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Chapter 3 Test

Winneconne Earth Changing Surface Chapter 3 Test

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What erodes a broad, U-shaped valleys in mountain river valleys? Alpine Glaciers
What erosion feature affects that largets area? Continental Glaciers
Which is a small glacial valley that joins a deeper, main valley? Hanging Valley
What is a jagged ridge that forms in a mountain? Arete
What is a sharp, pyramid-shaped peak that forms on a mountain? Horn
An offshore column of rock that was once part of the mainland is called Sea Stack
A hole cut into a rock at the base of a sea cliff is a Sea Cave
The skipping and bouncing of small particles in the direction that the wind is blowing is called Saltation
The movement of any material down a slope Mass Movement
A sudden, rapid movement of rock and soil downslope Landslide
A group of loose rocks falling down a steep slope Rock Fall
A fast movement of a mass of mud or volcanic ash Mudflow
Burrowing animals and plant roots contribute to this Creep
A place where land and a body of water meet Shoreline
Waves that travel in groups Wave train
Water that moves in a zigzag pattern along the beach Longshore Current
The removal of fine sediment by wind Deflation
a broad area of sorted material deposited in front of a glacier outwash plain
Till deposits produced when glaciers carry material to the front and sides of glacial ice Moraines
Unsorted rock material that is deposited dierctly by a melting glacier Till
The general term used to describe all material carried and deposited by glaciers Glacial drift
A depression formed when sediment builds up around a melting block of ice left behind by a glacier Kettle
A glacial deposit that has been sorted and layered by streams or meltwater Stratified Drift
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