ENERGY AND WATER
MAY THE FORCE OF MOVING WATER BE WITH YOU
ROLLING ON A RIVER
ICE, ICE, BABY
ICE POWER
100
The ability to do work or cause change.
What is energy
100
A river will flow faster when this is steeper.
What is slope.
100
Most sediment enters a river in one of two ways. Name them both.
What is mass movement and runoff.
100
A large mass of ice that moves slowly over land is called...
What is a glacier.
100
These lakes or ponds are created when a glacier left ice blocks behind that melted.
What is kettle.
200
Energy that is stored and available to be used later
What is Potential energy.
200
When there is a higher volume of flow, a river will run how?
What is faster.
200
The amount of sediment a river can carry is called...
What is load.
200
This type of glacier spreads out over large land areas and currently covers about 10% of Earth's surface.
What is Continental Glacier.
200
As a glacier moves across the land, they pick up rocks that freeze to the bottom in this process.
What is plucking.
300
Energy that an objet has due to its motion.
What is kinetic energy
300
A river will run faster when the depth of the river is ______?
What is Deeper.
300
Large sediment will move this way in a river.
What is being dragged or rolling along the bottom.
300
This type of glacier forms high in a mountain. It stays narrow and long and is held in by the sides of mountains.
What is Valley Glacier.
300
As a glacier moves, the sediment on the bottom scratches and gouges the bedrock. This is called ...
What is abrasion.
400
As water is pulled down a slope, ______ energy is changed into _______ energy.
What is potential and kinetic.
400
A river will run faster when the streambed is _____?
What is smoother.
400
Clay and silt will do this in a river.
What is dissolve.
400
One time in the past when continental glaciers covered large parts of Earth's surface.
What is Ice Age
400
This is the sediment that is deposited by a glacier.
What is till.
500
This force pulls water down a slope.
What is gravity.
500
When rocks or other obstacles cause the river water to move every which way instead of downstream.
What is Turbulence.
500
Medium pieces of sediment move this way in a river.
What is bounce around.
500
This forms where more snow falls than melts.
What is a glacier.
500
When a valley glacier moves suddenly it is called a....
What is surge.
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