Vocab 8:1-8:5
What is erosion?
moving river of ice and snow
What is a glacier?
Mudflows, creep, landslides, and earthflow are caused by ______________
What is gravity?
A V-shaped valley is a result of running water; a ___-shaped valley is a result of a glacier.
What is "U"?
*View Image*
What is this an image of?
What is a Sea Arch?
triangular deposit of sediment located at the mouth of a river
What is a delta?
large hole in the ground formed when the roof of a cavern collapses
What is a sinkhole?
The sudden movement of rocks down a hillside is called a _________________
What is a landslide?
The reaction of carbonic acid on limestone is a form of ____________________
What is chemical weathering?
A __________ current is formed when waves approach a beach at an angle.
What is longshore?
water from rain or snow that flows into streams and rivers from surface areas
What is runoff?
rock material deposited by a glacier
What is till?
Bonus +1: What is a drumlin?
How does runoff cause erosion?
By carrying away soil particles
A large opening from the surface into a cavern is a _______________.
What is a sinkhole?
How is a beach formed?
Sand and rock particles are deposited on a shoreline by waves.
land that has sinkholes, caverns, and underground rivers
What is karst topography?
long, narrow deposit of sand connected at one end to the shore
What is a spit?
Pieces of rock bouncing along the bed of a river would be an example of _______________.
What is abrasion?
The removal of loose materials from Earth's surface by the wind is called ______________
What is deflation?
pile of rocks and rock particles that collects at the base of a slope
What is talus?
Thick deposits of wind-blown dust
What is a loess?
When a river empties into a larger body of water, it slows down and deposits its sediments to form a _____________.
What is a delta?
Name 2 different landforms a glacier can create.
Possible answers: moraine, drumlin, kettle lake, valley, glacial lake
DOUBLE JEOPARDY!!!
Identify the three parts of the sand dune (Mrs.K will draw)
a) slipface
b) crest
c) windward side