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ES: Ch. 4

CH 4

Term or QuestionAnswer or Definition
Large, deep grooves in rock made by glaciers striae
Natural ridge an the side of a river's channel levee
where streams merge and flow toward the sea as a large river river system
where a glacier overruns a moraine drumlin
source of a river headwaters
particles that are too heavy to be lifted by the wind and are instead rolled creep
2 general types of weathering chemical and physical
most important effect of wind erosion deflation
narrow, sandy islands that lie off the mainland barrier islands
the breaking down of rocks by natural processing weathering
winding curve in river meander
weathering where rainwater soaks into cracks of a rock and then freezes, which splits the rock ice wedging
region of land drained by a river system drainage basin
main agent of chemical weathering water
five major types of mass wasting soil creep, mudflows, avalanche, landslides, & rockfall
weathering where rocks are peeled away in layers exfoliation
deposits of clay and silt left by sandstorm loess
preventing erosion by modifying smooth slopes into a series of steps terracing
sharp point of a mountain that contains 3 or more cirques horn
natural acid found in ground water that promotes chemical weathering carbonic acid
fan-shaped deposits left after a dry stream in desert; also located at the mouth of the stream alluvial fan
2 major types of glaciers continental and valley(alpine)
region where limestone is exposed and abundant on the earth's surface karst region
vertical face of a rock that forms when waves erode land sea cliff
glacier-carved valley that fills with seawater fjord
huge bowl-depression dug out by a valley glacier cirque
piles of debris left behind after a glacier melts moraines
ice sheets smaller than glaciers ice caps
dripstone on the floor of a cave stalagmite
dripstone on the ceiling of a cave stalactite
lake formed when a sharp curve cuts itself off from the river oxbow lake
fan-shaped deposits at the mouth of a river delta
rock most commonly associated with caverns limestone
pile of rocks deposited parallel to shore to prevent erosion breakwater
carrying away of rock fragments by wind or running water erosion
large stream from mountains to sea river
structure formed when middle of sea arch falls sea stalagmite
limestone formations that have various passageways and large caves caverns
erosion from windblown sand abrasion
land that boarders river and during flood is completely submerged floodplain
deep cracks on surface of glacier crevasses
made when a sea cave is eroded sea arch
large, funnel-shaped depression in ground caused by a cavern ceiling collapsing sinkhole
sediments carried by a stream load
process where wind transports sediments aeolian
a stream that feeds a river at various points tributary
Created by: Mrs. Sechrist
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