3.2 Changing Landscapes: Practice Assessment

Which statement correctly describes glaciers?

• They are large sections of icebergs that do not move and never melt.

• They are large sections of moving icebergs that slowly melt to form lakes.

• They are compacted snow that slowly moves, collecting soil and rock.

• They are compacted snow that does not move but gradually melts into icebergs.

A hill of sand created by the wind is called a

• canyon.

• cave.

• delta.

• dune.

Which statement is TRUE about sediment?

• Sediment is deposited when fast flowing water meets faster flowing water.

• Sediment can be moved by either wind or water.

• Water quickly changes sediment into sedimentary rock.

• Sediment is a liquid that flows in water.

The process of water wearing away the land is called _________.

• sedimentation

• erosion

• conservation

• humus

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Which forms during the process of deposition?

• canyon

• delta

• mesa

• All of the above

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The surface of the Earth is shaped by:

• ice

• water

• wind

• all of the above

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Mounds of sand that form on beaches and in deserts are:

• alluvial fans

• deltas

• dunes

• mesas

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