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 What are the differences between weathering, erosion, and deposition?

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1  What are the differences between weathering, erosion, and deposition?

2  Any material or force that moves sediments from place to place is called an agent of __________.

3  The material that is moved by erosion is called ___________.

4  What is the strongest agent of erosion?

5  What is the weakest agent of erosion?

6  Fan-shaped deposits that form where rivers move sediment down mountains

7  Fan-shaped deposits that form at the mouths of rivers

8  Flat areas that form on the sides of a mature river and that are sometimes covered by water during flooding

9  Give three characteristics of youthful rivers.

10  Give three characteristics of mature rivers.

11  Give three characteristics of old- age rivers.

12  Explain how oxbow lakes form.

13  In which type of climate is wind erosion the most common?

14  What is deflation?

15  Which soil conservation method(s) would be most helpful in reducing wind erosion?

16  ______________ is when the wind picks up small sediment leaving larger pebbles and small rocks behind.

17  Outdoor structures are eroded and polished by ____________.

18  The sediment that is picked up and carried by the wind (ex. Dust Bowl) is called _________.

19  How do sand dunes form and move?

20  The movement of water in the ocean parallel to shore is called the ____________ ___________.

21  Name two formation that are formed by the deposition of waves and currents.

22  How can erosion caused by longshore currents be reduced?

23  What is dredging?

24  A huge chunk of ice that moves over land is a __________.

25  Unsorted sediment dropped by a glacier is called __________.

26  What is the difference between lateral moraine and terminal moraine?

27  What are outwash plains?

28  Swift movement of wet debris in elevated areas is which type of mass movement __________?

29  Crooked fences and tree trunks is the result of what type of mass movement?

30  Falling debris in dry, elevated areas is what type of mass movement?

31  The mass movement in which sections of land in cliff areas collapse is called _________.

32  Which type of mass movement is the most destructive? Least destructive?

33  Be able to explain how horns, kettle lakes, drumlins, and moraine form.


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