7th; Wind, Ice, and Gravity Flashcards
1
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Dune
A
mounds of wind-deposited sand
2
Q
Loess
A
thick deposits of this windblown, fine-grained sediment
3
Q
Glacier
A
large mass of moving ice that forms by the compacting of snow by natural forces
4
Q
Glacial Drift
A
general term for all of the materials carried and deposited by a glacier
5
Q
Creep
A
extremely slow movement of material downslope
6
Q
Rockfall
A
loose rocks fall down a steep slope
7
Q
Landslide
A
sudden and rapid movement of a large amount of material downslope
8
Q
Mudflow
A
rapid movement of a large mass of mud
