waves and glaciers quiz
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| Moraine | A ridge, formed by a till deposited at the edge of a glacier
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| List the land features made by wave erosion | Sea caves, sea arches, sea stacks, and wave cut cliffs
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| Friction | Force that causes a wave to slow down and break when it reaches shallow water
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| Kettle lake | Small depression that forms when ice is left in glacial till
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| Drumlin | Long mound of till that is shaped in the direction of a glaciers flow
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| Barrier beach | Storm waves pile up sand above sea level
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| Sand bar | Long ridges of sand parallel to the shore
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| Spit | A beach that projects like a finger out into the water
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| Loess | Fine deposits that are valuable because it's fertile soil
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| Sand dunes | Deposits left by wind erosion, found on beaches, deserts, and can be different sizes
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| What is the difference between loess and sand dunes | Sand dune=deposit of wind blown sand
Loess=particles made of clay and silt
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| Plucking | When a glacier picks up rocks
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| Ice-ages | Times when continental glaciers cover large parts of Earth's surface
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| How do glaciers move? | Glaciers move from gravity and ice melting
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| When do glaciers deposit sediment? | When glaciers melt
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| How do waves form? | Waves form from wind that blows across ocean surface
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| How do glaciers form? | Glaciers form when there are more snowfall then snow melt
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| What is the difference between continental glaciers and valley glaciers? | Valley glaciers=snow builds up high in mountain valley
Continental glaciers=ice covers large islands or continents
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| Deflation | Process where wind picks up sediment and moves it
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| Till | Sediments deposited directly by a glacier
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| List the land Features made by glacier erosion | Arete, horns, cirques, glacial lakes, and u-shaped valleys
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