science water erosion

Question 1

to add a solid material to a liquid in such a way that its particles completely disperse into the liquid, usually becoming invisible within the liquid

Answer 1

Dissolve -

Question 2

hollow or cavern formed by wave action

Answer 2

sea cave -

Question 3

movement of water parallel to a coastline

Answer 3

longshore current -

Question 4

concave valley shaped by glacial action

Answer 4

Cirque -

Question 5

structure descending from the roof of a limestone cave

Answer 5

Stalactite -

Question 6

water that is not fresh; water that has things dissolved in it that make it taste salty

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salt water -

Question 7

an area of land at a high elevation with a flat surface

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Plateau -

Question 8

large channel or depression with a typical shape formed by a retreating glacier

Answer 8

U-shaped valley -

Question 9

a very large rock

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Boulder -

Question 10

a fan-shaped mass of mud and other sediment that forms where a river enters a large body of water

Answer 10

Delta -

Question 11

the action of a glacier picking up and carrying away debris from rock surfaces

Answer 11

Plucking -

Question 12

a deep valley carved by flowing water

Answer 12

Canyon -

Question 13

a change in matter that does not affect its chemical composition

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physical change -

Question 14

surface feature resulting from collapse of a cave

Answer 14

Sinkhole -

Question 15

landform along a coastline or river

Answer 15

Beach -

Question 16

a low area of land between two higher areas, often formed by water

Answer 16

Valley -

Question 17

water stored below Earth’s surface in soil and rock layers

Answer 17

Groundwater -

Question 18

material remaining after a glacier retreats

Answer 18

till (geology) -

Question 19

hoop-shaped structure formed by wave action on cliffs

Answer 19

sea arch -

Question 20

a type of mechanical weathering caused by the scraping and scratching of rocks by loose particles that are transported over the rocks by wind, water, glaciers, etc.

Answer 20

Abrasion

Question 21

long, thin ridge of sand extending from a shore

Answer 21

spit (geology) -

Question 22

a mixture in which a solid and a liquid or two liquids are mixed so evenly, that it is not possible to see the separate particles

Answer 22

Solution -

Question 23

shape of sediment deposition from a stream

Answer 23

alluvial fan -

Question 24

tall wall-like feature along a coastline

Answer 24

sea cliff -

Question 25

changes to rocks and minerals on Earth’s surface that are caused by chemical reactions

Answer 25

chemical weathering -

Question 26

small body of flowing water

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Stream -

Question 27

chamber or cavern, typically formed underground by natural processes

Answer 27

Cave -

Question 28

long scratches or grooves caused by a moving glacier

Answer 28

glacial striations -

Question 29

offshore land area parallel to the coastline

Answer 29

barrier (island) -

Question 30

a large mass of ice resting on, or overlapping, a land surface

Answer 30

Glacier -

Question 31

structure rising from the floor of a limestone cave

Answer 31

Stalagmite -

Question 32

a large natural structure on the earth’s surface such as a mountain, a plain, or a valley

Answer 32

Landform -

Question 33

large body of water flowing through land on either side

Answer 33

River -

Question 34

hill or mound formed across the flow of a retreating glacier

Answer 34

Moraine -

Question 35

winding or indirect movement or course

Answer 35

Meander