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Glaciers 1
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Karst
Miscellaneous
100
This is when water picks up materials and then SETS THEM DOWN.
What is deposition
100
Glaciers form where it is:
What is cold year-round
100
A large mass of moving ice is called:
What is glacier
100
This is a fertile, flat area caused by the repeated meander of a stream.
What is floodplain
100
Water that is found underground is known as:
What is groundwater
200
What is it called when a stream curves repeatedly?
What is meander
200
These are sharp, pyramid-shaped peaks formed when several aretes join
What is horn
200
This is the shape of a valley eroded by a glacier
What is U-shape
200
This is a fan-shaped area of deposition in water
What is delta
200
This is when water picks up materials and moves them
What is erosion
300
The path that a stream follows is a:
What is channel
300
This is a bowl-shaped depression in a mountain
What is cirque
300
These are small, glacial valleys that often form waterfalls.
What is hanging valley
300
This is the shape of a valley eroded by liquid water
What is V-shape
300
This land form occurs when groundwater dissolves rock
What is cave
400
This is a fan-shaped area of deposition on land
What is alluvial fan
400
This type of glacier makes the landscape more rugged
What is alpine
400
This is all of the materials that are eroded and deposited by a glacier
What is glacial drift
400
This type of landscape is caused by liquid water
What is Karst topography
400
These are large boulders that are transported and deposited by glaciers.
What is erratics
500
A cut-off meander that forms a crescent-shaped lake is called a/an:
What is oxbow lake
500
These are jagged ridges found between cirques
What is aretes
500
______ glaciers smooth and flatten the landscape
What is continental
500
These grow from the ceiling or floor of a cave and are formed by deposition
What is stalagtites and stalagmites
500
This land form happens when the roof of a cave collapses, leaving a circular depression
What is sinkhole