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science G3 1/4/23
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| the process in which SEDIMENT IS LAID DOWN in a new location is called _______________ | deposition |
| ____ _________ is a type of mass movement that is the rapid movement of a MIXTURE OF WATER, ROCK, AND SOIL | mud slide |
| land slides, mud flows, slump and creep are all examples of ______ _____________. | mass movement |
| sediment is DEposited where river flows into an ocean or lake is called a _______. | delta |
| a river flowing across a wide flood plain begins to form LOOP LIKE BENDS called __________. | meanders |
| a river's ________ is the volume of water that moves past a given point on the river in a given time | flow |
| _____ _________ is a type of mass movement that occurs when ROCK AND SOIL SLIDE DOWN a steep slope | land slide |
| an ___________ _____ may form where a STREAM FLOWS OUT OF a narrow mountain valley, slow down, and DEPOSITS SEDIMENT | alluvial fan |
| the main ways sediment enters a river are mass movement and _______, _________, ___ _____ _______. | runoff, erosion, by the wind |
| the FORCE THAT MOVES sediment in a land slide or mudflow is _________ | gravity |
| deep gAuges and scrAtches found of bedrock that was once covered by a glAcier are evidence of the type of erosion called ________. | abrasion |
| _______ is a type of mass movement that occurs when a LARGE MASS of rock and soil SUDDENLY SLIPS DOWN. | slump |
| the energy that produces ocean waves come from ______ blowing across the waters surface | wind |
| a slow dripping mineral deposit in the shape of a cone on a cave floor (Ground) is called _____________ | stalagmite |
| the process in which a glacier loosens and PICKS UP rock as it moves is called ___________ | plucking |
| glaciers can only form where more _______ falls than _______ each year. | snow, melts |
| as MORE water flows through a river, its speed will ____________ | increase |
| a mineral deposit that hangs like an icicle from the roof (Ceiling) of a cave is called _________ | stalacite |
| particles of clay and silt ERODED AND DEPOSITED BY THE WIND are called ________. | loess |
| _________ is the process by which natural forces MOVE WEATHERED ROCK and soil from one place to another | erosion |
| ______is a type of mass movement that is a VERY SLOW downhill movement of rock and soil | creep |
| through erosion, rivers form _______ _______ which are WIDE FLAT AREAS covered by WATER during FLOODS | floodplains |
| as a rivers SLOPE INCREASES the POWER of the river TO CAUSE EROSION usually __________ | increases |
| a stream or river that RUNS INTO ANOTHER STREAM or river is called a __________ | tributary |
| the main way that the winD eroDEs the lanD is through a process called ___________ | deflation |
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