Water and Wind Erosion Answers

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Which is the top layer of groundwater?

A
water table
B
kettle lake
C
saturation zone
D
underground lake
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Which processes are responsible for the formation of glaciers?

A
impact and deflation
B
plucking and abrasion
C
deposition and erosion
D
accumulation and compaction
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Which is one place that glaciers are found?

A
in the ocean
B
in the tropics
C
at low altitudes
D
at high latitudes
4

How do waterfalls form?

A
A meander gets cut off.
B
Sediment builds up.
C
Soft rock erodes.
D
Flat areas flood.
5

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

A
sandbars
B
sinkholes
C
stalactites
D
stalagmites
6

How are deltas formed?

A
erosion of softer rock
B
connection of channels
C
deposition from flow into a lake or an ocean
D
creation of large, flat areas by flooding deposits
7

Which method best helps to prevent wind erosion?

A
rotating crops
B
decreasing riverbank slopes
C
more animal grazing
D
avoiding soil compaction
8

How is loess beneficial?

A
It grows healthy crops.
B
It prevents wind erosion.
C
It protects land from waves.
D
It decreases the slope of riverbanks.
9

Which type of erosion can place a boulder in the middle of a field?

A
abrasion
B
deflation
C
impact
D
plucking
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Which word describes the water stored below Earth's surface?

A
floodplain
B
groundwater
C
kettle
D
sinkhole

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