Weathering, Erosion, and Deposition

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What is a delta?

A landform formed parallel to the seas and oceans

A ridge-like structure formed when glaciers melt

An area where glaciers deposit accumulated materials

A wetland area where a river deposits sediments before flowing into the sea (correct)

Which landform is created by glaciers carrying sand and gravel to low-lying areas?

Kames

Eskers (correct)

Terminal moraine

Lateral moraine

What are beaches primarily formed by?

Accumulated materials carried by glaciers

Materials left behind when glaciers recede

Sediments deposited by rivers

Sand and gravel particles deposited by waves (correct)

Which of the following is NOT a type of glacial moraine?

Esker Signup and view all the answers

What happens when glaciers recede, leaving behind accumulated sediments?

Formation of kames Signup and view all the answers

What characterizes glacial moraines?

They form when moving glaciers recede Signup and view all the answers

What is a characteristic feature of eskers?

They are ridge-like structures Signup and view all the answers

What primarily gives rise to the landform of beaches along shorelines?

Sand and gravel particles deposited by waves Signup and view all the answers

What term is used to describe a landform that results from a river depositing all its sediments before flowing into the sea?

Delta Signup and view all the answers

Which structure is formed as glaciers move over a region, leaving behind rocks and soils when they recede?

Medial moraine Signup and view all the answers

What type of landform is created when a river deposits all its sediments before flowing into the sea?

Delta Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT a type of glacial moraine?

Esker Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary material that comprises Glacial moraines?

Rocks and soils Signup and view all the answers

Which landform is primarily formed by the constant deposition of sands and gravel-like particles by waves along the shoreline?

Beach Signup and view all the answers

What type of structure is Eskers classified as?

Depositional landform Signup and view all the answers

What causes the formation of lakes in areas filled with water after glaciers recede?

Melting glaciers depositing accumulated materials Signup and view all the answers

Which type of moraine is formed at the sides of a glacier?

Lateral moraine Signup and view all the answers

What term is used to describe ridge-like structures formed by melted glaciers leaving behind sand and gravel particles in low-lying areas?

Kames Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary characteristic feature of Glacial moraines?

Accumulated rocks and soils Signup and view all the answers

What gives rise to the landform of a beach along shorelines?

Wave deposition of sand and gravel particles Signup and view all the answers

Weathering, Erosion, and Deposition

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Questions and Answers

What is a delta?

Which landform is created by glaciers carrying sand and gravel to low-lying areas?

What are beaches primarily formed by?

Which of the following is NOT a type of glacial moraine?

What happens when glaciers recede, leaving behind accumulated sediments?

What characterizes glacial moraines?

What is a characteristic feature of eskers?

What primarily gives rise to the landform of beaches along shorelines?

What term is used to describe a landform that results from a river depositing all its sediments before flowing into the sea?

Which structure is formed as glaciers move over a region, leaving behind rocks and soils when they recede?

What type of landform is created when a river deposits all its sediments before flowing into the sea?

Which of the following is NOT a type of glacial moraine?

What is the primary material that comprises Glacial moraines?

Which landform is primarily formed by the constant deposition of sands and gravel-like particles by waves along the shoreline?

What type of structure is Eskers classified as?

What causes the formation of lakes in areas filled with water after glaciers recede?

Which type of moraine is formed at the sides of a glacier?

What term is used to describe ridge-like structures formed by melted glaciers leaving behind sand and gravel particles in low-lying areas?

What is the primary characteristic feature of Glacial moraines?

What gives rise to the landform of a beach along shorelines?

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