Glencoe Earth Science

Chapter 8: Erosional Forces

Standardized Test Practice

1.
What is the term for sediment that is sorted and deposited by the meltwater of a glacier?
A)outwash
B)till
C)loess
D)moraine
2.
What is the term for wind erosion that leaves behind coarse sediments and moves the finer grained material?
A)deflation
B)mass movement
C)abrasion
D)deposition
3.
Where do continental glaciers exist today?
A)Europe
B)Australia
C)Africa
D)Antarctica
4.
What is formed when the bedrock is scratched by rocks a glacier is carrying?
A)striations
B)moraine
C)till
D)eskers
5.
How can wind erosion be reduced?
A)eskers
B)horns
C)windbreaks
D)dunes
6.
What is composed of fine-grained, windblown sediment?
A)rock fall
B)moraine
C)loess
D)till
7.
Which term describes point Y?

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A)horn
B)arete
C)cirque
D)U-shaped valley
8.
Which term describes point W?

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A)ridge
B)hanging valley
C)horn
D)cirque
9.
What caused the landforms in the diagram?

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A)wind
B)ice
C)water
D)gravity
10.
What type of sand dune is shown in this diagram?

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A)transverse
B)star
C)barchan
D)moraine
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