land
sudden movement of snow down the mountain
avalanche
lowering of elevation of land due to soil being blown away by wind
deflation
large mass of moving ice
glacier
when the glacier melts, the area where the water drains out to is called the _______________
outwash plain
What kind of chemical element hates to be a follower?
lead
a slow movement of soil over a very long time downhill
creep
when rocks get eroded by wind blowing sand
abrasion
glaciers that form in mountains
valley glaciers
elongated hills made by glaciers
drumlin
What period of time has the least weight?
a light year
mudflow
rocks that have been shaped by wind erosion
ventifacts
glaciers that cover large areas
continental glaciers
long thin ridges of sediment made by glaciers
eskers
What number do Nickel and Neon make when combined?
Nine (NI + NE)
sudden downslope movement of soil quickly down the mountain
landslide
a pile of sand made by wind
dune
bowl shaped depressions made by glaciers in the mountains
cirque
mounds of sediment made by glaciers
kame
I am a god, a planet and I can measure heat. What am I?
Mercury
when a landslide occurs along a sloped surface, resulting in a staircase like effect
slump
windblown deposits of silt
loess
large deposits of dirt made by glaciers dragging soil as it moves
moraines
lakes made by glaciers
kettle lake
A suspected burglar is brought in for questioning for a robbery that happened on the 4th of July. He tells the police he has an alibi, as he was home at the time of the robbery. A mailman comes in to the police station and verifies that he saw the suspect at home at the time of the robbery while on his mail route. The police, however, immediately know the mailman is lying. How?
The mail doesn’t run on the 4th of July, so there’s no way the mailman could have seen the suspect on his mail route.