WED

Question 1

Weathering

Answer 1

the process by which rock or soil is broken down

Question 2

Erosion

Answer 2

the process by which rock or soil is broken down

Question 3

Deposition

Answer 3

the process by which eroded rock, soil, or other earth materials are laid down in new places

Question 4

Meander

Answer 4

broad curves in mature and old rivers

Question 5

Oxbow Lake

Answer 5

a meander cut off from a river that forms its own lake

Question 6

Delta

Answer 6

a buildup up sediment deposition formed where a river flows into a larger body of water

Question 7

Alluvial fan

Answer 7

fan shaped deposit of sediment, usually when a stream empties onto land

Question 8

Floodplain

Answer 8

a nearly flat expanse of land that stretches from the banks of a slow, meandering river

Question 9

Glacier

Answer 9

large fields of snow and ice that form on land and flow slowly over time.

Question 10

Glacial Drift

Answer 10

a mixture of different sized sediment and debris deposited by a glacier.

Question 11

Cirque

Answer 11

a bowl-shaped hollow on the side of a mountain eroded by a glacier

Question 12

Horn

Answer 12

sharp peak at the top of a mountain

Question 13

Arete

Answer 13

long, jagged ridge along the side of a mountain

Question 14

Moraine

Answer 14

mounds of sediment deposited at the downhill end of the glacier and along its side

Question 15

Kettle / Kettle Lake

Answer 15

A large depression left behind by a glacier that sometimes fills with water

Question 16

Spit

Answer 16

A beach formed by long shore drift that projects like a finger out into the water

Question 17

Barrier island

Answer 17

a long, relatively narrow island running parallel to the mainland-built up by the action of waves and currents and serving to protect the coast from erosion by ocean waves.

Question 18

Sand dunes

Answer 18

large amounts of sand deposited from wind

Question 19

Mass Wasting

Answer 19

general term for erosion of large amounts of loose soil, rocks, and other materials due to gravity

Question 20

Mudflow

Answer 20

a rapid movement of a large mass of mud due to gravity

Question 21

Landslide

Answer 21

the sudden movement of rock and soil down a slope due to gravity