Glenco Chapter 6 Lesson 2

Destructive processes often produce...

• smooth, rounded landforms

• tall, jagged landforms

• severe weather conditions

• glaciers

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What are the two most important agents of weathering, erosion, and deposition?

• topography and climate

• biota and climate

• water and plants

• water and wind

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A broad C-shaped curve in a stream is called a

• delta

• waterfall

• meander

• bend

A longshore current flows...

• perpendicular to the shoreline

• parallel to the shoreline

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Deltas form where...

• an ocean meets the shore

• a waterfall occurs

• water passes through limestone

• a stream enters a large body of water

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A large deposit of sediment that forms where a stream enters a large body of water is called a

• delta

• waterfall

• meander

• bend

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A longshore current is

• a large deposit of sediment that forms where a stream enters a large body of water

• the grinding away of rock or other surfaces

• a current that flows parallel to the shoreline

• a crumbly, windblown deposit of silt and clay

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Abrasion is

• a crumbly, windblown deposit of silt and clay

• a pile of windblown sand

• the grinding away of rock or other surfaces

• a wide, flat area located next to a river

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Loess is

• a crumbly, windblown deposit of silt and clay

• a pile of windblown sand

• the grinding away of rock or other surfaces

• a wide, flat area located next to a river

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A dune is

• a crumbly, windblown deposit of silt and clay

• a pile of windblown sand

• a broad, C-shaped curve in a stream

• a wide, flat area located next to a river

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