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Weathering & Erosion
Streams and Rivers
Shorelines
Sudden Changes
True/False
100
the movement of rock from one place to another
erosion
100
the bed over which a river flows
channel
100
a deposit of sand along the shore
beach
100
a mostly dry mass of rock and soil that moves suddenly downhill
landslide
100
Waterfalls form where rivers flow upstream.
false
200
the breaking down of rock into smaller pieces
weathering
200
low, flat land in a river valley
flood plain
200
rocky point of land that extends out into the sea
headland
200
the downhill movement of a mass of soil soaked with water
mudslide
200
A huge sheet of moving ice is called a glacier.
true
300
particles of rock, such as sand and silt
sediment
300
the steepness of a slope
gradient
300
a structure built parallel to the shore that protects the area near the shore
breakwater
300
the place where a person or animal lives
habitat
300
An arroyo is a desert stream that flows only at times of heavy rainfall.
true
400
physical breaking apart of rock
mechanical weathering
400
mound of soil that a river deposits beside its channel
levee
400
a spit that extends across a bay
baymouth bar
400
a quick rise in water level that causes a river to overflow its banks
flash flood
400
A delta is a low area between highlands.
false
500
ridges of sediment left behind when glaciers melt
moraine
500
a curve that forms in an older river
meander
500
movement of sand down the beach in a zigzag motion
longshore drift
500
the movement of rock and soil downhill as a direct result of gravity (both landslides and mudslides are examples of this)
mass wasting
500
Ventifacts are rock formations shaped by the wind.
true