Wind, Water, Glaciers

What is the term for the downhill movement of masses of rock and soil.

• mass wasting

• rockfall

• rockslide

• mudflow

What is the term when large, individual blocks of rock fall down a cliff or steep mountain?

• slump

• creep

• rockfall

• rockslide

What is a slump?

• When a large mass of rocks slide down a slope together

• When a mixture of rock, soil, plants and water flow down a steep mountain or volcano

• a slow slide of loose debris

• a very slow movement of soil or debris over time

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What is the term for the area streams and rivers bring water to?

• drainage basin

• divide

• floodplain

• alluvial fan

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What is the term for the area separating rivers and streams?

• drainage basin

• floodplain

• delta

• divide

What is the term for the area a river floods when it overflows?

• drainage basin

• divide

• floodplain

• delta

What is an alluvial fan?

• Where a stream cannot continue to carry its sediment and forms a deep valley.

• The land formed by the buildup of sediment at the mouth of a river.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What is the term for when wind blows waves onto shore at an angle and gravity pulls the water straight back into the ocean, making a zig zag pattern?

• longshore drift

• longshore current

• barrier island

• dune

What is a sandbar?

• A ridge of sand that is built up out of water

• A mound of sand created by wind

• A deposit of fine sediment blown in by the wind

• Rocks and gravel left behind by wind

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Which term refers to the deposits of fine sediment blown in by the wind?

• dune

• desert pavement

• loess