Erosion & Deposition
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- Q1On a topographic map, lines connecting points with the same elevation are called....contour intervalscontour linesindex contoursindex intervals30s
- Q2When contour lines are close together, this indicates a hill isgentlelargeflatsteep30s
- Q3A huge chunk of ice that moves slowly over the land is called ......an icebergice plaina snowpilea glacier30s
- Q4The amount of sediment moving water can carry is directly related to......how wide the river isthe speed at which the water is movingwhat is on the bottom of the riverthe last time it rained30s
- Q5Curves in a stream or river are called....rillsoxbow lakesmeandersheadlands30s
- Q6Where does erosion by a river or stream tend to happen the moston the inside of a curveon the outside of a curvebefore a curveafter a curve30s
- Q7All of the following are factors that affect water erosion EXCEPTvegetationamount of raintemperatureslope of the land30s
- Q8What is the force that pulls rocks and soil dowhill?gravityturbulancekinetic energyvolume of flow30s
- Q9Waves erode land through impact and....depositionpluckingabrasionturbulance30s
- Q10After a rainfall, the water the moves over Earth's surface is called.....erosionrunoffsedimentstreams30s
- Q11The process by which erosion lays down sediment in new locations is called.....runofferosiondepositionsediment30s
- Q12A glacier forms in an area where more snow falls than....meltscan be removederodesslides downhill30s
- Q13What is the process called when natural forces move weathered rock and soil from one place to another?erosionsedimentrunoffdeposition30s
- Q14Which of these is NOT an agent of erosiongravityhumanswaterwind30s