Water and Wind Erosion Answers

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

A
hard soil
B
steep slopes
C
paved surfaces
D
increased vegetation
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Which factor affects the amount of runoff that occurs in an area?

A
land use
B
the water table
C
the saturation zone
D
amount of nutrients in soil
4

Which is one place that glaciers are found?

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