Abeka Science: Earth
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Earth and4Space Test 4
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1. levee is a natural ridge formed along the edge of a
river's channel
2. exfoliation type of weathering involves the breaking or
peeling away of rock into layers
3. windward side as a dune forms, which side usually has a gentle
slope that progresses up to the crest?
4. drainage system What feature consists of a relatively large stream
and any smaller streams that flow into it?
5. sea arch What type of narrow, curved rock formation
forms when a sea cave is continually eroded?
6. striae What are large, deep grooves and scratches in
rock, produced by glaciers?
7. oxidation What process occurs when oxygen from the
atmosphere reacts with minerals like calcium,
magnesium, and iron to form new compounds?
8. moraines What are the piles of debris left behind when a
glacier melts?
9. load What is the material carried by a stream?
10. drumlin What is a low hill formed when a glacier over-
runs a moraine?
11. fjord What is a glacier-carved valley that has filled with
seawater called?
12. karst regions
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regions of the earth's surface where limestone
is exposed and abundant
13. barrier island a narrow, sandy island formed by a large bar off
the coast of the mainland
14. ice caps ice sheets smaller than continental glaciers
15. horn the sharp, steeple-shaped point of a mountain
with three or more cirques
16. abrasion the eroding action of windblown sand
17. breakwater a long pile of rocks deposited parallel to the
shore to prevent erosion
18. erosion after rock has been broken into fragments,
processes like wind and running water carry
away the fragments by the process of ?
19. eolian Suspension, saltation, and creep, in which wind
transports sediments, are ? processes.
20. river a large stream that carries water from the
mountains to the sea
21. headwaters the source of a river
22. oxbow lake feature formed when a sharp curve in a river is
cut off from the rest of the river
23. drainage basin region of land drained by a steam or drainage
system
24. sinkhole
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Abekaand Space
Science Test
Earth and4Space Test 4
Study online at https://quizlet.com/_g6koxa
1. levee is a natural ridge formed along the edge of a
river's channel
2. exfoliation type of weathering involves the breaking or
peeling away of rock into layers
3. windward side as a dune forms, which side usually has a gentle
slope that progresses up to the crest?
4. drainage system What feature consists of a relatively large stream
and any smaller streams that flow into it?
5. sea arch What type of narrow, curved rock formation
forms when a sea cave is continually eroded?
6. striae What are large, deep grooves and scratches in
rock, produced by glaciers?
7. oxidation What process occurs when oxygen from the
atmosphere reacts with minerals like calcium,
magnesium, and iron to form new compounds?
8. moraines What are the piles of debris left behind when a
glacier melts?
9. load What is the material carried by a stream?
10. drumlin What is a low hill formed when a glacier over-
runs a moraine?
11. fjord What is a glacier-carved valley that has filled with
seawater called?
12. karst regions
www.stuvia.com
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, Abeka Science: Earth
Abekaand Space
Science Test
Earth and4Space Test 4
Study online at https://quizlet.com/_g6koxa
regions of the earth's surface where limestone
is exposed and abundant
13. barrier island a narrow, sandy island formed by a large bar off
the coast of the mainland
14. ice caps ice sheets smaller than continental glaciers
15. horn the sharp, steeple-shaped point of a mountain
with three or more cirques
16. abrasion the eroding action of windblown sand
17. breakwater a long pile of rocks deposited parallel to the
shore to prevent erosion
18. erosion after rock has been broken into fragments,
processes like wind and running water carry
away the fragments by the process of ?
19. eolian Suspension, saltation, and creep, in which wind
transports sediments, are ? processes.
20. river a large stream that carries water from the
mountains to the sea
21. headwaters the source of a river
22. oxbow lake feature formed when a sharp curve in a river is
cut off from the rest of the river
23. drainage basin region of land drained by a steam or drainage
system
24. sinkhole
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