Hulsey: Chapter 12 Science Test

Which Alpine Glacier has sharp, pyramid-shaped peaks?

a small glacial valley that joins the deeper main valley. Many of these form waterfalls

As Alpine Glaciers slowly flow downhill, what happens?

When material is deposited off shore a ____________is formed

Waves that travel in groups

water current that moves the sand in a zig-zag pattern along the beach

material deposited by streams in front of the glacier in a broad area

what is produced when glaciers carry material to the front of and along the sides of the ice?

an isolated, offshore column of rock that was once connected to the mainland

What forms when waves cut large holes into a rock at the base of a sea cliff

the skipping and bouncing movement of sand-sized particles in the direction the wind is blowing

area where there is little vegation the wind may scoop out depressions in the landscape. the depressions are called__________

what anchors sand and soil in place?

two main types of glaciers

glaciers move in two ways. what are they?

4 examples of rapid mass movement

what is it called when the movement of material downslope is very slow?

when waves cut completely through a headland, a ___________is formed

a narrow strip of sand that is formed by wave deposition and is connected to the shore is called a ___________

a wind-eroded depression is called a

what kind of mass movement happens continuously, day after day?