Science Chapter 3: Glacier, Wind and Water Erosion

The energy that produces waves comes from

• the rise and fall of tides

• rivers flowing into the ocean

• rocks falling into the ocean

• wind blowing on the water's surface

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The process by which rock fragments are picked up by glaciers is called

• abrasion

• surging

• plucking

• valley widening

The process by which wind removes surface materials is called

• abrasion

• deflation

• plucking

• inflation

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What type of glacier is long and narrow and forms when ice and snow build up high in a mountain valley?

• continental glacier

• floating glacier

• valley glacier

• till glacier

Wind can cause erosion through

• deflation and abrasion

• plucking and abrasion

• erosion and abrasion

• deflation and erosion

What happens when wind slows down or meets an obstacle?

• erosion

• chemical weathering

• deposition

• mechanical weathering

Which landform is a long, narrow island parallel to the coast?

• sandbar

• headland

• beach

• spit

What is responsible for the flowing of runoff and other materials downhill, the puling of a glacier downhill, and mass movement?

• the moon

• gravity

• erosion

• sediment

What is desert pavement?

• wind-blown clay

• wind-blown clay and silt

• an area of rock fragments exposed by wind

• an area of sand deposits exposed by wind

The times in the past when continental glaciers covered large parts of Earth's land were the _

• Ice Ages

• Glacial Periods

• Polar Era