An area of high, mostly flat land with steep sides is called what?
plateau
100
How is soil built up in flood plains?
floods deposit sediment when they run over the banks of a river/stream
100
Which of these is not a model?
a hot wheels car
globe
van
dollhouse
van
100
The process in which rocks are broken down into smaller pieces is called _________ .
weathering
100
Precipitation, evaporation, and run-off are all part of which cycle?
water cycle
200
A fan shaped deposit of earth material at the mouth of a stream is called what?
delta
200
What is the term use to describe a river or stream that loops and changes direction?
meander
200
What are scale models best used to identify?
landforms
200
In addition to water, the moving waters of streams and rivers carry pieces of material called _____________ .
sediment
200
From where are aerial photographs taken?
the air
300
What is the process of wearing/carrying away earth materials by wind, water, or ice?
erosion
300
What is the name for a stream or river that does not reach the ocean?
tributary
300
Wind, glaciers and _________ shape the land by moving rock and soil.
water
300
Where will wind most likely cause erosion?
desert
300
How does land clearing affect soil erosion?
increases erosion
400
Mountains, plains, valleys and plateaus are examples of what?
Landforms
400
What is a deep narrow valley with steep sides that often has a river or stream flowing through it called?
canyon
400
The greatest agent of erosion is __________ .
Water
400
In which location along a river is erosion most likely to be the greatest?
widest part, flattest part, place with fewest rocks, place with the fastest water flow
fastest water flow
400
Which human activity affects erosion and deposition?
flying airplanes, farming, fishing, windsurfing
farming
500
Rain, Sleet, snow, and hail are all examples of what?
percipitation
500
What type of barrier is built to contain the flow of water?
a dam
500
A type of mass movement is __________ .
creep, landslide, mudslide, sinkhole
500
In the stream-table experiment, what can increase the amount of erosion and deposition?
increase the slope
500
How is a steep slope different from a gentle slope? More or less vegetation