Lesson One
The cycle of the erosion and deposition is ________.
never-ending
Vegetation, such as grasses, ______ runoff.
decreases
A ______ glacier flows in all directions.
continental
Sediment may consist of pieces of rock or soil, or remains of _______.
organisms
What traditional costume do Scottish men wear when they attend formal events?
Kilt
Gravity moves rocks and soil _______.
downhill
An _______ is a meander that has been cut off from the river.
oxbow lake
Glaciers gouge and scratch bedrock through the process of _______.
abrasion
_____ is the process which sediment is laid down.
Deposition
The Taj Mahal is located in which country?
India
Landslides happen _______.
quickly
Groundwater can cause erosion through ________ weathering.
chemical
A small depression called a _____ forms when a chunk of ice is left in glacial till.
kettle
Deltas and alluvial fans form at the point of river ______.
deposition
The Great Wall of China stretches across how many provinces?
15
Slump is an example of ____________.
mass movement
A(n) ________ forms when sediment gets laid down where a river flows into an ocean.
delta
During the ice ages, ______ glaciers covered large parts of Earth's surface.
continental
______ is a landform that is formed by glacial deposition.
Which national park in the U.S. is famous for its geysers?
Yellowstone National Park
______ is the process by which rock and soil are moved from place to place.
Erosion
Waterfalls and rapids occur where rivers meet and flow over _____ rock.
hard
A glacier is any large mass of ice that moves _____ over land.
qucikly
A glacier deposits sediment when it ______.
melts
The Sydney Opera House is located in which country?
Australia