Christian's Science Test

5 Written Questions

1. A flat, usually triangular plane formed by sediments
2. A system consisting of a river and its branches, including brooks and streams
3. ...
4. Frozen ice
5. Sand that is piled on other piles of sand

5 Matching Questions

1. What is a glacier?
2. Effect of fast moving water?
3. Jetty
4. Moraine
5. Bay

1. a A large rock that projects into the water and protects the shore
2. b Accumulated earth and stones deposited by a glacier when temperatures rise
3. c Body of water that is partly enclosed by land
4. d Glacier is frozen ice that moves in the water
5. e Erosion

5 Multiple Choice Questions

1. Slows down
   1. How are glacier grooves formed
   2. Where are sand dunes formed?
   3. Speed of water when it reaches land or ocean?
   4. Effect of fast moving water?
2. Materials that are moved by water. Small pieces of rock, soil, and other materials
   1. Sediments
   2. Delta
   3. Sand Dunes
   4. Headland
3. Mississippi River
   1. Terminal Moraines
   2. Valley Glacier
   3. River System
   4. Largest US River System
4. Large boulders dropped by glaciers as they melt are called erratics
   1. Erosion
   2. Delta
   3. Erratics
   4. Moraine
5. Rock material that is deposited when a glacier melts
   1. Sediments
   2. Weathering
   3. Terminal Moraines
   4. Moraine

5 True/False Questions

1. Valley Glacier → Thick rivers of ice that form in high mountain ranges

   True        False

2. Continental Glacier → Gigantic masses of ice found in Greenland and Antarctica

   True        False

3. Weathering → A physical and chemical process by which rock broken into smaller pieces

   True        False

4. Erosion → The process by which broken down rock material is carried from one place to another

   True        False

5. Butte → A narrow-topped hill

   True        False