Water and Wind Erosion

Question 1

How do waterfalls form?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

Soft rock erodes.

Question 2

Which processes are responsible for the formation of glaciers?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

accumulation and compaction

Question 3

Which feature may form as a result of erosion related to runoff?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

gullies

Question 4

Which factor affects the amount of runoff that occurs in an area?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

land use

Question 5

Which word identifies the hanging icicle-shaped formations in caves that are created by deposition?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

stalactites

Question 6

Which is one place that glaciers are found?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

at high latitudes

Question 7

Which method best helps to prevent wind erosion?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

rotating crops

Question 8

Which features help reduce the amount of runoff that occurs in an area?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

increased vegetation

Question 9

How are deltas formed?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

deposition from flow into a lake or an ocean

Question 10

Which process wears away tall sandstone rock formations due to wind?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

abrasion

Water and Wind Erosion Answers