ES Erosion & Deposition Review

4) On which depositional feature is location X found?

• an island arc
• a barrier island
• a drumlin
• a floodplain

6) What is the approximate minimum stream velocity required to transport the smallest particles of sand?

• A) 1.0 cm/s
• B) 0.7 cm/s
• C) 0.3 cm/s
• D) 0.1 cm/s

7) A decrease in a river's velocity will most likely result in more

• A) erosion by the river
• B) deposition within the river
• C) large particles being carried by the river
• D) dissolved material being picked up by the river

8) Which list best represents the primary processes occurring along the coastline at points A, B, and C?

• A) A — folding; B — subduction; C — crosscutting
• B) A — weathering; B — erosion; C — deposition
• C) A — faulting; B — conduction; C — mass movement
• D) A — precipitation; B — infiltration; C — evaporation

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9) Which process is shown in these diagrams?

• A) chemical weathering
• B) wind action
• C) mass movement
• D) rock abrasion

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10) This glacial deposit is best identified as

• A) a V-shaped valley
• B) a sand dune
• C) a drumlin
• D) an outwash plain

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11) Which agent of erosion most likely produced this valley's shape?

• A) blowing wind
• B) ocean waves
• C) Moving Ice
• D) running water

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12) Which cross section best represents the valley shape where a rapidly flowing stream is cutting into the bedrock in a mountainous area?

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13) Which cross section best shows the pattern of sediments deposited by the stream as it enters the ocean near point Z?

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14) This glacial landscape feature is best identified as

• A) a kettle lake
• B) an outwash plain
• C) a finger lake
• D) a moraine

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