Waves/Wind
Force of moving water
Water erosion
Mass movement
Glaciers
100
What does waves shape the coast thru?
what is erosion and deposition
100
The power of a river ability to cause erosion and carry sediment depends on.....?
What is slope, volume of flow, and stream bed shape.
100
Name five of the factors of runoffs.
What is 1. amount of rain 2. plant life 3. type of soil 4. shape of land 5. human use
100
Weathering+ erosion+ deposition = ......?
What is wear down and build up earths surface
100
Glaciers causes erosion by...?
What is plucking and abrasion.
200
What causes erosion thru deflation?
What is when wind removes surface particles.
200
As gravity pulls water down hill waters potential energy change to....?
What is kinetic energy.
200
Deposition creates landforms by......?
What is dropping off sediment.
200
Gravity is a force that causes......?
What is mass movement.
200
As the glaciers moves....?
What is it breaks off rock and carries it.
300
What are the two major force of the erosion along costs?
What is impact and abrasion
300
Most sediment washes or falls into a river because.....?
What is mass movement.
300
Moving water is the major agent of....?
What is Earths changing surface.
300
What is the definition of Creep?
What is very slow downhill movement of rock and soil.
300
Glaciers move when....?
What is the massive amount of weight melts the bottom of the glacier to slide or surge.
400
What is the weakest agent of erosion?
What is wind.
400
What does runoffs create?
What is rills.
400
What is the definition of Mud flow?
What is downhill mix of water+ soil often occur in heavy rains.
400
How much land does a continental glacier cover?
What is 10%.
500
What causes the most damage in areas with little plant growth?
What is Wind.
500
What does gullies create?
What is streams.
500
What is the definition of Slump?
What is mass of rock and soil suddenly slips down a slope.
500
What do valley glaciers form in between of?
What is mountains.
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