Weathering, Erosion, Deposition and Relative Age

Front

Rain washing away soil from a hillside

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Erosion

Front

Glaciers dropping rock and sand to form moraines (deposition of debris)

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Deposition

Front

What type of glacier forms in a mountainous area?

Back

Alpine

Front

How were the glacial striations made?

Back

Rocks at the bottom of the glaciers were dragged over the bedrock.

Front

Erosion is most likely greatest at which locations?

Back

D and A

Front

Which two locations have the greatest stream velocities? Options: A and B, B and C, C and D, D and A

Back

D and A

Front

Which action causes the deposition of sand at a delta?

Back

river water slowing as it enters the ocean

Front

A meander cut off from a river.

Back

oxbow lake

Front

A wide, sloping deposit of sediment formed where a stream leaves a mountain range and deposits onto land.

Back

alluvial fan

Front

A landform made of sediment that is deposited where a river flows into an ocean or lake.

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delta