4 th Grade Chapter #7 Test

4th Grade Chapter #7

Test

The movement of rock material from one place to another

• A. Weathering• B. Bay• C. Glacier• D. Moraine• E. Erosion• F. Erratic• G. Headland• H. Deposition• I. Sand dune• J. Delta

The slow wearing away of rock into smaller pieces

• A. Weathering• B. Bay• C. Glacier• D. Moraine• E. Erosion• F. Erratic• G. Headland• H. Deposition• I. Sand dune• J. Delta

A body of water that is partly enclosed by land and has a wide

opening• A. Weathering• B. Bay• C. Glacier• D. Moraine• E. Erosion• F. Erratic• G. Headland• H. Deposition• I. Sand dune• J. Delta

A large mass of slow-moving ice

• A. Weathering• B. Bay• C. Glacier• D. Moraine• E. Erosion• F. Erratic• G. Headland• H. Deposition• I. Sand dune• J. Delta

The dropping of sediment moved by water, wind and ice

• A. Weathering• B. Bay• C. Glacier• D. Moraine• E. Erosion• F. Erratic• G. Headland• H. Deposition• I. Sand dune• J. Delta

A single large boulder moved by a glacier and deposited when the

glacier melts• A. Weathering• B. Bay• C. Glacier• D. Moraine• E. Erosion• F. Erratic• G. Headland• H. Deposition• I. Sand dune• J. Delta

A point of land, usually high, that extends out into the water

• A. Weathering• B. Bay• C. Glacier• D. Moraine• E. Erosion• F. Erratic• G. Headland• H. Deposition• I. Sand dune• J. Delta

A large mass of sediment deposited at the mouth of a river

• A. Weathering• B. Bay• C. Glacier• D. Moraine• E. Erosion• F. Erratic• G. Headland• H. Deposition• I. Sand dune• J. Delta

A hill or pile of sand that was formed by the wind

• A. Weathering• B. Bay• C. Glacier• D. Moraine• E. Erosion• F. Erratic• G. Headland• H. Deposition• I. Sand dune• J. Delta

The long ridge formed by boulders, rocks, and soil deposited by a

glacier• A. Weathering• B. Bay• C. Glacier• D. Moraine• E. Erosion• F. Erratic• G. Headland• H. Deposition• I. Sand dune• J. Delta

Erosion and weathering are

a. Slow processes

b. Rapid processes

c. Kinds of rock

d. Kinds of landforms

Moving water changes Earth’s surface through

a. Weather and deposition

b. Erosion and deposition

c. Erosion and weathering

d. Erosion, weathering, and deposition

As glaciers melt, they leave behind soil and rocks that

a. They shaped

b. They pushed ahead

c. They deposited

d. They scooped out

Wind picks up sediment from a place

a. Called a windbreak

b. Only during dry periods

c. And deposits it in another place

d. And prevents erosion

What does the word weathering mean

a. Raining and snowing

b. Changing seasons

c. Forming ice on lakes

d. Wearing away of rocks

A crack on this rock has filled with water. What might happen if the

water freezes?a. The crack disappears

b. The crack gets larger

c. Nothing happens

d. The crack gets smoothed out

What does NOT move rocks and soil from one place to another?

a. Water

b. Hail

c. Wind

d. ice

What is a delta?

a. A river system

b. A high cliff jutting into the ocean

c. Swift flooding of low riverbanks

d. Land made from sediment deposited at a river’s mouth

What is the name for a river of ice?

a. Delta

b. Erosion

c. Glacier

d. Reservoir