Which model shows deposition?
fill a beaker with water. Allow the water to evaporate
fill a beaker with water. Slowly drop sand and gravel in it
fill a box with sand and gravel. Pour water over the top
fill a box with sand. Put a hose in and wash the sand off
melted rock that reaches earth's surface
magma
levee
lava
fault
When pieces of sediment are picked up and carried down river
erosion
weatherin
deposition
flood
adding sand to an eroded beach to rebuild it
seismogram
beach nourishment
sea wall
floodplain
How are dams and levees alike?
both control floods
both are natural barriers
both control weathering
both prevent coastal erosion
How are earthquakes and volcanoes alike?
They occur only on land
they are only destructive
They are both constructive and destructive
they are only constructive
Where are you most likely to encounter levees?
in cities and towns
at right angles to beaches
across rivers
along the banks of rivers
Destructive Processes
deposition
build up the earth
tear down the earth
delta
What makes ocean cliffs disappear and the shoreline move?
volcanic eruption
earthquake
weathering and erosion
deposition
A glacier melts. What landform will MOST LIKELY be left behind?
mountain
dune
delta
moraine
melted rock below the earth's surface
fault
delta
magma
lava
Huge sheets of ice that move slowly across land
glacier
ice wedging
moraine
frost
How can a town stop beach erosion without causing erosion further down the beach?
build groins on the beach
plant plants on beach dunes
build seawalls along the shore
remove buildings on the beach
Constructive Processes
Build up the earth's surface
weathering
tear down the earth's surface
erosion
Which landforms may form as a result of volcanic eruption
moraine
delta
cliffs
mountain
A crack in the earth's surface is called a
fault
ice wedging
volcano
moraine
A seismologist is a scientist who studies
ocean life
earthquakes
floods
storms
Where are you most likely to encounter levees?
at right angles to beaches
in cities and towns
along the banks of rivers
across rivers
a wide, flat area of land formed from sediment deposited by a river along its banks
moraine
delta
levee
floodplain
Which landform is created by wind?
delta
moraine
floodplain
dune
How do storm drains prevent flooding?
They allow water to flow into nearby waterways
they move storm water to dams
they act like levees
they block storm water from streets and houses
loose particles of weathered rock, including pebbles and sand
sediment
lava
delta
magma
What causes water to flow downhill?
erosion
gravity
weathering
the slope of the hill
Deposition is a process that
moves rock particles to new places
drops rock particles to new places
builds mountains
breaks down rock
What is weathering?
a process that builds up earth's surface
the picking up and moving of rock particles
the breaking down of rock at or near the earth's surface
a force that pulls objects toward the earth
a flat piece of land made up of sediment deposited by a river near its mouth
moraine
floodplain
levee
delta