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3 Erosion Review

Chapter 3: Erosion and Deposition Review

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A wide sloping deposit of sediment formed where a stream leaves a mountain range is called an alluvial fan
The process in which rock fragments freeze to the bottom of a glacier and then are carried away when the glacier moves is called... plucking
Deltas are built up by... deposition
A river flowing across a wide flood plain begins to form looplike bends called... meanders
Landslides, mudflows, slup, and creeep are all examples of... mass movement
The process by which natural forces move weathered rock and soil from one place to another is called... erosion
A deposit of minerals that hang from the ceiling of the cave is called... stalactite
Particles of clay and silt eroded and deposited by the wind are called... loess
A ridge of till located at the farthest point reached by a glacier is called a... terminal moraine
After the last ice age, stranded ice blocks left behind by the continental glacier melted and formed... kettles
When a river flows from an area of harder rock to an area of softer rock, the softer rock may wear away, eventually forming... waterfall
This is the type of valley created by a glacier. U-shaped valley
The time in the past when continental glaciers covered large parts of Earth's land. ice age
This kind of glacier forms in mountains. valley glacier
This type of mass movement occurs when a mass of rock and soil suddenly slip down a slope in one large land mass. slump
These are two processes by which waves erode the land. impact and abrasion
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