _________ water cause erosion and deposition.
ANSWER Groundwater / surface
There is __________ runoff when there are plants in the ground. WARM-UP #15 There is __________ runoff when there are plants in the ground.
ANSWER less
How does a glacier create various landforms? WARM-UP #16 How does a glacier create various landforms?